Eggs are one of the most nutritious foods, rich in many substances essential to the human body. However, in Traditional Chinese Medicine, everything has its complementary and opposing aspects, and eggs are no exception. Because after eating eggs, there are some things you should not do immediately. Here are 7 things you should not do right after eating eggs.
1. Do not eat sugar immediately after eating eggs
It is believed that many housewives already know that eggs cannot be boiled with monosodium glutamate. But you may not know that eggs cannot be boiled with sugar, nor is it okay to eat sugar after eating eggs. Many places have the custom of eating sugar water poached eggs, but in fact, this causes the amino acids in the egg's protein to form a compound with fructoselysine. This substance is not easily absorbed by the human body, so it can have adverse effects on health.
2. Do not eat persimmons immediately after eating eggs
Eating persimmons after eating eggs can lead to food poisoning, and in severe cases, acute gastroenteritis and lung stones. Generally, eating these two foods together can cause acute gastroenteritis symptoms, mainly characterized by vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. Therefore, if the time of consumption is within 1-2 hours, the method of inducing vomiting can be used. Immediately dissolve 20g of salt in 200ml of boiling water, let it cool, and drink it at once. If you do not vomit, you can drink it several times to quickly induce vomiting. Alternatively, you can mash fresh ginger, extract the juice, and take it with warm water. If the time of consumption is longer, take some laxatives as soon as possible to expel the toxic substances from the body.
3. Do not drink soy milk immediately after eating eggs
Every morning, mothers carefully prepare breakfast for their children, hoping they can get adequate nutrition in the early morning. Therefore, many mothers will beat egg flakes into soy milk, or let their children drink soy milk to quench their thirst after eating eggs. In fact, soy milk, which is highly nourishing when consumed alone, contains a special substance called trypsin. It combines with ovomucin in the egg white, causing a loss of nutrients and reducing the nutritional value of both.
4. Do not eat goose or rabbit meat immediately after eating eggs
Eggs also cannot be eaten with meats such as rabbit or goose. Li Shizhen said in "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Eating eggs with rabbit meat causes diarrhea." This is because rabbit meat is sweet, cold, sour, and cold in nature, while eggs are sweet, neutral, and slightly cold. Both contain some biologically active substances, and eating them together can cause a reaction that irritates the gastrointestinal tract, leading to diarrhea.
5. Do not eat soft-shelled turtle meat immediately after eating eggs
Eggs have many taboos that are not well-known because they are rarely paired in daily life. For example, eating soft-shelled turtle meat after eating eggs can also lead to food poisoning. Soft-shelled turtle meat itself is greasy and nourishing, and people with colds or internal cold-dampness generally should not eat it. In addition, it is salty and neutral in nature, so pregnant women and people with poor digestive systems after childbirth cannot eat it.
6. Do not take anti-inflammatory drugs immediately after eating eggs
Eggs are rich in protein, and protein intake should be especially noted during inflammation. Therefore, when inflammation occurs, be sure not to take medicine after eating eggs. This is especially true for digestive diseases with symptoms of diarrhea, as eating eggs is even more forbidden. Because eggs contain a lot of protein, they will increase the burden on the gastrointestinal tract, affecting the efficacy of the medicine, especially for fatty diarrhea. For other inflammations, such as those of the respiratory or urinary systems, there is generally no significant impact from a Western medicine perspective.
7. Do not drink tea immediately after eating eggs
Many people like to drink tea after eating eggs to relieve the greasiness, especially those who enjoy morning tea to refresh their minds. However, at this time, you are actually overlooking one point: drinking tea after eating eggs is harmful to health. Because tea contains a large amount of tannic acid, which combines with protein to form astringent tannic acid protein. This slows down intestinal peristalsis and prolongs the time that feces stay in the intestine. This not only easily causes constipation but also increases the possibility of the body absorbing toxic and carcinogenic substances, harming human health.