The following is a list of common coughs, some of which can be aggravated by improper food consumption. Many parents give tonic products to their weak children, but you should stop taking tonic products when your child’s cough is not healed to avoid making it difficult to heal. Sweet and sour foods Acidic foods can astringent to phlegm, making it difficult to cough up phlegm and making the cough difficult to heal. Eating more sweet foods will make it difficult to heal the inflammation. Chinese medicine believes that coughs are mostly caused by lung heat, especially in children. Eating fatty, sweet and thick foods in the daily diet will generate internal heat and aggravate the cough. In addition, fried foods should not be eaten more often. This is because fried food can increase the burden on the stomach and intestines and produce phlegm, making it difficult to heal a cough. Fourth, cold foods It is not advisable to eat cold drinks or frozen drinks when you have a cough. Chinese medicine believes that once the body is cold, it will hurt the human lungs, and most coughs are caused by lung disorders. If you eat cold drinks at this time, it will easily cause the lungs to become occluded and the symptoms will worsen and remain untreated for a long time. At the same time, the amount of phlegm is also related to the spleen. Excessive consumption of cold food, but also hurt the spleen and stomach, resulting in a decline in the function of the spleen. Five, nuts, chocolate, etc. The above foods contain more oil and grease, which can easily breed phlegm and aggravate the cough after eating. Sixth, fishy shrimp and crab Coughing children with coughs will have their coughs aggravated after eating fishy foods, which is related to the fishy taste stimulating the respiratory tract and allergy to the protein of fish and shrimp foods. In particular, children who are allergic to certain fish and eggs should pay attention to avoid such foods. Seven, eating too salty Eating too salty food can easily trigger a cough or make it worse. Eating oranges Many people think that oranges stop coughing and dissolve phlegm. In fact, orange peel does have the effect of stopping coughing and dissolving phlegm, but orange flesh instead generates heat. These eight taboos that can aggravate your baby’s cough must be noted. As parents, you definitely want your baby to get better quickly, but not paying attention to these taboos can make your baby’s condition worse.