Food not for people with allergic rhinitis

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1. What is allergic rhinitis?

In normal people, the immune system has a role to fight against harmful agents such as bacteria and viruses. However, in patients with allergic rhinitis, the immune system overreacts to almost harmless substances such as pollen, etc., causing an inflammatory and irritating response, called allergic reactions in the mucous membranes that cover the surface of the nose, eyes, and sinuses.
Allergic rhinitis is an inflammation and swelling of the nose caused by allergies to agents inside and outside the body such as smoke, dust, fluff, weather, humidity, temperature, and air pressure. The disease is common in people between the ages of 21 and 30. This disease affects study and work performance, hinders people's sports and recreational activities.

2. Effect of diet on allergic rhinitis

For patients with allergic rhinitis, food can be the causative agent and can also be the solution to limit the recurrence of the disease. During the treatment of allergic rhinitis, if a scientific combination of medication and nutrition is known, the patient will reverse this disease and quickly recover health. Not only that, some foods are also very effective in preventing recurrent allergic rhinitis.

3. Allergic rhinitis should eat what?

Some good foods for patients with allergic rhinitis include:
3.1 Vegetables and fruits rich in vitamin C
To prevent allergic rhinitis, the patient needs to strengthen the body's resistance. And vitamin C is an ingredient that helps strengthen the immune system effectively. Vitamin C found in bell peppers, cherries, carrots, grapefruit, star fruit, ... is very good for patients with allergic rhinitis. In addition, oranges, apples, and tomato juice with high antioxidant content also help fight allergic rhinitis and asthma effectively. Therefore, patients with allergic rhinitis should actively use these foods.
3.2 Foods rich in Omega-3
Salmon, sardines, sardines, ... are a group of foods rich in Omega-3 fats that work to prevent inflammatory reactions on the respiratory tract. Therefore, fish dishes with high Omega-3 content are very good for patients with allergic rhinitis.
3.3 Warm foods
Spices such as onions, garlic, ginger, etc. have warm properties, which contain many antibiotics that are effective in preventing allergic rhinitis and sinusitis. In addition, patients with allergic rhinitis should also regularly use a number of dishes that have the effect of supplementing lung yin such as tubers, glutinous rice, longan, jujube, red sugar, ... to prevent allergic rhinitis. response.
3.4 Spices with essential oils
Spices with essential oils such as mint, coriander, coriander,... have a very good effect on people with allergic rhinitis.

4. Allergic rhinitis should not eat?

To prevent recurrent or aggravating allergic rhinitis, the patient should not eat some of the following foods:
4.1 Cold, fatty and fishy foods
Patients with allergic rhinitis should limit their intake of foods. foods that are cold or easy to cause allergies such as shrimp, crab, snail, squid, sea cucumber, ... because they can make allergy symptoms more severe. Fatty meat can also irritate the patient's throat. Chicken has the property of cold weather, which can increase allergies. Besides, patients should also not drink cold water, ice cream, ice, ... because they will stimulate continuous sneezing attacks, stimulate bronchospasm, cause coughing and increase secretion of sugar mucus. Respiratory.
4.2 Hot spicy food
Hot and spicy spices such as chili, pepper, ... can cause allergic rhinitis patients to have itchy nose, continuous sneezing. Besides, hot spicy food also easily causes stomach acid to rise up on the neck, adversely affecting the ears - nose - throat. Alcohol can also dehydrate the body, thicken mucus in the nose, and swell the membranes in the nose and sinuses, making allergic rhinitis worse. Therefore, patients with allergic rhinitis should minimize the use of these foods.
4.3 Allergenic foods
People with allergic rhinitis should also limit their intake of pears, watermelons or nuts because they can cause itching in the throat or around the mouth, triggering allergic rhinitis to develop. work. Beef contains a high protein content, but it is also an allergenic food, so patients need to be careful when using it. Silkworm pupae, fungi, insects, peaches, peanuts or celery,... are also allergy-causing agents, so patients need to avoid eating these foods if they don't want allergic rhinitis to get worse. .

4.4 Milk and dairy products
Milk and dairy products can increase mucus in the nose, causing congestion. The phenomenon of wet, blocked nose interferes with air circulation in the sinus grooves, creating conditions for bacteria to grow, making allergic rhinitis worse.
4.5 Additives
Some artificial food additives can worsen allergic rhinitis. Additives include preservatives, flavorings, and artificial colors. Common additives that make allergic rhinitis worse include: MSG, Benzaldehyde, FD & C dyed yellow number 5,...
Maintain a scientific diet, combined with compliance Strictly prescribed by a doctor is an effective measure to help patients with allergic rhinitis to reverse this disease.
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