How to eat scientifically after the new crown virus infection

Reporter Wu Xueqin and correspondent Lian Xue'e

How to eat scientifically after the new crown virus infection, Zhuang Qianxia, head of the health education department of Huian County Hospital in Quanzhou City, Fujian Province, gave suggestions
for patients at different stages.

Before fever At this time, some people already feel mild physical loss, backache, leg pain or unclear throat, throat discomfort, mild dizziness, increased heart rate, etc
.
At this time, you can take 200-500 mg of vitamin C two or three times a day, take 1-2 tablets of complex B vitamins per day, and supplement vitamin A or vitamin AD capsules
in moderation.

Ensure adequate
staple and protein foods.
For people without serious chronic diseases, increasing carbohydrate supply in the short term for two or three days will not make people significantly fat, nor will it greatly increase blood lipids and blood sugar
.
Foods such as fish, eggs, and milk should be eaten in the amount recommended by the dietary guidelines, and if the daily diet is relatively light, you can eat an extra egg
every day.
Too much animal protein and saturated fat will also increase the inflammatory response, increase the burden on the liver and kidneys, it is recommended to pay attention to avoid excessive oil and salt when cooking, avoid high temperature frying and smoked food
.

Eat warm food, drink ginger soup and hot drinks, and use more spices
.
Daily food should be warm, soup can add more pepper, peppercorn powder and other spice condiments, drink while hot can not only help digestion, but also provide antioxidants, but also can accelerate blood circulation
.
Drinking hot lemonade is not only hydrating, but also good
for the throat.

On the day of fever and 1-2 days after that, you can drink the folk traditional brown sugar, green onion, white dried ginger soup, and add garlic, peppercorns and other spices at the first time when the body is cold
.
When you have a fever, your digestive ability decreases, and your appetite also decreases, and you can eat minced green vegetables and porridge, egg soft noodle soup, millet porridge, lotus root paste, mashed potatoes, yam soup, etc.
to supply carbohydrates
.
You can also drink hot honey lemonade, hot brown sugar ginger water, etc.
, and drink a small amount many times to give the immune system sustained energy support
.
If you sweat a lot, you should also eat some salty porridge soup every day to replenish electrolytes, such as green vegetable soup, sesame oil egg soup, tomato egg soup, etc
.
When the fever is high, you can drink rehydration salts directly, or warm light salt water with a small amount of sugar, while continuing to supplement vitamin C and complex B vitamins
.

3-7 days after fever As appetite improves, you can gradually increase your food intake and gradually return to a normal diet
.
Start with staple foods and custard foods, and gradually increase the amount of soft meats and vegetables
.
Fruits such as oranges and strawberries are also recommended
.
In order to promote the recovery of appetite, you can use various spices when cooking, and you can add condiments such as monosodium glutamate and chicken essence
.
Many people will feel sore throat after the fever is reduced, and they can gargle with hot salt water many times a day and swallow honey
in small sips.
You can make homemade silver fungus snow pear lily soup, snow pear red date, ginger soup, hawthorn apple soup, silver fungus egg soup, mung bean soup egg water and other therapeutic soups
.

Given that the body is still removing viruses and repairing tissues at this stage, vitamin AD capsules, vitamin C and complex B vitamins
can still be supplemented daily.
After turning yin, a light diet should still be predominant
.
After half a month or so, when the body is completely rejuvenated, more protein
can be supplemented.

Zhuang Qianxia, Chief of the Health Education Department and Deputy Chief Nurse of Huian County Hospital in Quanzhou City, Fujian Province
.
He has been engaged in clinical nursing and management of pediatrics, emergency department, orthopedics, traditional Chinese medicine, geriatrics and other disciplines for 31 years, with rich clinical experience, and is good at general nursing and health education
.

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