what is good sick food?
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soups and clear liquids, like broth, jello, plenty of water. Don't drink something that is going to upset your tummy. That would defeat the purpose of keeping hydrated.
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Theraflu.  Pour it into a cup of water and heat in the microwave for a minute.  Nice hot drink with all sorts of drugs.  Makes you forget you're sick!
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greasy pizza or mexican or spicy chicken.\n\nor exlax :)
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All three of these are different... Here are my recommendations: \n\nCold: \nAs mentioned above, folklore tells us that we should feed a cold. Experience has taught me that the best thing to feed a cold is usually chicken soup. It doesn't have to be homemade - even Campbell's will work - but homemade does seem to be best. Keep up the fluids - drink water, hot tea, ginger ale, anything to keep hydrated. Hot tea seems to work best for me. Take vitamin C, and zinc - you can get tablets at your local pharmacy, or a multivitamin will do in a pinch. Get plenty of rest, too. If your head is stuffed up or you're congested in any way, prop yourself up a little bit on a couple of pillows so that you sleep with your head higher than your chest. Doesn't have to be a lot, just a little will do the trick. And if you can, sleep on your back this way. Don't know why, but it seems to help with the drainage of all that mucus. \n\nFever: \nAgain, referencing the folklore, starve a fever. If you've got a fever, you probably don't feel like eating anyway. Fevers you have to keep a closer eye on. I've always felt like they're more dangerous than a cold. Anyway, again, stay hydrated - drink water, iced tea, ginger ale - you're probably not going to want anything hot. As a rule of thumb, if you get hungry, eat something. Try something light at first to make sure...a piece of dry toast or some crackers. Take your tempreture whenever you think of it to make sure you're not boiling over. If your tempreture gets too high, go to a doctor. \n\nFlu: \nStay warm, and stay close to a bathroom for starters! Stay hydrated - gatorade, tea, water, ginger ale is great. There's something about ginger that helps settle my stomach, so ginger ale and ginger tea (if you like either) are usually good to have around. Get as much rest as you can. Do whatever you can to stay comfortable. Peptobismal has always been a wonder drug in my family... Immodium for diareaha (sp?) is really good, too. Again, chicken soup if you can keep it down. Don't know what it is about that chicken soup, but it does seem to help.
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how not to become sick
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a nice salad would be fine\n\n:> peace\n.
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I think you should eat as much comfort food as possible when you're ill. For me it's Mac-and-Cheese, Cinnamon Toast and Cookies.  But you should eat whatever brings you comfort because when you're sick, eating enough to fight the flu/cold is often more important than what you eat.
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Get a shot glass full of whisky(any kind, like rum), add taplespoon or two of lemon juice, tablespoon of honey, stir it up, heat in microwave till warm but not hot, drink it down before bedtime.  That's what I take when I'm really sick.
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You've been sick and that explains it.  Typically the 3rd to 5th day are the worst.\n\nJust make sure that you are hydrated by drinking fluids.  Broth is a good option.  Don't force yourself to eat things that you wont be able to keep down.\n\nStay hydrated...  Watch electrolyte balance too (sodium, potasium, etc...).  Typically you'll be fine if you drink water and have broth.\n\nI've seen people in the hospital go for a week without eating anything...  So don't sweat it.  You'll eat when you feel better.\n\nRegards,\nRyan
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another old wives tale resurfaces.\n\nFact is both are viral infections and are best dealt with by lots of bed rest, keeping really warm (yep the "sweat it out" thing does help a lot) and drink lots of fluids.  Whether you eat or not is more to do with your degree of nausea at the time.  However, for any illness (other than digestive tract ones) you do need to keep up your strength to fight it off so eating is always good if you can keep it down.\n\nAlso, while modern medicine has not come up with a cure for the common cold or the flu, there are some natural remedies that might help you. One of course is vitamins in proper doses in case you are not getting lots via  food. Another one I discovered was garlic and cayenne capsules which might help boost your immune system and raise body temperature. And if all else fails, there  is always chicken noodle soup; and grandma was right - it does make you feel better.
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Eat bugger portions of healthy meals.
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feed a cold. starve a fever.
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cooking cleaning and laundry and care for their sick
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Vinegar.  Pickles and such help, but drinking a small amount of vinegar is gross yes but works the best.
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Way back when the good o'l book was a written. Pork was seen as a dirty animal and shell fish had no refrigeration, both were seen as good ways of getting sick, gods will kinda stuff.
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..viruses ..bacteria, bad water bad food
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FRESH fish from clean/cold waters is the healthier fish. I can recommend you Murray Cod, yum!