How does your body react to a cold or flu... I get hungry hungry hungry..... I heard the bodies metabolism increase up to 10 percent when you have a fever.... I'm feeling sick and I going to eat welll but not snack on crap....

How does everyone deal with getting sick? I used to use chocolate or sweets.. OK maybe one cup of hot chocolate!

When I'm sick I don't feel hungry at all...
Mostly I just drink orange juice. I get really bad cravings for it when I'm sick, and it seems to make me feel better.

I wish I craved healthy stuff when I was sick but I don't. It really depends on how sick I am. If it is just the sniffles then it is something spicy with a lot of taste. If it is flu then I usually lose my appetite.:) ...grace

I either want nothing when I'm sick, or I want soup. Preferably soup that I don't have to make, so I don't usually get soup - I end up eating chef boyardee mini ravioli. If I have a sore throat, I like to irritate it further by drinking orange juice. Dunno why, but I like that stinging feeling.

When I'm sick I'm sick and I don't crave anything...or if I'm feeling down it's the same thing...What I do have is lots of liquids...

Funny you should say that, dea -
For me it does sting at first, but it seems to make it feel better afterward. :shrug:

All my life when ever I have had tonsillitis and even this year when I had pneumonia all I wanted was a bit of ice cream...I think it is because it is nourishing to some degree LOL and also because it is so cold that it eased the burning. Other than that I also love chicken noodle soup.

Take care Bill

Louise

Well I actually get big food cravings when I am sick too, I think it has to do with being so bored staying home by myself, and of course watching tv makes you wanna snack too. I am hoping i do not get sick anytime soon, if for no other reason than to not get those food cravings!

Food is the last thing I crave when I am sick. So I normally just sip on OJ and 7up, some chicken soup perhaps. What I really crave is for somebody to take care of mom...lol:o

I'm a Mom so I don't get to be sick :shrug: I do know that when I have a sore throat I crave milk, whole milk, I guess maybe it sooths the throat.

When i get sick, I am not one bit hungry. The sight, smell, or thought of food actually makes me nauseous. Unfortunatly, as soon as I'm better, it is very much the opposite.