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Colds and fevers

 
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I am sick as a dog. My son brought back something from nursery that is making me feel like death warmed over.
Here's the question:
Is it, "feed a cold, starve a fever" or "starve a cold, feed a fever"?
Is there any medical basis to this?
 
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I doubt it, because there's not much consensus on the definition of a cold vs flu anyway. And don't get started on the whole bacterial v viral thing.
Good therapy include extra sleep and enough liquids, no matter what's wrong.
Preventative herbs include garlic and astragalus, both are antibacterial and antiviral. Hope you are better soon.
 
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FWIW, I always heard it at "feed a cold, starve a fever". But here's The Straight Dope.
 
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My wife called the doctor and he made a house call(!). Okay, I know I've been slagging off Spain for a while, but they have this: the doctors (in Barcelona at least) still make house calls.
The diagnosis? I have the flu. Lovely. The doctor basically said that it didn't matter if I ate two three pound bags of Big Macs or tried to starve myself: I am in for 72 hours of fun no matter what, and the best thing to do is lay down and drink a lot of liquids.
I hate being sick.
 
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