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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (4 children)

I recommend for people with colds:

Vitamin D supplement, you likely won't be getting enough sunlight while bedridden.
Even without appetite, force yourself to eat some fruits and veggies.
Gargle and spit a mug of water, honey, and a lot of salt. It tastes bad but will heal throat and tonsil congestion and infection due to the antinflammatory and antiseptic effects of the salt.
Keep your limbs warm and your head cool. Fevers over 100.4 are bad enough to seek help and fevers over 103 can be fatal, but you should avoid multiple showers a day (even though it soothes the nerve pain) as your body needs to maintain the temperature to fight off the infection.
Even while sick, do your best to keep up on laundry. Change out your sheets and blankets whenever possible.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Add zinc supplement to that list

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

for people who use normal human measurements:

100.4 is ~37.8,

103 is 39.4,

106 mentioned in another comment is 41.1

consult your doctors, but in my experience 37.5 is barely a fever, 38.5 is medium. 39 can be fought through but if you see 40 you shouldn't risk it and just seek help. depending on your general health it doesn't hurt to be safe and seek help even with 39.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Fevers over 100.4 are bad enough to seek help

That's like... every fever I've ever had. I just take a dose of nyquil and sleep it off. If I die I die.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Nah you're fine. Fevers below 106 are not dangerous for healthy people. And below 100 it's not even considered a fever at all.

https://youtu.be/cRZOUcpiOxY

^really cool video about fevers if you are interested

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah the fever stuff is all wrong. Fever below 106 is not dangerous to healthy people, and actually helps you recover faster by strengthening your immune system and making your body less habitable for pathogens. https://youtu.be/cRZOUcpiOxY