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West Ender · 31-07-2006, 21:32

I'm one of those weird people who like cod liver oil. We were forced-fed with a spoonful every day when I was in the nursery class at school, circa 1947, and I loved it. I also loved cod liver oil and malt, thick gloopy stuff that my mother used to shove down me in the hope of "building me up".

Being a small, skinny child I was referred to the clinic at age 4 as I was considered "underweight" (plump children were thought to be desirable in those early-NHS days). Having established that I wasn't being systematically starved by my parents the medics put me on iron tablets, which was crazy as I was as fit as a flea, so I learned at a very early age to swallow pills whole. I can still down anything up to the size of a marble, 2 at once, without gagging.

I regarded the odd dose of Syrup of Figs as a treat but I agree Fennings Fever Cure was nauseating. It wasn't given to me often, I'm happy to say.

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West Ender Passed away 25-11-09 Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Lymm, Cheshire Posts: 2,674 Blog Entries: 147 Liked: 2 times Rep Power: 192	Re: how sick were you when you were growing up? I'm one of those weird people who like cod liver oil. We were forced-fed with a spoonful every day when I was in the nursery class at school, circa 1947, and I loved it. I also loved cod liver oil and malt, thick gloopy stuff that my mother used to shove down me in the hope of "building me up". Being a small, skinny child I was referred to the clinic at age 4 as I was considered "underweight" (plump children were thought to be desirable in those early-NHS days). Having established that I wasn't being systematically starved by my parents the medics put me on iron tablets, which was crazy as I was as fit as a flea, so I learned at a very early age to swallow pills whole. I can still down anything up to the size of a marble, 2 at once, without gagging. I regarded the odd dose of Syrup of Figs as a treat but I agree Fennings Fever Cure was nauseating. It wasn't given to me often, I'm happy to say. __________________ * Some cinemas let the flying monkeys in............and some don't.