Running Fever.... WELL CR*P

shutyourpieholeandsquat
shutyourpieholeandsquat Posts: 1,394 Member
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I knew I didn't feel very good today and when I got home I checked my temp and it's 100.9. What do you do about your food selections when you feel like *kitten*?

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  • Canman51
    Canman51 Posts: 41
    The old adage about starving a fever always seems to work for me. Always get a craving for campbells chicken noodle soup when I have a fever.
  • shutyourpieholeandsquat
    shutyourpieholeandsquat Posts: 1,394 Member
    that's EXACTLY what I was looking at but O.M.G. the sodium :noway:
  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
    that's EXACTLY what I was looking at but O.M.G. the sodium :noway:

    Drink water.
  • wild_wild_life
    wild_wild_life Posts: 1,334 Member
    I thought you meant you had running fever, like you loved running . . . actually running a fever is not as good. Just eat what you want, take it easy. Hope you feel better soon.
  • shutyourpieholeandsquat
    shutyourpieholeandsquat Posts: 1,394 Member
    that's EXACTLY what I was looking at but O.M.G. the sodium :noway:

    Drink water.

    you mean to counter-act the sodium?
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,149 Member
    Do what makes you feel better. I don't concern myself with sodium when I'm sick, otherwise I'd never have soup/broth again.
  • stumblinthrulife
    stumblinthrulife Posts: 2,558 Member
    When you are sick, you should eat to get well. Eliminate calorie deficits, and if anything eat at a slight surplus. Give your body what it needs to fight the illness.

    And the whole 'starve a fever thing' is at best completely unrelated to food, and at worst complete rot.
  • shutyourpieholeandsquat
    shutyourpieholeandsquat Posts: 1,394 Member
    just wish I was hungry :ohwell:
  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
    that's EXACTLY what I was looking at but O.M.G. the sodium :noway:

    Drink water.

    you mean to counter-act the sodium?


    Yeppers.... sodium is really a non factor with enough water.
  • mjrkearney
    mjrkearney Posts: 408 Member
    Campbell's does make lower sodium soups.
  • shutyourpieholeandsquat
    shutyourpieholeandsquat Posts: 1,394 Member
    Campbell's does make lower sodium soups.

    lol yeah but I don't have those in my pantry. I just ate a turkey wrap to get something in me.
  • Canman51
    Canman51 Posts: 41
    just wish I was hungry :ohwell:

    If your not hungry, don't worry about. Just make sure you stay hydrated. The theory behind starving a fever is that it lets your body devote more resources to your imune system rather then your digestive system.

    Obviously it should not be taken to the extreme, you still need some sort of food, just eat when your hungry, your body will tell you what it needs.

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