Patients with tuberculosis can eat bamboo shoots. Tuberculosis is a common infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis infecting the lungs. Mycobacterium tuberculosis multiplies in the lungs and causes chronic damage to lung tissue, resulting in symptoms such as low fever, night sweats, lethargy, cough, and other chronic wasting diseases. Bamboo shoots, the most common plant food, are young shoots of bamboo and are rich in vitamins and proteins as well as fiber. From the viewpoint of Chinese medicine, bamboo shoots have the effect of clearing heat and resolving phlegm, and eating bamboo shoots will not aggravate the symptoms of tuberculosis because they are not the cause of tuberculosis. Also, bamboo shoots have the effect of clearing heat and resolving phlegm, which has a relieving effect on the cough symptoms of tuberculosis. The rich protein and fiber content of bamboo shoots can replenish the consumption of the body by tuberculosis, thus facilitating the recovery of the disease, so patients with tuberculosis should eat more bamboo shoots.