Do YOU eat chicken soup when you're sick? I don't eat chicken soup very often, and I don't eat it when I'm sick. What about you? Does it REALLY help your cold/flu? I just wondering cause I'm sick right now.....ok bye =)

I asked a friend and she said:
"chicken noodle soup is salt water!
clam chowder all the way! xD"

I searched but I could not find a thread that had to do with chicken soup.... OX :sweat: :sweat:

My mother used to feed me chicken noodle soup when I was ill... but now, when I'm ill, I just eat I can... often, asprin

Tare care... and if needed, you might want to visit your doctor too... hey, then you can ask him about the soup and let us know!

when i am sick i eat the stuff that ain't good for you and it always helps me getting better XD

Actually I do eat chicken soup and it helps me a lot when I'm sick. It's very easy to make home made chicken soup =) you just need to get 1 chicken steak, cut it to pieces, loads of veggies and don't forget to add some garlic, since it gives better taste and it is the ultimate weapon against cold/flu

Moony-you hit on what I was going to say! I do eat chicken noodle soup but ultimately I try to eat a lot of food involving garlic as it's the best food I know to get rid of a cold/flu.

not to mention that it will keep the vampires away XD

I agree with Moony, chicken soup does help. However, I get the Campbells chicken soup and don't make my own.

Moony: Garlic is a major germ-fighter! Onions are another, but not as strong of a germ-fighter than garlic. I hate both, so my mom can't sneak any in my food or amything. XP
When I feel lazy, I also get the Campbells, but I try to avoid that because home-cooked soup is infinitely healthier, and that's what you're going for when you're sick.
(My mom puts chopped-up onions on our nightstand when one of my family members are sick to clear up out airways, which is important while sleeping to get a better night's sleep, which is very important to become healthy again and to fight the sickness! The onions certianly help, but they can irritate eyes sometimes, even when you're sleeping. Amazing, huh? )

And I do believe that chicken soup is benificial to you when you're sick (and when you're not!).
The warm of if helps clear out congestion(and warming your insides if you're cold, and not affecting much of you're warm), while the chicken provides much-needed protien, and if you have veggies in it, the vitamins from them helps out in regaining health and making you feel better while sick.

And if there are noodles in it, the grain in them is helpful and healthier as well. It's more filling, and makes the soup tase better!

And I also firmly believe that chicken soup is good for the soul.

I sorry you're ill, Val!!! I really hope you get well soon!

Hm....chicken soup...

No,mom never gave me that to eat whenever I was sick.
He has her own methods,learn for grandma to make me healthy again.

@Goldie
Garlic + Onions = Major breath attackers xD
But,its healthy so I enjoy eating them

nope, chicken soup was never one of our methods. We take meds and just eat regular stuff lol.

thanks guys ^.^
@brycej - i did visit the doctor ^.^ he said chicken soup is good cuz meat contains proteins which give our body energy.Also,its best taken hot cuz it helps sooth the throat and nasal passages.apart for that, aspirins are good for headaches,yeah
I dont like onions and garlic much cuz it gives me bad breath and i keep burping I just like plain chicken stew.bit when im ill,i find hot milk with honey works on me apart from meds xD

Actually, it depends on person. chicken soup content high protein and has lot of water which can relieves pain and give more water to human body. And it will become more healthiest food if you mix up with some herbs as cinnamon, ginger, pomegranate, garlic, onion, etc. Just to share, Garlic and union known as anti-bacteria, anti-inflammation, anti-cancer, block nuclear factor-kb and etc. the rest also has good prop. so, it makes sense if those will make you feel better. And of course, relying on complementary medicine than modern medicine is very good for every part of human..

I can't remember when was the last time I had a real flu.. Always something between flu and health

I use strong medicine every time I have fever. It's only thing I can swallow then And it really sucks having fever so I wanna get over it asap Fluids are important.

With sore throat garlic, honey and lemon are the best (though I cannot use lemon without getting CPR after eating it ) together, but I prefer hot blackcurrant juice. Pain killers are with me mostly then, too, because I don't trust natural medicine too much *.* But it's because my mother is a nurse and the solution is always medical

Yeep, I do eat chicken soup when i'm sick...
And i don't know if it makes me healthy, but it does makes me feel better ^^

Sometimes I do, but generally I just take some medicine, but I don't get sick very often.

I just found an article on Yahoo about soup healthwise: http://health.yahoo.com/experts/drmao ... eight-and-boost-immunity/

PS: meds: I don't really like taking meds. I absolutely hate the drugged feeling, and having my limbs feel like noodles. My mom, grandma, great-grandma and so on were never big on meds, so in the process of evolution/genetics, meds aren't in our blood. And, I find that I usually build tolerance to medications.

For example: I discovered an allergy I had that made my eyes itchy. I used drops, though after using about 8-12 times, they didn't do much except cool my eyes, and after 18-20 times, even made my eyes feel bad. Now, I just have to be careful to avoid the allergy.

Ex #2: My doc prescribed Naproxen for pain I have someimes, and I found that after taking them 30-35 times, all they did was make me feel drugged.
I still felt the pain, though it just felt more monotone.

PSS: Wyst: Lucky!

@goldie: I'm confused by what you mean 'meds aren't in your blood'. Synthetic Meds should never be made by your body or you wouldn't need to take them.

As for drugged feeling: I'm not sure what meds you're talking about, but I was referring to aspirin and the like. Those tend to not have drowsy side effects. Though when I do get more serious meds, I tend to not get badly affected by them either way. (Now anesthetics is a different story lol. That will knock you out almost immediately after injection.)

as for your eyes: it sounds like the wrong type of drops.

pain: again, wrong drugs. It should have been brought up with the doctor after the first time.

Side story: my dad forgot to pick up my pain meds following a dental surgery. Could not sleep at all that first night. Luckily I got the meds the next day so I was able to sleep.

Lol guys.
I don't usually take meds unless the fever's too bad .They're chemicals after all,and I am very prone to colds xD.So I use mostly natural remedies for mild illnesses.
I once heard of a woman who used to be ill frequently and kept her tablets and all in her car. One day,her daughters were waiting for her in the car,found the tablets and goobled up entire bottles thinking they were sweets.I can't remeber what happened after that but it wasn't anything nice.Of course,it was a bit of recklessness on her part.

@valky:

bout that lady: now that's just stupidity on the mother's part. You should never keep any type of weapon, drug, etc. where a child can reach it and use/eat it. Not until they know better and understand the consequences. That's like the stories where the parent doesn't hide a gun very well and the kid ends up blowing its head off or someone else.