Foods to be strictly avoided are butter, ghee, vegetable oil, chillies, spices and all irritating fibers occurring in foods. Also rich pastries, fried snacks, desserts and thick cream soups must be avoided. Patients of typhoid should not be given protein-rich food. Eggs and meat are totally prohibited. During this period, the patient should be given only liquids or easily digestible carbohydrate-rich diet. Vegetable soup and fruit juice is useful for the patient. After the patient has recovered from the fever and weakness, he should be given plenty of protein-rich diet so that the loss of tissues can be compensated. Orange has a cooling effect and provides relief from restlessness caused by typhoid. The patient can take milk mixed with orange juice or can eat an orange after taking milk. Oranges can be eaten several times in a day. He may also take tender coconut water. Diet tips for typhoid: Mausambi : It is beneficial during typhoid. Apple: Apple juice is beneficial in typhoid. Banana: It is an ideal food for the patients of typhoid. It satisfies hunger and thirst. The diet principles to follow are to keep up a high calorie intake with plenty of carbohydrate as fruit juices with glucose, coconut water, barley water, porridge, rice kanjee, rava etc. High protein is also required so if there is no diarrhea, milk, custards, fruit milk shake, thin dhal. Mashed potato and other soft cooked vegetables and fruits like banana must be given. As there is intestinal inflammation all fiber is to be eliminated from the diet so that the intestine is not further irritated. Also a bland diet is to be followed without any spices or masala.