Some foods produce as a result of their digestion less carbon dioxide, thus requiring less lung work to eliminate this gas. Here is a list of the foods most suitable for eating during the bronchitis crisis, as well as the least recommended foods.
Foods Allowed in Bronchitis
- Vegetables, preferably raw;
- Fish, meat or chicken;
- Little ripe fruit;
- Sugar free drinks.
Bronchitis is a chronic disease that makes breathing difficult and is greatly influenced by eating, which can make it easier or harder for lung work.
The digestion process produces carbon dioxide (CO2) that is released by the lung, and this process of expulsion of CO2 requires lung work that during a bronchitis or asthma crisis aggravates the feeling of shortness of breath.
Forbidden foods in bronchitis
- Soft drinks;
- Coffee or any other beverage containing caffeine;
- Chocolate;
- Spaghetti.
Digesting this type of food there is a release more amount of CO2 requiring more lung effort, which in a situation of crisis is already very difficult. So selecting foods well to ingest or avoid may be considered part of the treatment for bronchitis.
Foods rich in zinc, vitamin A and C as well as rich in Omega 3 strengthen the immune system and can be considered protective foods of the body and can therefore prevent or delay the attacks of bronchitis or asthma.
