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Hungry while sick

cydnew
cydnew Posts: 10 Member
edited January 13 in Health and Weight Loss
They say starve a fever and feed a cold. I can't seem to satisfy my cold! I started sniffling on Friday and have been starving ever since. Has anyone had this issue before?

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  • jamebb
    jamebb Posts: 86 Member
    Actually it's "Feed a fever, starve a cold" and it doesn't have anything to do with what you eat. A fever is your body's way of killing off germs because they can only survive at normal body temperature. So feeding a fever by maintaining a high body temperature (drinking hot fluids, keeping warm, etc) you help kill the cold germs.
  • 1brokegal44
    1brokegal44 Posts: 562 Member
    I have the opposite problem. Been sick with a wretched cold turned sinus infection, then a relapse, since mid-Dec. I'm hungry, but since I can't taste anything, nothing appeals to me. So I end up just drinking lots of tea.
  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
    I came down with the sickies on Wednesday last week - first two days I was pretty hungry, even had In-N-Out for dinner the second night. But then fever kicked in and for the next couple of days, i didn't feel like eating as much. Weird.

    Still on the mend - fever is finally gone, but I'm still congested and coughing. I miss my workouts. :tongue: And my regular appetite.
  • amandapye78
    amandapye78 Posts: 820 Member
    I always get hungry with a cold. Thankfully haven't had one in a while
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