To not bother eating?

Ice lollies!Hope u feel much better soon x

I think not eating for a few days is fine as long as you keep hydrated, but if you have that acid feeling in your stomach then I would eat some toast, possibly with a scraping of butter and marmite, or a little rice, some pear or apple puree, maybe a good brand of chicken stew in toddler food form.

You can get an order of a few things from the supermarket that you can microwave in seconds: rice pouches, baby food pouches, jars of compote, plain crackers, Swedish toasts in a bag and and some ginger ale or sprite. And maybe some baking potatoes for bunging in the oven and eggs for boiling for when you feel better in a few days time.

Hope you feel much better soon.

I would suggest a mug of borough chicken broth. It is very soothing and will replace your electrolytes. I add tumeric and black pepper which helps with immunity.

If you can stomach it, you could just buy some ready made chicken soup. The fresh stuff is better. The umami in the soup (also contained in soy sauce) is supposed to bring on appetite. A tin of soup is also ok but it’s not going to have a concentration of ingredients for healing.

Im going through the same thing right now. I just dont have the appetite to eat much at all.
My go to is raisins and natural greek yoghurt. Its sweet enough to tempt me and the yoghurt is providing me with nutrition.
Although its only a handful and a spoonful of yoghurt every 2 hours or so.
Hope you get better soon.

I don't think not eating for a couple of days is going to cause any issues. No need for nasty shakes or soups. Just ride it out, unless it's for a longer period.

sureky it depends on how long OP hasn’t eaten. A couple of days without food is fine as long as they’re drinking. If the idea of food is turning your stomach then you should listen to your body. Obviousjy if it’s been a few days it’s a different matter

@CheesecakeTheCapybara I was going to say complan too. Amazon has it. The strawberry and banana ones are really nice!
Op they've got nutrients in them and take seconds to mix with milk or water. The milk tastes better and more filling obviously.
I often do this when I can't eat.

Apple juice works well for me in this situation - just basic cheap stuff in a carton is fine, and dilute and add ice if needed. Keeps you hydrated and the sugar gives you a bit of energy until you can eat. Also sometimes a plain biscuit, like a rich tea or water biscuit, can be a good start.

I really feel your pain. When I'm sick, I have a dreadful appetite and know that if I try and force myself to eat, it will 100% be vomited back up. As PPs have said, hydration is the key. Sugary squash, smoothies, milk, soup. Once you've got a bit of nutrition inside you, appetite hopefully slowly returns.

Just be careful- I ended up eating no more than a bag of crisps in a week and my sodium/sugars went wildly out of synch and was very ill. Hallucinating and in hospital- I am not slim so assumed I was OK and would just lose a few pounds which was fine with me. Drank tonnes of water which flushed everything out.
Make sure you keep hydrated but try a little sugary/salty food too until you are up to easy meals - scrambled eggs/soup etc. Maybe just crisps and haribo?

When I'm like this I can usually manage yogurt and plain biscuits like digestives
Hydration is more important than food, so I'd say follow your appetite until it comes back.
Eating junk for a few days doesn't matter.

Should say I did drink loads though, water, cups of tea, whatever I fancied

If you don't want to eat it's probably fine as long as you are having plenty of fluids. When you get your appetite back you will probably be ravenous.

I’d probably just have the toast.

if fruit or smoothie is appealing then that’s what to go with I would think.

You'll be fine
I had nothing but half a pack of hula hoops, cans of coke and the odd fruit pastille for 10 days with food poisoning
I did lose 17lbs but don't recommend it

Just keep drinking, and maybe try broth or thin soup. Beware of relying on sugar though, as it becomes a habit really quickly. I was a person with no sweet tooth at all but I did exactly that when I was very ill for about a month in 2018 - I lived off sour sweets - the sugar cravings became strong and it took me about two years to get fully back to normal. I'd suggest snacking on cheese or meat instead.

When I feel like this I buy drinks like kefir yoghurt drinks, chocolate milk and fresh orange juice. Or make healthy hot chocolate with just milk and cacao. Mixed spice added to hot chocolate with squirty cream on top is also good.

If you can be arsed, something along these lines will sort you out! Nigellas is my go to (in her Feast book) but this is similar, I don't bother with the balls.

www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/chicken/jewish-penicillin/

Soup or a smoothie maybe? Or that Complan stuff chemists sell (though I've heard they taste horrid).

Every time I've had Covid I've completely lost my appetite. First time, I lost a lot of weight very fast (but I could stand to lose it). Unfortunately this made me very weak and shaky. So I forced myself to eat the bare minimum to stop the weight loss, or at least drastically slow it down, and get some vitamins and minerals into me.

Unless you are already underweight, I doubt fasting will do you any harm. Just ensure you keep well-hydrated and try to get some vitamins and minerals into you to keep you going until until your appetite returns.

You’ll be fine not eating it’s staying hydrated that’s key really but something like toast is usually well tolerated when unwell

I often feel like this, my ‘emergency food’ is a tin of big chunky chicken soup and a par-baked baguette which takes 6mins in an air fryer. It’s not ideal but a lot better than nothing. As others say keep drinking. I have a 2l bottle which I make up with squash and keep by the sofa as getting up and moving to get a drink often seems like too much effort.