Please suggest foods for this medical situation

[Anonymous]

In total seriousness, have a mirror handy for your first meal so you can guide your utensil or your cup. I had all four of mine removed, and my lower face stayed completely numb for several hours after the procedure. I couldn’t even feel where my mouth was and got chocolate milkshake all over my face, like a toddler.

[Anonymous]

OP here. I have pudding, bone broth, soups, black tea, apple sauce, peanut butter, hid the straws, and think I'm mostly set (can't find jello without the dyes so will skip it).

I just want to know how many days to do liquids only or what the specific criteria is before being able to eat soft foods. Everything I'm seeing online seems very vague and I don't understand.

[Anonymous]

I had three wisdom teeth out at 48 a couple of years ago.

You don’t need to do a liquid diet—it’s not a colonoscopy—mashed potatoes, smooth yogurt, soup, pudding, smoothies, etc. are fine. Food you can just smush in your mouth. Soft but somewhat lumpy food the third day—steamed dumplings and macaroni and cheese were popular with my teens for this stage.

Have a couple of good, pliable ice packs to put on your face—I actually got a great one from my oral surgeon. It will help a lot to start icin right away.

My surgeon used Exparel, which is like a nerve blocking agent that they put in the extraction site and it kept it numb for 2-3 days. I didn’t take ANY of the pain meds they gave me, just Motrin/tylenol. I highly recommend it, even though insurance doesn’t cover it, it was about $150.

My surgeon would not do the procedure unless I had an adult to drive me home—my husband was unavailable at the last minute but a friend was able to come. You really do need someone with you at the office.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. I have pudding, bone broth, soups, black tea, apple sauce, peanut butter, hid the straws, and think I'm mostly set (can't find jello without the dyes so will skip it).

I just want to know how many days to do liquids only or what the specific criteria is before being able to eat soft foods. Everything I'm seeing online seems very vague and I don't understand.

You don’t need to avoid jello with dye for this—unless there’s another reason you have to avoid it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. I have pudding, bone broth, soups, black tea, apple sauce, peanut butter, hid the straws, and think I'm mostly set (can't find jello without the dyes so will skip it).

I just want to know how many days to do liquids only or what the specific criteria is before being able to eat soft foods. Everything I'm seeing online seems very vague and I don't understand.

You don’t need to avoid jello with dye for this—unless there’s another reason you have to avoid it.

Yes, there is.

[Anonymous]

I had mine out last year at 42 and ate soft food - yogurt, over cooked veggies, cottage cheese that day and then pretty normal the next day other than avoiding crackers and chips and anything angular. Round rice cakes were Fine though. I just snapped them into bite sized pieces before each bite like they were dinner roll.
Seems it’s very variable, I’d play it by ear.

[Anonymous]

A box of ensure was the route hubby took when he had oral surgery. No seeds or texture was key for him. Good luck!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. I have pudding, bone broth, soups, black tea, apple sauce, peanut butter, hid the straws, and think I'm mostly set (can't find jello without the dyes so will skip it).

I just want to know how many days to do liquids only or what the specific criteria is before being able to eat soft foods. Everything I'm seeing online seems very vague and I don't understand.

OP you only need to avoid straws and spitting for the first 24 hours. After that it’s fine. And the soft foods will be dictated by your comfort level. No need for a liquid diet unless you’re in so much pain you literally can’t chew.

An important thing to keep in mind is a little seeping blood after the extraction is 100% normal. Gushing blood is not. I had a tooth out a few weeks ago and I spit out a little blood after brushing in the morning for almost 2 weeks!

Put a towel on your pillow the first few nights because you may get a little blood mixed with saliva on your sheets.

Good luck!

- dentist

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. I have pudding, bone broth, soups, black tea, apple sauce, peanut butter, hid the straws, and think I'm mostly set (can't find jello without the dyes so will skip it).

I just want to know how many days to do liquids only or what the specific criteria is before being able to eat soft foods. Everything I'm seeing online seems very vague and I don't understand.

You don’t need to avoid jello with dye for this—unless there’s another reason you have to avoid it.

Yes, there is.

If you want dye free jello, you can make it with apple juice or other juice flavors, except not pineapple.
https://www.onelovelylife.com/healthy-homemade-jello/

[Anonymous]

Protein drinks

[Anonymous]

Drinkable yogurt such as Dan active. Get a seedless flavor such as vanilla. Vitamin or protein waters, jello, chicken broth, juices, milk. You want things with calories so you’re not starving.

[Anonymous]

I had 2 of mine out at 51. The were NOT impacted and I had them out under local instead of general. Recovery was very easy. I was able to chew on the side I didn’t get them out so I was able to eat a bagel and yogurt for dinner that night. I was able to chew lightly on the side they took out the next day. I never did a soft diet. I did stay away from harder foods but I was able to chew softer foods the next day. I had minimal swelling and was fine a few hours after the procedure.

I think a lot of this was because I did local not general

[Anonymous]

Finely mashed potatoes cooled down, I was also going to suggest overcooked ( softened) sweet potato but it could contain some fiber. Use fine mesh filter could work.