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Just know that our immune systems are as unique as we are. Yours is going to do what is best for you and your partner's will do that for them. Don't stress about being taken out, but listen to your body and allow it to heal you.
I'm more like your partner and my wife is more like you and I take great pleasure in being able to take care of us when we're sick together.
You will have to eat though, brushing and showing can pause for a bit. Immune systems require nutrition to operate.
Thanks for the tips.
I'm happy that my partner is still relatively fine and it helps a lot when they help me to keep resting and recover.
I sometimes find it difficult to listen to my body though. It seems like I often have a stomachache which makes me feel like I'm hungry, but at the same time too uncomfortable to actually eat.
I suppose this depends from person to person, but any recommendations for food that is easy on the stomach but would still give me enough energy for my immune system to do its work?
Chicken noodle soup or chicken and rice soup. Very easy on the stomach and has some anti-inflammatory benefits. If even that is too much, just broth is better than nothing.
There's also the BRAT diet. Bananas, rice, applesauce, toast.
Congee is easy on the stomach, too. Basically rice with broth.
Thanks for the suggestion. I'll try that. Usually I feel full very fast from soup. But I suppose I could put it near my bed and just eat it over a few hours.
Yeah, I've been there. Just make sure you don't leave it out too long or bacteria will grow. I like Pacific Foods (I think that's what they're called) chicken and rice soup. Doesn't have a bunch of unnecessary additives and mysterious "flavor" ingredients.
When I feel myself first getting sick, I will often make myself a big pot of chicken noodle soup or pho that I can just heat up to get me through it. Have to do so before you're really sick, though, of course.
Chicken pho is another good one if you have that available near you.
Oh, saltines are good as well.
I tend to eat muesli, yoghurt, banana and sugar mixed together when I'm ill, it gets the job done.
During the past year, my favorite food has become greek yoghurt with cruesli (and sometimes jam or honey). It's so easy to prepare and (I feel) still relatively healthy.