What do you do when your not feeling well?
I have a few things that I do (:
the most important one is drinking sports drinks. if you're having tummy troubles in particular, your body is flushing out important electrolytes and replenishing them can make you feel better! this is something recommended to me by doctors / other patients when I was very sick in high school and couldn't keep weight on. I still have a habit of drinking nothing but sports drinks, though,,,,,sajfhdsjfhdkjfhd whoops
if I can tolerate food, I try to eat something plain and easy to digest like steamed rice, saltine crackers, toast, bananas, applesauce, or soup. some of this is from the brat diet I tried back in high school, while some of it is from personal preferences! I find that salty foods help the most if I'm nauseous, and it's easy to keep crackers handy. rice is super easy on my stomach and easy to buy in microwavable cups if you don't have a rice cooker.
ice packs or those microwavable rice hot packs come in handy, too. and warm blankets or sweaters / pajama pants.
if I have a cold or sore throat, warm soups and hot cocoa are my best friends. I'm not a fan of lozenges (especially menthol ones - yuck!) so I pretty much just snuggle up and wait it out. if it isn't gone in a week, I go to the doctor for medications. I used to get strep over and over as a kid so I have a literal protocol for it LOL
the most important one is drinking sports drinks. if you're having tummy troubles in particular, your body is flushing out important electrolytes and replenishing them can make you feel better! this is something recommended to me by doctors / other patients when I was very sick in high school and couldn't keep weight on. I still have a habit of drinking nothing but sports drinks, though,,,,,sajfhdsjfhdkjfhd whoops
if I can tolerate food, I try to eat something plain and easy to digest like steamed rice, saltine crackers, toast, bananas, applesauce, or soup. some of this is from the brat diet I tried back in high school, while some of it is from personal preferences! I find that salty foods help the most if I'm nauseous, and it's easy to keep crackers handy. rice is super easy on my stomach and easy to buy in microwavable cups if you don't have a rice cooker.
ice packs or those microwavable rice hot packs come in handy, too. and warm blankets or sweaters / pajama pants.
if I have a cold or sore throat, warm soups and hot cocoa are my best friends. I'm not a fan of lozenges (especially menthol ones - yuck!) so I pretty much just snuggle up and wait it out. if it isn't gone in a week, I go to the doctor for medications. I used to get strep over and over as a kid so I have a literal protocol for it LOL
