anyone else overeat when sick?

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  • workinonit1956
    workinonit1956 Posts: 1,043 Member
    I almost never lose my appetite. OP, I also tend to overeat-or want to- when I’m sick. It’s comforting to me.
  • snickerscharlie
    snickerscharlie Posts: 8,578 Member
    edited November 2018
    belleflop wrote: »
    The body doesn't want food when you are sick. You eat food you feed the invaders and prolong the sickness. Just drink water with electrolytes.

    Say, what? I've never heard this before!

    Being sick (especially with a stomach flu) may definitely affect appetite, but the body still requires nutrition. A day or two is no biggie, but anything longer than that needs to be addressed.
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    edited November 2018
    brenn24179 wrote: »
    thanks for the comments, hot tea and soup it is and stay away from that hard candy. I started eating the hard candy and just kept on, having a sore throat give me an excuse to overeat that candy. I now know I need to go to healthier ways to cope, something nutritious. Sounds crazy but I didn't realize what I was doing, bad habits. When I overeat the candy it numbs me, I cant feel anything. Anytime I overeat it numbs me or distracts me (emotional eater) and I was doing good with it until I got sick and didn't want to feel pain so I overeat to distract myself. This is definitely a learning process. If I go thru anything painful I can overeat and it is so comforting, like an alcoholic with his liquor. Need to comfort myself with healthy ways ya have mentioned. Nothing positive is coming from all that hard candy. I will have soup, hot tea, gargle with salt water, hot bath, medicine, etc. I could eat a large pizza right now and feel no pain whatsoever, don't think that is positive though,lol

    Hard candies can be good for soothing sore throats, because it increases saliva and keeps the throat moist. Gum, broth, tea could also do this. Milkshakes are good for soothing and numbing (depending on illness, it might also upset the stomach more - also not calorie friendly). Sitting in the bathroom with the shower on hot (sit in the room, not the shower) and let the room fill with steam can also sooth the throat and the sinuses. Sounds like you've gotten some good alternatives from this thread. Feel better.
  • Rabbit91476
    Rabbit91476 Posts: 41 Member
    I over eat with poor sleep. I’ve just learned to try and over eat with healthy food. And deduct calories or onfor a run the next day
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