Being sick and no appetite

steffae

I have strep and an incomig ear infection. Im not experiencing nausea or anything, but all I had today was a banana and ice cream because I didn't feel great.
Does anyone else feel this way with non nausea related sicknesses?

srp2011

Yes, there's an old saying "starve a fever and feed a cold" - I don't think that's actually a 'prescription', I think it just came about because of the way you feel when you're sick with different types of illnesses.

srp2011

Adding on to my previous post, I found some fascinating articles about 'starving a fever' - current medical wisdom is that you need to eat (healthy stuff), whether you have a cold or fever :-)

http://health.howstuffworks.com/diseases-conditions/cold-flu/starve-a-fever.htm

http://www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/cold-guide/starve-cold-feed-fever

Jenscan

Step is evil, isn't it? Just do the best you can and feel better soon.

xraychick77

sure. i got the flu last year, it felt horrible.i didnt eat for a week. not that my stomach was upset, i just felt like crap.