Apples and Bananas

Lifestyle Health & Fitness
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Someone said “avoid Apples & Bananas while you are having zukaam”.

My question: How true is this? and based on what this has been said?

Anyone??

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Re: Apples and Bananas

i dont think fruits affect cold in any way.

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I can understand having oranges and kiwis, cherries and strawberries because they have a high amount of vit C which does help in increasing immune defense toward a cold, but I am not sure about bananas at all. Apples. Maybe.

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^ True, yea those fruits help our immunity but doesn't cause any harm during flu. But I heard Apples and bananas are no good when u r having a flu.

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apples are rich in iron . so dont think any effect on cold.

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niksik you have once again proven that tussi = very samajhdaar indeed... LL bechari med school mey khoob soya karti theen...

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bananas turn into 'resha/mucus'!

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Here's what I think about bananas in a cold. The fibers tickle your already sensitive upper respiratory system and cause sneezing...it does to me. Apples contain iron...so could it be that they interfere in the absorption of other vitamins that help to heal colds?

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Banana creates more phlem(bulgham) in your throat....atleast for me.
Rest of the fruits are ok since they have vitamin C and other nutrients your body needs when you are sick.

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^ yes! you two said it all! take that LL! :P

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I tried eating some oranges and lemon in honey water while suffering from nazla zukam, OMG, I got so worse over those days !!!!!! Ofcourse Vit C is good for Immune system and fight off bugs, but eating citrus fruit, or for that matter bananas and strawberries at times of these respiratory tract illnesses have always and always made things unbelievably horrid for me. Even drinking fizzy drinks when ill with these, perhaps due to some irritant chemical or additives in these, make me really unwell. We humans, I think, still need a lot more research to un mask the reasons behind these.