Ever experience gastrointestinal severity from Gastroparesis? (I've gone to the hospital twice for that) Imagine your body having to upchuck because food is just not digesting. That to me is more painful and scarier than having stuffy.runny nose, fever, cough or drowsiness. You're left with the acid burning your digestive tract but before that you have the burning sensation that has you bloated. A nausea fills your sense and you try walking it off but your body knows what it has to do and you inevitably have to expel what your body could not take down. :/ Having to go to sleep after this is horrid. I would prefer taking meds to get rid of the cold than having to deal with the after math of anything dealing with digestive issues.