Eggs are one of the most nutritious foods, rich in various substances essential to the human body. However, in Traditional Chinese Medicine, all things have opposing and complementary relationships, and eggs are no exception. After eating eggs, there are some things you should not do immediately. Here are 7 things not to do right after eating eggs.
1. Do not eat sugar immediately after eating eggs
It is believed by many housewives that eggs should not be boiled with MSG. But you may not know that eggs should not be boiled with sugar, nor is it okay to eat sugar after eating eggs. Many places have the custom of eating sugar water with poached eggs. 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 and thus can have adverse effects on health.
2. Do not eat persimmons immediately after eating eggs
Eating persimmons after eating eggs can lead to mild food poisoning, or in more severe cases, acute gastroenteritis and lung stones. Generally, consuming these two foods together can cause acute gastroenteritis symptoms characterized by vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. Therefore, if the consumption was within the last 1-2 hours, you can induce vomiting. Immediately dissolve 20g of salt in 200ml of boiling water, let it cool, and drink it at once. If you don't 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 consumption was longer ago, take some laxatives as soon as possible to expel the toxic substances from your body.
3. Do not drink soy milk immediately after eating eggs
Every morning, mothers carefully prepare breakfast for their children, hoping they get sufficient nutrition in the early morning. Therefore, many mothers add beaten egg flowers to soy milk, or let their children drink soy milk to quench their thirst after eating eggs. In fact, soy milk, which is highly nourishing on its own, contains a special substance called trypsin inhibitor. It combines with ovalbumin in the egg white, causing a loss of nutritional value and reducing the nutritional benefits 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, in his "Compendium of Materia Medica," said: "Eating eggs with rabbit meat causes diarrhea." This is because rabbit meat is sweet, cold, and sour in nature, while eggs are sweet, neutral, and slightly cold. Both contain some bioactive substances, and consuming 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 other taboos that are less known because they are rarely paired together. For example, eating soft-shelled turtle meat after eating eggs can also lead to food poisoning. Soft-shelled turtle meat itself is rich and greasy in nature, and people with colds or internal cold-dampness are generally advised not to eat it. Furthermore, due to its salty and neutral nature, pregnant women and individuals with poor digestive systems after childbirth should not consume it.