There are no foods that you can’t eat when you have a cold or cough, but you should avoid eating spicy foods or fried foods. 1. Spicy food: Generally spicy food has strong irritation, common food including pepper, chili, etc. These foods will not only irritate the throat, but also lead to bronchial spasm, aggravating the symptoms of cough. These foods not only irritate the throat, but also cause bronchial spasms, aggravating the symptoms of coughing. 2. fried food: general cold and cough patients try not to eat fried food, because fried food contains high salt, will stimulate the mucous membrane of the throat, aggravate the symptoms of cough. In addition, fried food is not easy to digest, will increase the burden on the gastrointestinal tract, aggravate the discomfort symptoms, may cause abdominal pain, diarrhea, constipation and so on. In addition, during the cold should pay attention to drink more warm water, avoid eating cold food. If the patient’s cold and cough is heavy, can be treated under the guidance of the doctor to avoid adverse consequences.