Dengue is caused by a family of viruses and is transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes. The symptoms in addition to fever are headache, muscle pain, skin rashes, and exhaustion. Dengue is very prominent in tropical and subtropical regions. The sign for typhoid fever and dengue is almost the same, so it is hard to detect it initially. But, it should be detected on time to prevent it from becoming fatal. It is important to have a healthy well-balanced diet comprising of all nutrients and healthy foods to reduce and eliminate these symptoms and treat Dengue. Avoiding oily and fried foods, caffeine, carbonated drinks, spicy and foods high in fats helps a lot to manage the same.
Vegetables | |
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To Avoid | To Consume |
Red and Green chili | Potatoes |
Coconut | Cabbage |
Frozen vegetables | Bottle gourd |
Capsicum and Okra | Pumpkin |
- | Lettuce |
- | Spinach |
Cereals | |
Whole refined flour | Barley |
- | Wheat |
- | Rice |
- | Oatmeal |
- | Millet |
Pulses | |
Dried and frozen pulses | Split pulses |
Fruits | |
Citrus fruits | Apples |
All canned and packaged fruits | Pears |
- | Banana |
- | Papaya |
Diary Products | |
Whole milk and cream | Goat milk (occasionally) |
Full-fat yoghurt | - |
Cream cheese | - |
Condensed milk | - |
Curd | - |
Buttermilk | - |
Non-Veg | |
Processed & Fried meat | Egg white part |
Beef | - |
Pork | - |
Fish fried | - |
Prawns | - |
Lobster | - |
Crab | - |
Lamb | - |
Ham | - |
Spices | |
Clove | Fennel |
Red chili powder | Turmeric |
- | Mint |
- | Cumin |
- | Carom |
- | Coriander |
- | Fenugreek |
- | Limited salt |
Oils&Fat | |
Unsaturated fats | Cow ghee |
Cream | Mustard oil |
Palm oil | Olive oil |
Coconut oil | Soybean oil |
Butter | Flaxseed oil |
Drinks | |
Milk | Homemade soup |
Alcohol | Carrot juice |
Carbonated beverages | Wheatgrass juice |
packaged soup and canned fruit juices | Aloe Vera juice |
caffeinated drinks | Amla juice |
Buttermilk | Pomegranate juice |
Lime water | Papaya juice |
- | Green juice |
- | Red juice |
- | Coconut water |
Aloe vera juice / Amla / Green juice
Veg upma / Veg Dalia / Veg Vermicelli (Sewian) / Veg poha / Brown Bread Sandwich Chapatti with Veg + 1 Eggs white portion
Fruit / Coconut water / Pomegranate juice / Papaya Juice
Plain chapatti / Veg pulao / Boiled rice / Veg khichri / Veg + Dal + Curd
Green tea / Ginger tea / Red juice / Papaya leaves juice / Rice flakes snack
Soup (Home-made)
Plain chapatti / Veg khichri / Veg Dalia / Veg + Dal
Goat milk with pinch of turmeric (occasionally)