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anything you can keep down hun. I hate to say it because some ppl hate the stuff, but canned tomato soup is my usual go to when sick, acidic enough that it actually feels good on a sore throat. Hope you feel better soon.

chicken noodle soup in a mug .. breathe it in as well as sip it.

There is alot to be said for chicken soup and matzo balls easy on the stomach and as NanaJoie said breathe deep, it really works.

I get sinus infections, and I find myself seeking hot liquids - soup, tea, coffee. I really like hot and sour soup from my local Chinese take out place - I think the sinus infection affects my taste buds, too, so I look for something really exciting.

How about menudo with a couple of squeezes of fresh lime juice in it? Clears out sinuses, for sure.

Or pho -- just for the broth alone.

I have to go along with dearrie's sugestion too .. alcohol kills germs .. a good stiff drink won't hurt .

Pho has always been my go to when I'm feeling well, and especially when I am battling a cold or allergies. I can make it as spicy as possible to clear my sinuses with the peppers. The squeezed lime over the soup has this cooling effect in the summer and when I'm sick, the citrus helps me taste the food. :)

Get well soon.

my best "knock it out of the system meal" --

garlic, garlic, garlic - parsley, olive oil and pasta:

chop lots of garlic, fresh parsley, put into a bowl - a pinch of kosher salt, a drizzle of olive oil ... boil the pasta, take a ladle full or two (depending upon how much juice you want) pour on top of the garlic, etc. drain pasta, (i like shells) put some shells in a big bowl, ladle lots of garlic parsley juice and definitely add some hot chili pepper. romano cheese if you want....
(for a lb. of pasta i'd use 1-2 heads of garlic, a bunch of italian parsley, about good healthy drizzle of olive oil and about 4 cups of the pasta water)

i guarantee you will clear up any cold, infection, malaise you may have....

@pooch, I love garlic, but boy that much would have my husband sleeping in the guest bedroom for a week. Hmm...maybe that would at least help me sleep--the man can really snore.

Chicken noodle soup! I follow my grandma's version and use macaroni in place of the usual egg noodles. I use broth, chicken breast, carrots, celery, onion and bay leaf. The bay leaf is a must.

Hubby's sick and having his ultimate comfort dinner of Kraft Chicken Noodle Dinner. Something I had never seen before I moved to the midwest. Mine is Kraft Deluxe mac & cheese. How sad are we? He figures it's just because it's the only thing salty enough that he can taste it over the nastiness.

@MaresyDotes ~ I'll bite. What is Kraft Chicken Noodle Dinner?

I have had a cold for two weeks now and last night we went out for Chinese and all I could muster up an appetite for was Egg Drop Soup. What a great choice! I have felt lots better since eating it, I even got a second order to go to bring home for today. So now that's my go-to cure for a cold.

warm rice pudding

@MaresyDotes ~ thanks for the info. Sounds revolting! ha ha
Love your name. You know the.....and little lambs eat ivy part? Our neighbor lent us some sheep to eat our poison ivy in the hedge row. The song is true!

When I have a cold/bronchial or respiratory infection...hot and sour soup is what I crave. Plus lots and LOTS of hot tea. Back when I was without appetite after numerous surgeries and infections...I craved spaghetti...so much that my DH actually made a pot of sauce (from scratch, with my directions from the bedroom) and pasta and I ate a little bit for lunch and dinner daily for over a week. That's all I could eat.

chicken soup if you can breathe through your nose. sushi with wasabi if you cant breathe through your nose. oranges to make me feel like i am doing something healthy. i crave spaghetti when i am getting over nausea... and jello, cause there is just so much water you can drink.

Well I felt terrible today and it definitely wasn't because of a sinus infection. But lots of water certainly helped, I also resort to hot sauce when Im sick. Ramen with Siracha or even habanero sauce helps me feel human again. I thinks its the crazy heat that releases endorphins and gives me a high/rush kind of feeling that almost makes me forget about the jackhammer attacking my brain.

@dhorst = yes i know it's a lot of garlic, and if you're going to eat it, hubby must also.... otherwise -- well, let me just say -- he'll surely be keeping his distance.

garlic is a natural antibiotic..... some people have a hard time digesting it, but if you can tolerate it believe me it will knock out everything, and i mean EVERYTHING.....

My Mother used to mix a can of Mushroom Soup with rice for me when I was sick. I haven't had it in years, but the love in it seems to have made me better many times.

When I'm not feeling well, my taste buds go all out of whack, so it's best if I don't cook anything that requires the use of spices. And a lot of perfectly good foods taste terrible to me, when I'm sick. Things will taste soapy or metallic or just plain awful, so it's one bite and I'm done.

Best if I stick to the mac and cheese in the blue box, tomato and rice soup, and things like that.

If it's a head cold and my stomach isn't protesting, sometimes I'll want things like cheese quesadillas with plenty of hot sauce, because at least I can taste the hot.

The funny thing is that always, without fail, the very first thing I want when I start feeling better is a steak. Sometimes I'll subconsciously know that I'll be better in a few days, even if I don't feel better at the time, because I'll take steak out of the freezer to thaw, and plan on having that for dinner a few days later.

When I had mono - the sickest I've been in my life - I craved Taco Bell. And my mean mom wouldn't drive to the nearest one to get me a Chili Cheese burrito, even when I BEGGED her. Probably because it would have killed me in my weakened condition...

Now my tastes have matured, and I crave Totino Party Pizzas when I'm sick :)