2007-12-11 04:10:46 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
1. The caffeine will make you pee out your precious fluids, dehydrating you. Considering the general rule when you're sick with the flu is to drink lots of fluids, losing fluids is BAD.
2. If you're already pretty wiped out by being sick with the flu, the caffeine is going to amp up your heart rate and make you pretty uncomfortable.
3. The alertness you get from your caffeine jolt is going to keep you from getting proper rest, which is important when you're trying to recover from the flu.
You won't die, but I'd bet you're gonna feel pretty craptastic because you drank all that coffee.
2007-12-11 04:50:56 · answer #1 · answered by Gumdrop Girl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will be sick with the flu, you will have to pee about 4 or 5 times, and the caffeine can either make you feel a little bit better or give you a raging headache.
2007-12-11 12:49:25 · answer #2 · answered by formerly_bob 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Lots of better things to drink while you have the flu:
Chicken broth for amino acids (even canned or from a carton)
Gatorade for salt and electrolytes
Hot apple juice for vitamin C
Cold OJ -- always drink when you're sick!
Green tea, vitamins and antioxidants
Hot cocoa for protein from the milk, and chocolate because it's chocolate!
Slamming six cups of java? Nope. You need your rest!
2007-12-11 12:56:11 · answer #3 · answered by JJ 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋