Every time I get sick there is always those stages I expect. First off --and my least favorite is --the sore throat. Then the itchy throat and eyes, running nose, and last is usually the cough. Then there is that other stage I always forget about, which happens to be the most challenging. Mouth breathing. There is no way around it as your nose is fully clogged up and every attempt to nose breath has you gasping for air. The very act of mouth breathing is so unflattering it makes you feel like a 300 pound fat man gulping down air. Gulp. Gulp. Gulp. Maybe I"ll try to breath through my nose...barely get a suck of oxygen. Gulp. Let's not forget the challenge of eating while mouth breathing. Every bite you take is like a test to see how long you can hold your breath and if you even think to savor any part of the food for too long you find yourself sucking in air after the fact. Or of course there is the other option to sloppily chew with your mouth open, which solidly fits with the fat man attitude. Whatever sickness it may be I always love finally get over the mouth breathing phase where I can enjoy eating without gulping down air.
