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Why am i so hungry when i have a cold?

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Dr. Michael Kleerekoper answered

Hungry: When you have a cold do you have a fever? That could make you hungry as the fever burns up calories.

Answered 10/7/2020

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Being feeling cold all the time.. Never hungry or eat very little.. Sometimes get pains in my tummy like sharp pains. Sometimes i feel sick without being sick. But other times I am sick. What could these be signs of?

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I feel hungry but when its time to eat then i can't even finish my food, I am just very thirsty, i had a cold a few days ago, what could be wrong?

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My hands feel really cold and I shiver when I'm really hungry, and I'm really cold in the morning when I wake up. Should I get tested for diabetes?

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Sir,Does drinking of too much cold water or beverages kills healthy or digestive bacterias in our stomach..? Is it the reason for not getting hungry?

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After a cold I get a dry shallow feeling in my lungs accompanied by shortness of breath when I wake up, I'm hungry, in crowded places like classroom and when I'm in a car this take years to recover can it be that I have an underlying lung illness ?

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