Who should not eat fish? These four groups of people are not suitable for eating fish

Fish meat not only contains rich protein, essential vitamins and trace elements for the human body, but also contains a variety of unsaturated fatty acids. However, eating fish is not suitable for everyone. For some people, eating fish not only fails to supplement nutrition, but instead brings huge burden and harm to the body. There are mainly four groups of people who are not suitable for eating fish.

People with allergies should not eat fish

People with allergic constitutions, especially those who have experienced skin allergies after eating fish and shrimp, should not eat fish. After entering the human body, the protein in fish will act as an allergen to stimulate the body to produce antibodies and release allergic substances. Most people can tolerate it without allergic reactions, but for people with allergic constitutions, it will induce a series of allergic reactions. Mild cases include rash and eczema, while severe cases include allergic asthma, with symptoms such as difficulty breathing and abdominal pain. Fish that has been stored for too long and is not fresh can cause allergies, so special attention should be paid.

It is not advisable for trauma patients to eat too much fish during the acute phase

According to Traditional Chinese Medicine theory, fish is an allergenic food, so you should not eat fish if you have wounds (especially burns), skin inflammation, or before or after surgery. Modern nutrition science does not have such strict restrictions, but for safety reasons, you should choose to eat fish based on the occurrence and development of your own illness. During the acute phase of trauma, the gastrointestinal function is weakened due to the stress response, and high-nutrition, high-protein foods may not be digested and absorbed. If more high-protein fish are eaten at this time, it will cause indigestion, which will reduce the absorption and utilization of nutrients and affect wound healing. This is what the saying "deficiency cannot be cured" means. Therefore, you should not eat too much fish when the wound is severely inflamed or acute.

Gout patients should not eat fish during the acute phase

Fish, shrimp and shellfish contain high levels of purine, and gout is caused by abnormal purine metabolism in the human body. Gout patients should not eat fish during the acute phase, but can eat fish in limited quantities during the chronic phase, but sardines, anchovies, hairtail, white pomfret, etc. should be avoided.

People with severe liver and kidney damage should limit their fish intake

Fish, shrimp and shellfish contain high levels of protein. Excessive intake will increase the burden on the liver and kidneys. Therefore, people with severe liver and kidney damage should limit their fish intake under the guidance of a nutritionist.
In short, different patients should eat fish selectively according to their physical conditions, pay attention to the types of fish and control the intake, so as not to aggravate their physical condition and bring about adverse consequences.