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  • #1

    I'm so sick and need ideas for foods I can keep down.

    I have viral influenza and can't hold any foods down right now. I can sip liquids and thats about it. Most of the time I just want to sleep. Under my old eating habit I would eat dry toast and crackers but on this eating plan I cannot. I've made some beef bullion and I'm going to sip that but what else can I do that doesn't require much energy, since I have none and my whole body hurts? I was up last night with a fever of 104 then at 3:33 a.m. I got up because I was shivering so bad I bit my tongue with my chattering teeth. My temp at that point was 96.8. Its aweful and I have never felt this bad. Every bone, joint, and muscle aches to the point where turning over causes pain. This flu is temporary but my eating plan is forever and I don't want to abandon it just because I don't feel like eating. Right now the though of eggs makes me want to hurl.

    I know I should be in bed right now but I just made that bullion and I'm trying to conserve energy by not walking too much so I plopped myself down in the computer chair. Truthfully I spent the last 14 hours in that bed and i need a change of scenery.

    So any recipes would be very helpful at this point. Thank you everyone!
    31/F/5'7"
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  • #2
    Re: I'm so sick and need ideas for foods I can keep down.

    When I caught the flu a month ago or so I had tomato soup w/ basil. I did buy store bought kind (campbells select I believe). It has like 18g of carbs in it which is not happy but I needed something in my system and it was very filling
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    • #3
      Re: I'm so sick and need ideas for foods I can keep down.

      Keep it up with the broth and remember that just about anything is blendable to make it easier to go down! If you are looking for bland how about some chicken breast in a crock pot prepared without any herbs or flavours or anything? Hope you feel better soon! It's so hard to be sick! You can do this!
      ~Amy~

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      • #4
        Re: I'm so sick and need ideas for foods I can keep down.

        Chicken broth with some chicken in it, perhaps?
        boil some veggies (cauliflower, broccoli, etc) in the chicken broth and then blend it together. That would probably be best.

        I wouldn't worry too much about not eating. Just make sure that you have plenty of fluids. The chicken/beef stock will help with that.
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        • #5
          Re: I'm so sick and need ideas for foods I can keep down.

          When I am feeling like that I always have a chicken stock cube in a mug of hot water - it has a lot of salt and is easy to digest.

          Get well soon xx
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          • #6
            Re: I'm so sick and need ideas for foods I can keep down.

            I was just going to say boil some chicken. I've never tried it but I bet it would be pretty good with some chunks of tofu in it and the tofu would soak up the chicken flavor. It works for miso soup! That would give you some protein and it is easy on your stomach.

            Don't worry about not getting enough calories. Your body will understand due to illness. As long as you don't eat anything off plan, you will for sure be fine.

            I hope you get to feeling better soon.



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            • #7
              Re: I'm so sick and need ideas for foods I can keep down.

              Sometimes when your sick, nothing sounds good. I had a stomach thing a month or so ago & I took some onion soup mix, you know the powdered kind & dropped a few chicken tenders in it & just let it simmer on the stove awhile, as low maintenance as I could think of. It went down nice & easy.

              If you are feeling some grumbling in your tummy try a spoonful of cream cheese, it settled the acid in my stomach. I know a lot of people can't do any dairy but it helped me.

              Remember the old tried & true 7 up trick too. Just do diet.

              Sugar free jello.
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              • #8
                Re: I'm so sick and need ideas for foods I can keep down.

                I just got over this flu--it sucked. I made a big pot of chili in a crockpot to get a little bit of veggies and was able to keep it down.
                Holly
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                • #9
                  Re: I'm so sick and need ideas for foods I can keep down.

                  Aww... Shari

                  I am so sorry you feel so bad! Did the doctor give you anything? If you are determined to stay on plan (and GOOD FOR YOU ~ alot of people wouldn't) then keep up with the bullion soups... I know Spazzy mentioned the tomatoe soup - but just remember if you are like me... don't add milk or cream to it as with the fever it will curdle in your stomach and cause you other problems. How about some faux potatoes with the mashed cauli - maybe DH could make it for you when he gets home so you have something a little solid in your stomach.. or some sugar free jello (I think I read somewhere on here there is an acceptable kind)

                  Hope you feel better soon
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                  • #10
                    Re: I'm so sick and need ideas for foods I can keep down.

                    I agree with the others... soup's the way to go when you're feeling like this. Hope you feel much better soon.
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                    • #11
                      Re: I'm so sick and need ideas for foods I can keep down.

                      Shari, could be worse!

                      Hope this makes you smile!
                      Hi, I'm Jill
                      my daughter has epilepsy, you can learn more about the different type of seizures at:
                      http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org/ab...ypes/index.cfm

                      female 39 years young, 5'6"
                      start date: 1/05/08
                      hw 181 / sw 176 / cw 160 / gw 150
                      more important to me is my size
                      start 14/16 current 10/12 goal 8/10


                      Created by MyFitnessPal.com - Free Calorie Counter

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                      • #12
                        Re: I'm so sick and need ideas for foods I can keep down.

                        well I flubbed up a bit. I went to the pharmacy and they had these illegal foods there. I tried to resist but I bought it and at about a 1/4 of it before I realized it was making me sicker than before. I've had diarrea every since then... BLECH. I just need to get over this whole thing. Tomorrow will be a better day. I'll probably stall a bit and when I'm better I'll go back to a two week induction. I may have flubbed up but I'm still with the plan. I'll do better.
                        31/F/5'7"

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                        • #13
                          Re: I'm so sick and need ideas for foods I can keep down.

                          Look don't worry. Just get yourself well xxx
                          224/200/165
                          F 38 (5'7)
                          Currently doing couch to 5K program to start running and loving it Check out 'Get Running' if you have an iPhone.

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                          • #14
                            Re: I'm so sick and need ideas for foods I can keep down.

                            well today I feel a bit better so I'm completely back to eating the way I'm suppose to be eating. God I don't know what hit me yesterday. It was like I was deperate to eat something and just about everything I though I wanted tasted terrible to me and was not a legal food for this stage of the game. So I'm back to induction for two weeks. I still feel a bit shaky but Not like I'm going to vomit. Thanks everyone for their ideas. I'm going to try some of them today.
                            31/F/5'7"

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                            • #15
                              Re: I'm so sick and need ideas for foods I can keep down.

                              Instead of tomato soup, why not heat some legal tomato juice?

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