Can I eat lilies during confinement?

Lily is a food that has a slightly bitter taste, but it has a great promoting effect on human health. Lily is suitable for many people, including women in confinement after childbirth. However, since lilies are somewhat toxic and can cause human allergies, there are many things you need to be careful about when eating them. Here we will introduce some relevant knowledge about eating lilies for women during the confinement period.

1. Can I eat lilies during confinement?

If you experience internal heat, false heat, etc. during the confinement period, you can eat some dried lilies in moderation. Dried lily has the function of clearing the lungs and is effective in treating fever and cough. In addition, eating lily can enhance the respiratory function of the lungs. However, do not eat fresh lilies during the confinement period.

Fresh lilies are cool in nature and have certain toxicity. Direct contact with the raw bulbs may cause skin itching, and swallowing the raw bulbs may cause symptoms such as vomiting and diarrhea. If the mother eats it, not only will she feel uncomfortable, but it will also have a certain impact on the health of the baby.

2. Precautions for eating lily during confinement

1. Do not touch fresh lilies directly. Fresh lilies are somewhat toxic. Direct contact with the raw bulbs may cause skin itching, and swallowing the raw bulbs may cause symptoms such as vomiting and diarrhea.

2. Pregnant women who are allergic to lilies should not eat lilies. Lily may become an allergen. If you are allergic to lily, eating lily may cause allergic symptoms such as skin redness and swelling, frequent diarrhea, indigestion, headache, sore throat, asthma, etc. Therefore, such people should also avoid eating lily.

3. When eating lilies, mothers should pay attention to whether their physical condition is suitable for eating it and whether it conflicts with their physical condition. People with cold cough, cold bleeding, and poor spleen and stomach should not eat lilies.

4. Due to differences in individual physical constitutions, some people are fine after eating many things, but others may feel uncomfortable after eating them. If the mother has only eaten a small amount and does not feel any discomfort, there is no need to worry too much. As long as the mother pays attention to a balanced nutritional diet, she can still be very healthy. However, if you feel uncomfortable after eating lily, such as vomiting, diarrhea, etc., you should go to the hospital for medical treatment.

3. How to eat lily during confinement

1. Lily, Tremella and Lotus Seed Porridge

Ingredients: 1 white fungus, 1 snow pear, 15g dried lily, 30 wolfberries, 10 lotus seeds, some rock sugar

Preparation method: Soak the white fungus, remove the roots and tear it into small pieces. Cut the pear into pieces, soak the lilies and wash them, and wash the wolfberries. Put water and white fungus in the rice cooker and cook porridge. Add rock sugar after boiling. When the Tremella becomes a little thick, add in the pear and lotus seeds. Add dried lily and wolfberry and cook until thick.

2. Lily millet porridge

Ingredients: some dried lily, some white fungus, some red dates, some peanuts, some millet, some rock sugar

Method: Wash the dried lily, red dates and peanuts, soak them in clean water, remove the skin of the peanuts; rinse the millet and soak it in clean water for 30 minutes. Soak the Tremella in clean water, remove the stems and pick it into small pieces, rinse to remove impurities, drain the water and set aside. Put millet, white fungus and peanuts into the pot, add 10 bowls of water and stir evenly. Cover and bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for 40 minutes, stirring constantly to prevent the millet from sticking to the pan. Cook until the millet porridge becomes thick, pour in 3 bowls of boiling water and stir well to dilute the millet porridge. Stir constantly during the process to prevent the millet from sticking to the pot. Put red dates, lilies and rock sugar into millet porridge, add 1 bowl of boiling water to dilute the porridge base, continue to cook over low heat for 30 minutes, and then serve.