Can you eat eggs when you have a cold and headache?

Written by Li Jian Wu
Pulmonology
Updated on June 11, 2025
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When you have a cold and a headache, you can certainly eat eggs. First, it's important to properly understand the cold, which is a type of self-limiting infectious disease. Clinically, it is mainly divided into the common cold and the influenza. During a cold, in terms of diet, avoid foods that are too greasy, irritating, or spicy. Foods like eggs and milk are fine to eat. Drink more millet porridge and eat more vegetables and fruits such as celery, spinach, mung bean sprouts, tomatoes, carrots, and kiwi, which are rich in Vitamin C. These can help promote recovery of bodily functions and aid in alleviating symptoms of a cold. Also, drink plenty of water and get plenty of rest.

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How long does it take to recover from a cold?

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How to expel wind for a cold caused by wind-cold

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The causes of colds and fever

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Is a sore throat caused by a cold with wind-cold or a cold with wind-heat?

Sore throat may be caused by a cold due to wind-cold or wind-heat, which are terms used in traditional Chinese medicine. However, from a Western medicine perspective, both wind-cold and wind-heat colds are caused by viral infections, and in rare cases, bacterial infections. When bacteria or viruses invade the respiratory tract's mucous membranes, especially the mucous membranes of the throat, it leads to congestion and swelling of the throat mucosa, increased exudation of inflammatory secretions, resulting in symptoms such as sore throat, throat discomfort, and coughing up phlegm. Therefore, a sore throat could be due to a cold caused by wind-cold or wind-heat. In such cases, it is appropriate to take some anti-cold medications or some Chinese patent medicines to alleviate the symptoms.