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 complementary and opposing relationships, and eggs are no exception. This is because there are certain things you should not do immediately after eating eggs. Here are 7 things you should not do immediately after eating eggs.
1. Do not drink soy milk immediately after eating eggs
Every morning, mothers carefully prepare breakfast for their children, hoping they can get sufficient nutrition in the early morning. Therefore, many mothers will beat eggs into soy milk. Or, let their children drink soy milk to quench their thirst after eating eggs. In fact, soy milk, which has a strong nourishing effect on its own, contains a special substance called trypsin inhibitor. When it combines with ovomucin in egg whites, it can lead to a loss of nutrients and reduce the nutritional value of both.
2. Do not eat sugar immediately after eating eggs
It is believed that many housewives already know that eggs should not be boiled with MSG. But you may not know that eggs should not be boiled with sugar or that eating sugar after eating eggs is also not advisable. Many places have the custom of eating sugar water poached eggs. In fact, this is also wrong, as it will cause 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.
3. Do not take anti-inflammatory drugs immediately after eating eggs
Eggs are rich in protein, and protein intake should be paid special attention to during inflammation. Therefore, when inflammation occurs, be sure not to take medicine after eating eggs. This is especially true for digestive tract diseases with symptoms of diarrhea, where eating eggs is even less advisable. Because eggs are high in protein, they can加重 the burden on the gastrointestinal tract, affecting the efficacy of the medicine, especially in cases of fatty diarrhea. If it is other inflammation, such as in the respiratory or urinary systems, there is generally no major impact from a Western medicine perspective.
4. Do not drink tea immediately after eating eggs
Many people like to drink tea after eating eggs to relieve the greasy feeling, especially those who enjoy morning tea to refresh themselves. However, at this time, you are actually ignoring one point: drinking tea after eating eggs can be 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, prolongs the retention time of feces in the intestine, and not only easily causes constipation but also increases the possibility of the body absorbing toxic and carcinogenic substances, endangering human health.
5. Do not eat persimmons immediately after eating eggs
Eating persimmons after eating eggs can lead to mild food poisoning, or in severe cases, acute gastroenteritis and lung stones. Generally speaking, eating these two foods at the same time can cause acute gastroenteritis symptoms mainly characterized by vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. Therefore, if the time of consumption is within 1-2 hours, you can use the method of inducing vomiting. Immediately take 20g of salt and dissolve it in 200ml of boiling water, drink it after it cools. 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 consumption time is longer, take some laxative as soon as possible to expel the toxic substances from the body.
6. Do not eat goose or rabbit meat immediately after eating eggs
Eggs also cannot be eaten with meats like 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, and sour 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.
7. 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 greasy in nature, and people with colds or internal cold-dampness are generally advised not to eat it. In addition, it is salty and neutral in nature, so pregnant women and people with poor digestive systems after giving birth cannot eat it.