Can a child with runny nose eat eggs

  The growth and development of children are not always smooth sailing, and diseases are inevitable in the process of their growth and development. And cold is the most common disease that children are prone to during their growth process. Once a cold occurs, children will have a runny nose. Can children eat eggs if they have a runny nose?

  

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  If a child's cold symptoms are not very severe, it is not a viral cold, and there is no fever, they can eat eggs without affecting the child's recovery, and there is no need to use medication for treatment. After a period of time, the child's cold will automatically recover. Children with such a cold can eat eggs.

  Sometimes a child's cold is caused by a viral cold. This type of runny nose caused by a viral cold should be monitored and treated with medication in a timely manner. For such a cold, it is best for children not to eat eggs, otherwise it may worsen the feeling.

  After consuming food, the human body will break down the food to produce heat, which will also stimulate the body and produce some heat. Most of these calories are generated due to the breakdown of proteins. Eggs contain a large amount of protein. If a child has a cold and eats eggs, the protein breakdown process produces a lot of calories, which can lead to fever or even high fever in the child, which is not conducive to the improvement of the cold. So children who have a cold or fever should not eat eggs, otherwise the fever will worsen.

  Children who have a cold but do not have a fever can eat eggs. Eggs contain protein, which is exactly what children need for growth. It is best to eat boiled or steamed eggs.

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