Some advice needed, I'm unwell
Smaya29
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Hi,
I've been staying under 30g (some days under 20g or 10g) of carbs since last 10 days. Been doing great while staying under my calorie goal. I just got a very very painful sore throat yesterday. Its especially painful and feels like I have a lump stuck in the node. I have to spit it out or drink warm water/ greent tea to get rid of it every other hour. I thought it was the keto flu. But now I'm sneezing and feeling pretty crappy. Wondering if I can take Tylenol. Because I am beginning to think it's a cold.
EDIT: I have been keeping myself hydrated but didn't drink much water during the daytime on Wednesday. I added lemon juice and salt to warm water and drank it. I'm taking salt in my food or drink (a dash).
I've been staying under 30g (some days under 20g or 10g) of carbs since last 10 days. Been doing great while staying under my calorie goal. I just got a very very painful sore throat yesterday. Its especially painful and feels like I have a lump stuck in the node. I have to spit it out or drink warm water/ greent tea to get rid of it every other hour. I thought it was the keto flu. But now I'm sneezing and feeling pretty crappy. Wondering if I can take Tylenol. Because I am beginning to think it's a cold.
EDIT: I have been keeping myself hydrated but didn't drink much water during the daytime on Wednesday. I added lemon juice and salt to warm water and drank it. I'm taking salt in my food or drink (a dash).
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I can't imagine that Tylenol has any carbs in it. Sounds like a cold to me, rather than the Keto flu.2
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Do what you need. If you need a medicine and it has some carbs, I would just roll with it unless you need high ketones for health reasons. An extra 5, 10 or 20 g carbs in a day is not often a problem.
Hope you feel better soon.1 -
Hi,
I've been staying under 30g (some days under 20g or 10g) of carbs since last 10 days. Been doing great while staying under my calorie goal. I just got a very very painful sore throat yesterday. Its especially painful and feels like I have a lump stuck in the node. I have to spit it out or drink warm water/ greent tea to get rid of it every other hour. I thought it was the keto flu. But now I'm sneezing and feeling pretty crappy. Wondering if I can take Tylenol. Because I am beginning to think it's a cold.
EDIT: I have been keeping myself hydrated but didn't drink much water during the daytime on Wednesday. I added lemon juice and salt to warm water and drank it. I'm taking salt in my food or drink (a dash).
Sounds like a cold to me. If you are wondering if you can take Tylenol due to carbs this might help in your decision making:
https://www.hindawi.com/journals/isrn/2012/263139/tab4/
Me? If it helped me with a cold, I'd take it whether it had carbs or not...unless my reason for eating a ketogenic diet were medically related (such as for epilepsy).
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Take what ever medication you need.
Also, try gargling some ACV to help with the sore throat and stay very hydrated.1 -
I don't worry about what's in medication if I'm taking it for a short term thing like a cold.
There are lots of excellent low carb soups that I enjoy when I'm feeling under the weather.
Easy on the throat and stomach and comforting. These two are good ones:
https://tasty-lowcarb.com/low-carb-egg-drop-soup/ (I make a version of this)
https://www.dietdoctor.com/recipes/french-onion-soup (I skip the cheese if I'm not feeling amazing when I make this)1 -
Thank you everyone! Yes, seems like a cold. I'll take the Tylenol and drink some soup.0
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Definitely drink some salty chicken broth. Warm salt water gargle can help with the throat too. It does sound like you have a cold and not Keto flu. I hope you feel better quick!
Also, vitaminC is a great immune system booster. I take it everyday and I highly recommend it since we are exposed to bugs everywhere we go nowadays!1
