What fruits to eat for a stomach cold?

Written by Ren Zheng Xin
Gastroenterology
Updated on March 23, 2025
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For a cold affecting the gastrointestinal system, it's advisable to consume fruits rich in vitamins, such as pears, watermelons, kale, and kumquats. These fruits can replenish fluids timely and have effects of clearing heat, detoxifying, and enhancing immunity. Additionally, during a gastrointestinal cold, it is important to timely choose medicine that soothes the liver and stomach, and clears heat and dampness for treatment. Other dietary considerations should focus on light foods, eating soft and easy-to-digest foods such as noodle soup, rice soup, porridge, vegetable soup, and drinking plenty of water, while paying attention to balancing work and rest. (Please use medication under the guidance of a doctor.)

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What to do with excessive sweating from a cold?

When you have a cold and experience excessive sweating, this situation is fairly normal and there is no need to worry excessively. Your body is in a state of rest and is metabolizing at a higher rate to combat the invading cold viruses or bacteria. During this time, it is important to keep warm and avoid exposure to wind or cold. After waking, it's advisable to drink an adequate amount of water to stay hydrated and prevent dehydration and electrolyte imbalance. Additionally, under the guidance of a doctor, you should take the appropriate anti-inflammatory and anti-infection medication, or antiviral drugs to treat the condition and alleviate symptoms like sweating. It is recommended to maintain a light diet and avoid spicy, greasy, cold, or irritating foods. It is also essential to follow the doctor's instructions regarding the accurate timing and dosing of medications. Overmedication should be avoided as it could potentially weaken the body and exacerbate symptoms like excessive sweating.

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Symptoms of a cold caused by wind-cold

The so-called common cold, which is often referred to as the common cold, is divided from the perspective of Chinese medicine into heat-type colds and cold-type colds. A wind-cold cold refers to the symptoms that occur when a patient is exposed to wind and cold causing viruses or other pathogens to enter the respiratory tract, characterized by fever, headache, runny nose—often clear mucus—along with coughing and an itchy throat. Thus, in clinical practice, for patients with a wind-cold cold, if symptoms such as nasal congestion, runny nose, and sneezing occur, it is appropriate to use heat-clearing, detoxifying, and antiviral medications according to the patient's symptoms for symptomatic treatment. The discomfort caused by the wind-cold cold can be effectively controlled.

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Does wind-cold common cold cause nasal congestion?

Common cases of colds caused by wind-cold often lead to nasal congestion. This is because wind-cold is usually caused by exposure to cold and wind, making symptoms like nasal congestion, runny nose, cough, and excessive phlegm more likely. It is advised that when experiencing a cold due to wind-cold, one should promptly take medication to effectively treat it, which can significantly help improve the symptoms of a wind-cold cold. Drinking more plain water can also help accelerate metabolism in the body and speed up recovery from the cold. (The use of medications should be carried out under the guidance of a professional doctor.)

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Seasonal change cold is what kind of cold?

Seasonal colds are caused by the change of seasons, where the difference between day and night temperatures is significant. This cold is due to external pathogenic wind, which is related to a decrease in the body's immune capacity and exposure to cold. It involves infection by rhinoviruses and can lead to symptoms like runny nose, sneezing, sore throat, headache, and fever. It is advised to drink plenty of water, rest, monitor body temperature, and treat symptoms accordingly. If there are no other complications, complete recovery can occur within 3 to 7 days.

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How to quickly alleviate the discomfort of a cold?

In treating a cold, it is important to select symptomatic medications. If symptoms such as discomfort, body ache, or fatigue are caused by a fever, appropriate fever-reducing measures should be taken based on the severity of the fever. If the body temperature does not exceed 38°C, physical cooling methods such as wiping the palms, soles, neck, and chest with warm water can be used. If the fever is high, antipyretic analgesic medications should be chosen. In addition, symptomatic treatment with vitamin supplements and medications that suppress gland secretion can help alleviate discomfort.