I wanna know if eating cold ice cream makes your flu symptoms worse or it dosent affect your flu, ive been wondering this for a while.
2007-03-10 14:35:21 · 34 answers · asked by anatol-s 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
the flu is caused by viruses
viruses need three things to live:
oxygen, sugar, and a hospitable environment.
Eating icecream helps them in two ways. Sugar, and hospitable environment.
When you're sick, you run a fever which kills the virus (hopefully; and it depends on the virus really). If you lower the temperature, they're gonna thank you. Also, if you douce them with sugar (from ice cream), they're going to party.
Try nice warm sugar-free echinacea tea, some rest, a nice warm bath maybe. that kinda thing.
2007-03-10 14:40:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 10⤊ 4⤋
Eating ice cream will not make your flu any worse, nor will it make it any better. Flu is a virus that must run its course and is not effected by any outside means. Ice cream may make some of your symptoms feel better or worse depending on the individual virus you have. Any dairy products (including ice cream) will cause phlegm to be thicker and may make you feel more congested if you already are. If you have a sore throat or fever, ice cream may make you temporarily feel a little better as you eat it. Once you've eaten it though, you'll probably feel the same as before you ate it. Since there is no cure for the flu, medicines work similar to the ice cream. They may temporarily make your symptoms less noticeable, but they won't actually make you any better.
2007-03-11 08:00:14 · answer #2 · answered by johnsredgloves 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is an "old doctors" tale. There is no evidence that ice cream or any other food makes flu worse or better. It does not make mucous worse or better.
However, having said that many, many, people believe that ice cream can turn colds into pneumonia. This is rooted in age of beliefs of "hot" and "cold" thoughts on disease that have existed since the time of the ancient greeks. People still believe one can "catch" a cold by going outside without warm clothes in the winter.
Flu is caused by several kinds of viruses. They are spread through the air and direct contact. Hand washing before eating is the best prevention. There is no medicince for most viruses although there are some new "anti influenza" medications that can used in the early stages.
Watch out , there are a lot of "snake oil" sales people out there.
2007-03-10 15:45:34 · answer #3 · answered by ron 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
What makes the flu worse is over-heating. People tend to think that they should turn the thermostat to 110 degrees and throw 4 layers of blankets on themselves, but this only encourages fever. Stay warm, keep out of windchill. Ice cream is OK, but if it's making you shiver, you've gotten too cold, and the flu just got worse. Keep temperate, not too hot or too cold. What you eat doesn't matter, so long as it doesn't make you sick (like 10 Snickers bars or something).
2007-03-10 14:44:21 · answer #4 · answered by perfectlybaked 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That all depends upon what you consider a "Flu" ? Lots of people just get to coughing and have lots of congesion in their lungs and nose, and consider that the "Flu" to me, its just a cold! And for "Cold's" in our family we go by that old wifes tale: "Feed a Cold" & "Starve a Fever"... if you've been vomiting, and having fever's I say, just drink clear fluids, and crackers.. Some 7-Up, too.. For just a cold, eat until your heart's content!!! Anything and everything, because it simply speeds up the whole sickness, process!! And even if you were vomiting and feverish, and now are strong enough to eat, and are hungry, then I say "Ice Cream" should be just fine, and most likely will even help you to feel much better, for eating it, you know... So, I say "Go For It!!" And enjoy!! Happy Eating, to you!! Smile!!! Hope you get to feeling better real soon, too!!
2007-03-10 14:59:32 · answer #5 · answered by Hmg♥Brd 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, and No. I cant even eat ice cream even when its hot, I get sick and sometimes If I don't want to go any place with any friends I eat a bit of ice cream and get sick for 2 or 3 days and where as my kids eat ice cream when ever, even when sick and show no difference. So I think its all on different body reaction.
2007-03-10 19:28:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Milk aggravates congestion, builds mucus. If it's a stomach flu, ice cream is still a bad idea. Stay away from all dairy and stick to tons of water and hot liquids, like broth and tea.
2007-03-12 05:05:02 · answer #7 · answered by Klum 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you feel like eating ice cream, you don't have the flu. But, if you feel well enough to eat ice cream, save me some, chocolate of course. Hope u feel better.
2007-03-11 13:36:46 · answer #8 · answered by dtwladyhawk 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ice cream contain a proprelyne gycol, this thing is used in inhaling kit for asthma, also use in hospital at the air-conditioner, because this thing is naturally anti-bacteria, what an old doctor said, is true, but i never test this myth. in my opinion, it shouldn't be worse if u eat ice cream while have flu.
2016-03-02 20:22:12 · answer #9 · answered by pai mcguire 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well any type of dairy products that you eat when you are sick is worse for your cold to be honest. by experience i know if i eat cheese or something when i am sick the flu will stay with you longer and in some cases may become worse!
2007-03-12 04:17:21 · answer #10 · answered by Melinda G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but I think the cream in ice cream lends itself to plegm (mucous) production. In my personal experience if I ate Ice cream or drank milk with a cold, I had more mucus afterward.
Get rest take vitamin C, and zinc.
2007-03-11 16:35:32 · answer #11 · answered by stick man 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋