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a couple of weeks ago I had a fever for 4 days along with a hugely congested nose and I was coughing up solidified mucus. It sucked balls and I am still coughing from it 3 weeks later.

My advice is to drink Ginger Ale or Sprite for your stomache and eat toast, they do not agitate your stomach that much so you should be able to eat them. Take a lot of ibuprofen also to keep the fever down. And as stupid as it sounds, try to sit up a lot instead of laying down. laying down just made me feel like I was dying, try to stand and walk around.