If Your Throat Hurts, Don’t Eat These Foods
When we have a sore throat or have the flu, all we want is to sleep and, at most, have a soup or tea. Likewise, at the first symptoms, we do not always eat a healthy diet that can help us improve. To remedy this, below we will tell you what are the foods that you should not eat if you have a sore throat.
Keep in mind that it is not about eliminating them forever from your diet, much less, but about trying to avoid them while your sore throat lasts. Then, little by little you can re-incorporate them into your diet.
Change of season: sore throats and colds
Temperatures drop and rain is present. However, we are still not resigned to the fact that summer is gone and we want to continue wearing our little warm clothes. Then fall decides to take its toll on our disobedience and “gives us” the first sore throat, cold or flu of the season.
The worst of all is that each year these typical cold diseases overcome themselves and are stronger. Cough, headache, chills and feeling the throat burn every time we eat or drink are the first symptoms.
In addition to staying in bed, resting, drinking plenty of water and following the doctor’s instructions (even with regard to the use of oropharynx), we must try to eat a healthy diet to recover.
Even if we only want to sleep or watch television, at some point our stomach asks us for food and that is when the question arises: what can I eat so that my throat does not hurt even more?
Foods to avoid with a sore throat
Knowing in advance what we can eat and what is best is not essential, since when we are sore in bed and have an appetite, we do not take into account the recommended alternatives.
Avoiding certain foods is synonymous with alleviating the condition or even avoiding worsening symptoms or infection. Some of them are as follows.
Hard food
As a first measure we should avoid all that difficult to swallow and too solid food, since when it passes through the throat it will “scratch” and make us feel discomfort. Among the foods that meet this characteristic we find:
- Biscuits
- Cereals
- Big wave
- Nuts
- Popcorn
- Raw and related carrots
The good news is that these hard foods can be soaked in warm milk, cooked, or processed. For example, instead of eating raw carrots, a carrot juice or puree can help us satisfy our appetite, without having to experience discomfort when swallowing.
Acidic food
Citrus fruits contain a lot of vitamin C, which serves to increase the defenses and fight against viruses and bacteria, but they could also irritate the mucous membranes and the throat when taken in large quantities.
In addition to oranges, limes or lemons, we recommend that you do not eat pickled or fermented foods (sauerkraut, pickles, etc.) because they have consequences similar to citrus fruits.
If you want to enjoy the benefits of vitamin C. For example, you can eat steamed spinach or chard, or a kiwi cut into small pieces for dessert.
Spicy foods
When you have a very sore throat, any “strong” food can exacerbate symptoms. If you still don’t feel good when you swallow, imagine what will happen when you eat a dish that is too spicy.
Pepper, chili or paprika can be your main enemies in these cases. Avoid very spicy sauces, soups or menus such as Mexican, Indian or oriental recipes.
Spicy food
Something similar happens to what happens with spicy food, since the spices used to flavor the dishes irritate the affected area.
Skip preparations that contain curry, cumin, cloves, or any spices. Instead, opt for milder aromatic herbs (oregano, thyme, or basil, for example).
Food too hot
We tend to think that when our throat hurts, we should eat hot things because they comfort us. That is why we choose a tea or soup over ice cream or cold water.
But that’s a big mistake! The affected area needs to reduce the temperature (it is usually feverish and red), so a hot drink or food is counterproductive.
Alcohol and coffee
Both alcohol and coffee are irritating to the throat and do not help improve the condition, quite the opposite. Although we consume alcohol with ice (following the advice of cold drinks) the truth is that it is a stimulant that does not help in recovery. Neither are caffeinated sodas.
Fried food
The problem with these foods is their texture: crunchy and tough. As they pass through the throat they scratch and increase irritation.
French fries, for example, become a sharp sword that pierces the vocal cords and esophagus and annoys us every inch of its journey.
So what can you eat if my throat hurts?
Taking into account the list of foods that are better to avoid, we can infer which are allowed or recommended in this situation. Some examples are the following:
- Yoghurt
- Milk
- Honey
- Frozen
- Cooked vegetables
- Warm or cold creams
- Fruit juices (not citrus)
- Not very hot infusions
