- Caffeinated drinks and alcohol. Between elevated temperatures and increased sweating, dehydration is something to be cautious of when you have a fever.
- Greasy foods.
- Hard to digest grains.
- Sugary food or drinks.
What can we eat during fever?
- Chicken soup. Chicken soup has been a go-to for sickness for generations — and for good reason.
- Broths. Like chicken soup, broths are excellent sources of fluid and electrolytes that can be helpful when you're sick.
- Garlic.
- Coconut water.
- Hot tea.
- Honey.
- Ginger.
- Spicy foods.
Why we Cannot eat during fever?
“When you have a cold or a fever, your immune system is fighting off an infection, and eating less during the early stages of an infection can actually be dangerous,” he explains. “The body requires large amounts of energy to create and assemble the large number of immune cells necessary to fight the enemy.
Should you feed a cold and starve a fever?
This saying has been traced to a 1574 dictionary by John Withals, which noted that “fasting is a great remedy of fever.” The belief is that eating food may help the body generate warmth during a “cold” and that avoiding food may help it cool down when overheated. But recent medical science says the old saw is wrong.Jan 3, 2014