What to drink during ARVI

By and large, you can drink anything - it is important that the drinks are warm and drink at least 2-3 liters per day. When the patient sweats profusely and frequently goes to the toilet, the toxic waste products of viruses actively leave the body. In addition, drinking plenty of fluids thins the mucus, easing the cough and preventing the infection from multiplying rapidly in the respiratory tract. But in order to sweat something, you need to pour something into yourself. Here are the 6 best drinks in case of ARVI.

Dried fruit compote

Properly dried fruits retain most of the vitamins and microelements - this is why dried fruit compote is useful. It is especially rich in magnesium and potassium, which are necessary for the functioning of the heart and kidneys. To preserve all this to the maximum, dried fruits (any: apples, pears, raisins, dried apricots, prunes and mixtures of them) do not need to be boiled, just pour moderately hot water over them and leave in a thermos.

Tea with raspberries

Raspberry tea has gained such popularity among those with colds and flu not only because it is simple and tasty. Raspberries themselves have diaphoretic properties, so tea with them drives toxins out of a sick body especially actively. But you need to take into account that there are contraindications for such a super popular remedy: kidney and joint diseases (gout, polyarthritis).

Tea with lemon and honey

Vitamin C is an immune stimulant, and it also strengthens blood vessels, which become more permeable during flu. But vitamin C is very easily destroyed by light and high temperature - just pour boiling water over a slice of lemon so that nothing remains of its benefits. The same goes for honey. Therefore, lemon and honey should be added to tea, which has already cooled to such an extent that it can be safely drunk.

Berry fruit drinks

Cranberries and lingonberries contain vitamin C and have a diuretic effect. This is also a plus for a person with ARVI - the body gets rid of toxins, including through urine.

Warm milk

If you have a cough, it is good to drink milk - not hot, but pleasantly warm. A glass three times a day is enough - morning, afternoon and evening. Milk thins mucus, easing cough. There is no point in pouring soda into it, as our mothers and grandmothers did “for greater effect”; the milk will work just fine without it.

Tea with thyme

Thyme has expectorant properties and is included in many cough syrups. Herbal tea with thyme is good to drink for laryngotracheitis and bronchitis; you can add mint to it. In pharmacies, thyme is sold in the form of ready-made tea bags; you can brew it yourself at the rate of 50 grams of herb per 0.5 liter of boiled water. However, thyme is not for pregnant women; it should not be used by people with high stomach acidity and ulcers, kidney disease, hypothyroidism and some heart diseases.

We thank Nona Hovsepyan, doctor at the INVITRO Independent Laboratory, for her consultation.