🤒 Best Fruits & Foods During Fever — What Helps, What to Avoid

What fever does: raises body temperature to fight infection — which burns extra energy and water. Rehydration is the #1 priority.

Best fruits: orange & citrus (vitamin C + fluid), watermelon (92% water + electrolytes), papaya (gentle + vitamin A/C), banana (quick energy + potassium for cramps), pomegranate (fluids + antioxidants, traditionally used for weakness).

Best liquids: water, ORS (oral rehydration salts — the WHO formula), coconut water (natural electrolytes), light soups and dal, herbal tea (ginger, chamomile).

Easy foods: rice porridge/khichdi, soft boiled eggs, toast, yoghurt (if tolerated), steamed vegetables.

Avoid: fried/spicy food, very cold drinks, alcohol, and heavy dairy if it increases mucus or nausea for you.

When to see a doctor: fever over 39.5°C (103°F) in adults, fever lasting more than 3 days, fever with stiff neck, severe headache, rash, breathing difficulty, confusion, or fever in a baby under 3 months — go immediately.

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