Having a decrease in your appetite is a very common system when you have the cold. The decreased appetite might not happen right away and might take a couple of days before that symptom starts happening.

Not everyone gets a decrease in their appetite. Sometimes medications that you take for the common cold could also cause this to happen and you might need to switch medications. There are plenty of medications for the common cold so if one does not work you can easily replace it with another medication or treatment.

Even when you get a decrease in your appetite it is very important that you have small meals while you are sick and not let yourself starve. Having a lot of water is another thing that you should do when you have the common cold. Soup is one of the best things that you can have when you are sick and yogurt also helps.