There is no such statement that people with cold-damp body should not eat sweet potatoes.
People with cold-dampness constitution are not suitable to eat cold and greasy food, such as frozen food, fat meat, fried food and so on. People with cold-damp body will not aggravate their condition if they eat sweet potatoes properly.
Chinese nutritional science believes that sweet potato is sweet in flavor, flat in nature, and belongs to the spleen and kidney meridians, and has certain effects of benefiting qi and strengthening the spleen, nourishing yin and tonifying the kidney. Sweet potatoes can be used to relieve the weakness of spleen and stomach after steaming, and can relieve constipation after cooking porridge.
It is forbidden to eat sweet potatoes after sprouting, and people with indigestion and excessive stomach acid should eat with caution.
People with cold-dampness constitution can see heavy limb sleepiness (weakness and sinking of limbs), fear of cold, abdominal pain and diarrhea, etc. When discomfort occurs, they should consult a doctor in time and be treated under the doctor’s guidance.