Glucose and the Stomach Flu—Starving a Fever

So I got sick. For the first time in such a long time that I have trouble remembering the last time... That's been one of the biggest benefits of the Paleo diet, as the flu used to visit like clockwork.

This one was a stomach bug—it's apparently going around, from the symptoms I'd say it's viral.

The immediate sign of it was that the mere thought of food was enough to make me nauseous and dizzy. At which point I decided that instead of getting lunch I would leave the office and go home.

Later, in the evening, my daughter broke out some ice cream. That was appealing!

After eating a few bites I came down with a fever. Literally, in the middle of eating the bowl of ice cream I started getting chills. 99.5, not huge, but I hadn't had a fever prior to that moment.

A few hours later the fever went away.

Which got me to thinking: cause and effect?

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