I can't eat....suggestions please!

[mrs_overall]

I've got a stinker of a cold right now, the sort with lots of yukky phlegm. I haven't had any food since Friday and the thought of eating makes be barf. I'm even gagging when I clean my teeth. I'm underweight as it is, and now feel lightheaded & faint.
Can anyone suggest anything I could take? (I am drinking lots of fluids).

[China Doll]

It would help your cold if you made yourself a very spicey chilli or curry.

However, that won't help your urge to barf.

But try it anyway...

[daffy654]

Try taking some Sudafed tablets(the ones without paracetamol) they will clear all the yucky phlegm and should stop you feeling nauseous,hopefully you'll be able to eat then.

[Louisa 69]

Try complan or build up that's what i usually drink if i'm under the weather. Hope your feeling better soon

[annie0000]

soup
custard
yoghurt drinks/probiotics
smoothies
lucozade
slim fast - sounds mad, but they are quite high calorie - you just need to drink lots of them!
milk shakes
hot chocolate made with full fat milk

personally I always really like white buttered toast when I am not feeling well as an introduction to solids.

[weeal]

Aww mrs thats a shame, could you not manage a wee bit scrambled egg on toast? my mum used to give us that saying to 'feed a cold and starve a fever'. You need to get rid of the phlegm first by the sounds of it and, this is not just an old wives tale, chicken soup works on the mucus membranes apparently.
If you dont eat something your body wont have much to fight the cold off with.

http://chetday.com/coldfluremedy.htm

Good luck, hope you feel better soon.

[someguy0000]

go to the doctors.sounds like you have a chest infection and if your already underweight you probably wont be able to fight the virus off very well.
or failing that............try a smoothie.lots of vitamin c

[mrs_overall]

Thanks for your suggestions.
I'd forgotten about Complan - I had that years ago when I was recovering from food poisoning (Mr Overall's cooking!) and it helped ease me back into eating.
I've just sent Mr O a text to call at the chemist & buy some complan & sudafed.

[andrea81]

Would fruit help, when I'm ill I can only seem to keep fruit down!

Take care x x

[mrs_overall]

Lol legend. I've found a recipe....first go into the woods and pick some cghiucken.....

[Cockney_si]

Roast Beef or Pickled oinon flavoured monster munch.

[bigmamma]

Oh you poor soul mrs_overall, when you have one of those phlegm abundant colds you lose your appetite and your sense of taste , no wonder you are feeling rough. If you are already underweight you haven't got much in reserve to draw energy from . Try to drink plenty , as you are , and attempt easy to digest and simple to eat foods , such as soups , and glucose drinks. Have what you fancy , when you fancy it . I hope you feel better real soon :-) x

[mrs_overall]

Oh yuk, cockney_si. I may just come to your house and blow my nose on your curtains for that!

[Reverandfunk]

Don't worry you aren't going to starve to death lol

Just get plenty of fluid.

[jane1098]

i used to like ice pops. crunching on the ice took away the yukky feeling.

[Cockney_si]

Don't knock it until you've tried it.

[eyeshade]

Mrs. O! You poor thing! You know what they always say - "feed a cold, starve a fever" ! When I was a slip of a lass, my mum always gave me Heinz Tomato soup with home made dumplings, (just like legend) and I felt so much better. You might not get the dumplings but a bowl of hot soup should hit the spot.