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What should you eat when you are infected with Influenza A (with symptoms of vomiting, diarrhea, lack of appetite)?

chinacdc.cn | Updated: 2023-03-27

Influenza is an acute respiratory infectious disease caused by the influenza virus. It occurs frequently in spring and winter, spreads rapidly, has a high incidence rate and a short epidemic period, resulting in easy outbreaks. Among them, the influenza A virus is the main pathogen of human influenza, and is prone to mutation.

The main symptoms of influenza A include nasal congestion, a runny nose, cough, fever, headache, diarrhea and muscle soreness. Experts in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and clinical medicine have come up with a series of dietary recommendations based on common clinical symptoms of patients to improve recovery.

These dietary recommendations are also applicable to norovirus patients who suffer from similar symptoms.

Vomiting

Patchouli and perilla stem drink

Ingredients: 10g of patchouli, 5g of dried tangerine peel, 10g of perilla stem.

Cooking method: Wash and boil the ingredients mentioned above for five minutes.

Taking method: Drink it (substitute for tea).

Function: Expel wind, disperse cold and relieve energy blockage in the stomach.

Suitable for: Upset stomach, nausea and vomiting.

Pork tripe and chicken soup

Ingredients: Half a chicken, 150g of pork tripe, 15g of codonopsis pilosula, 5g of amomum, 2 to 3 pitted red dates, 2 to 3 slices of ginger, appropriate amount of refined salt.

Cooking method: Wash everything; chop the chicken into pieces and slice the pork tripe; boil all the ingredients on a high heat, and then simmer on a low heat for 1.5 hours; season the dish with salt.

Taking method: Drink the soup and eat the meat.

Function: Invigorate spleen to resolve dampness.

Suitable for: Upset stomach, vomiting, sialorrhea

Diarrhea

Porridge mixed with fried flour

Ingredients: 15g of fried flour, 30g of polished round-grained rice.

Cooking method: Cook the rice porridge first, then add the fried flour and mix them well.

Taking method: Eat on an empty stomach.

Function: Invigorate spleen to stop diarrhea.

Suitable for: Diarrhea.

Apple and Chinese yam powder

Ingredients: 30g of dried apple, 30g of dried Chinese yam

Cooking method: Grind the dried apple and Chinese yam into powder.

Taking method: Take with warm water.

Function: Invigorate spleen to stop diarrhea.

Suitable for: Diarrhea.

Gorgon fruit and Chinese yam porridge

Ingredients: 15g of gorgon fruit, 30g of Chinese yam, 30g of polished round-grained rice.

Cooking method: Wash the gorgon fruit and the Chinese yam, peel and cut the Chinese yam into small chucks, boil them with rice together.

Taking method: Eat after stewing.

Function: Invigorate the digestive system and stop diarrhea.

Suitable for: Diarrhea.

Crucian carp soup with perilla leaves and patchouli (for children)

Ingredients: 1 crucian carp, 10g of perilla leaves, 10g of patchouli, 2 to 3 slices of ginger, refined salt.

Cooking method: Clean and put the condiments into a gauze bag; boil the crucian carp together with the bag on a high heat, and simmer on a low heat for 1.5 hours; season with appropriate amount of refined salt.

Taking method: Drink the soup and eat the meat.

Function: Invigorate spleen to resolve dampness.

Suitable for: Diarrhea.

Inappetence

Stewed dried scallop with Chinese yam

Ingredients: 20g of yam, 50g of dried scallop, green onion, cooking wine, ginger, salt.

Cooking method: Cut the Chinese yam into thin slices and soak the scallops in water. Boil the Chinese yam, scallops with ginger slices, chopped green onion and cooking wine on a high heat; skim off the foam and simmer for 50 minutes on a medium heat.

Taking method: Drink it when it’s warm, take once a day.

Function: Nourish the spleen and stomach.

Suitable for: Deficiency of spleen and stomach, lack of appetite.

Malt and hawthorn drink

Ingredients: 15g of parched hawthorn fruit, 15g of parched malt, 10g of patchouli.

Cooking method: Boil the parched hawthorn and parched malt together for 15 minutes, then add the patchouli and continue to cook for 15 minutes.

Taking method: Drink it (substitute for tea).

Function: Invigorate the digestive system and resolve dampness.

Suitable for: Lack of appetite, indigestion, hypogeusia.

Bergamots and malt drink

Ingredients: 5g of bergamot, 3 to 5g of dried tangerine peel, 15g of malt.

Cooking method: Put the above ingredients into a pot and add water until they are fully immersed. Boil for 30 minutes on a low heat.

Taking method: Drink it (substitute for tea).

Function: Relieve blockage of energy and suppression of emotion.

Suitable for: Chest tightness, bloating, belching.