Cold medicine is not recommended to be taken with excessive seafood because cold is a generic term for acute upper respiratory tract infection, which generally results in khat-like symptoms such as nasal congestion, runny nose, sneezing and coughing. The medicine to alleviate the khat-like symptoms can be chosen to take cold medicine, while the cold medicine contains paracetamol, acetaminophen and vitamin C in the compound. acetaminophen, paracetamol, etc. together with seafood, a high protein food, may reduce the absorption of the medicine and will make the medicine less effective.