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Floyd R. Turbo

(32,913 posts) Mon Dec 4, 2023, 10:20 PM Dec 2023

"Feed a fever and starve a cold" or "Feed a cold and starve a fever"?

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"Feed a fever and starve a cold" or "Feed a cold and starve a fever"? (Original Post) Floyd R. Turbo Dec 2023 OP

How about "eat whatever you want" DBoon Dec 2023 #1

Either way True Dough Dec 2023 #2

I eat... Chi67 Dec 2023 #3

Fluids are more important than food TexasBushwhacker Dec 2023 #4

Get booze and burn it out! LOL n/t brewens Dec 2023 #5

"Feed a fever and starve a cold" bucolic_frolic Dec 2023 #6

Just feed. Ocelot II Dec 2023 #7

I knew it until you mixed me up. lapucelle Dec 2023 #8

Stuff a cold and starve a fever Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2023 #9

DBoon

(24,983 posts)

1. How about "eat whatever you want"

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Mon Dec 4, 2023, 10:23 PM

Dec 2023

The cold or fever will go away anyway

True Dough

(26,667 posts)

2. Either way

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Mon Dec 4, 2023, 10:24 PM

Dec 2023

snot important!

Chi67

(1,285 posts)

3. I eat...

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Mon Dec 4, 2023, 10:24 PM

Dec 2023

...a lot during both.

TexasBushwhacker

(21,204 posts)

4. Fluids are more important than food

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Mon Dec 4, 2023, 10:26 PM

Dec 2023

Always stay hydrated. If you feel like eating, keep it light.

brewens

(15,359 posts)

5. Get booze and burn it out! LOL n/t

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Mon Dec 4, 2023, 10:26 PM

Dec 2023

bucolic_frolic

(55,140 posts)

6. "Feed a fever and starve a cold"

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Mon Dec 4, 2023, 10:28 PM

Dec 2023

Def not the other way around.

Ocelot II

(130,533 posts)

7. Just feed.

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Mon Dec 4, 2023, 10:33 PM

Dec 2023

lapucelle

(21,061 posts)

8. I knew it until you mixed me up.

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Mon Dec 4, 2023, 10:33 PM

Dec 2023

Hermit-The-Prog

(36,631 posts)

9. Stuff a cold and starve a fever

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Tue Dec 5, 2023, 03:52 AM

Dec 2023

A fever is an unwelcome fire (even though it's fighting an infection for you) -- don't throw unnecessary fuel on a fire.

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