What Do I Eat?

[skinnyminny]

I have to get my wisdom teeth out and I am trying to gain weight I am not sure if anyone has exprienced this surgery I have heard it takes a few day recovery, I am not sure what I am gonna do not being able to eat for a few day sdoes anyone have any suggestions?,

Ive thought I hopefully can still drink a boost everyday! but I need something to keep me from losing hopefully it wont be as bad as I anticpated

[Carriefaith]

Try making some broth from chicken or beef or just have the liquid from homemade soup. I had to fast once for almost 72 hours and I just had jello and water. I didn't really mind it actually, after awhile I didn't really feel hungrey anymore. I did feel like a lost a lot of weight, but I recuperated.

[tiffjake]

I have to get my wisdom teeth out and I am trying to gain weight I am not sure if anyone has exprienced this surgery I have heard it takes a few day recovery, I am not sure what I am gonna do not being able to eat for a few day sdoes anyone have any suggestions?,

Ive thought I hopefully can still drink a boost everyday! but I need something to keep me from losing hopefully it wont be as bad as I anticpated

Yogurt, applesauce, jello, pudding, I had anything that would "slide" pass my teeth!

[skinnyminny]

Is it too horrible of a thing? Or are you just alittle sore usually I dont let this things bother me.. but for some reason it is

[tiffjake]

Is it too horrible of a thing? Or are you just alittle sore usually I dont let this things bother me.. but for some reason it is

(Shrugs shoulders) I was on pain meds, so I was good! I was more uncomfortable a week later, like cavity pain, because I was out of pain meds. By the way, this was before I was gluten-free, so you want to make sure you meds are gluten-free! But the pain wasn't even memorable.

[snapple]

You might also try making your own smoothies. Depending on what you put in there, they can be extremely healthy, or not. I usually use frozen strawberries and vanilla soy milk. If you wanted you could probably use ice cream instead of milk.

Good luck! I hope you have a very swift recovery.

[tarnalberry]

It's not the pain so much as you can't chew or suck for a while (because you have big holes in your gums). I'd vote for smoothies (get recipes that have both fruits and veggies), and add protein powders and fats (particularly coconut milk).

[4getgluten]

On the smoothie idea... use a Boost in your smoothie. My favorite recipe:

Frozen banana

Frozen strawberries

Plain yoghurt

One chocolate boost

[StrongerToday]

I remember making a lot of chocolate milk shakes when I had mine out... and that shot of Khalua sure helped take the pain away

Seriously, plan on soups, pudding, yogurt, maybe eggs?

[skinnyminny]

Good Idea.. I will try out those smoothies, applesauce, yogurt, and possibly mashed potatoes.I don't know why I am so scared of this surgery, I guess its since Im going to be awake its scary three of them are in so hopefully it will run smoothly. Thank you for the suggestions.. and do you think the numbing stuff is alright?

[rinne]

You can also cook some white rice in chicken broth until it starts to fall apart and adding some finely diced carrot and onion would give it a little more flavour.

[up-late]

I didn't have any problem eating after. I just couldn't have really hard or chewy stuff like apples and had to be careful with things being too hot or cold. I could still chew at the front so I still got my steak. I had big holes for a while where the teeth were and stitches. It was more my jaw was sore than my gums since they knocked me out and pulled all four at once (causing all kinds of problems with TMJ later which apparently you don't get when when your the one holding your mouth open as oposed to them opening it while your out) Trust me your better off being awake.

Do they have gluten free protien powder? adding it to your smoothies will boost the calories.

[tarnalberry]

I was fully out, and they had my mouth cranked open, and it was a bit sore, but not too bad. (They had to do it that way - some of the roots were dangerously close to the nerves, and the surgery was a bit risky on its own, and there was the possibility that the teeth would have to be cracked in half before being removed.) Do make sure that the oral surgeon you are seeing has a good history of experience behind him/her to reduce the risk of effects after the fact. It's not risk free, but there is a lot that they can do to significantly reduce the risk.

[Nancym]

Are they impacted? That'll make a big difference too. I was eating pretty quickly, and they told me to eat normally as soon as possible because you'll heal better. But things like bread crusts were painful for a few days. Creamy soups, shakes, yogurt that sort of thing is easy, soft fruits good too.

[ArtGirl]

You can also cook some white rice in chicken broth until it starts to fall apart and adding some finely diced carrot and onion would give it a little more flavour.

Then run it through the blender.

[schuyler]

The pain isn't too bad (not as bad as my jaw surgery was; which I did sans pain meds). Strong pain meds (anything stronger that 1 tylanol a week) cause me to have heard attacks, so I only took one pain pill (which caused a heart attack-no more pain meds for me!). I did fine without the pain meds. It was more a feeling of discomfort than pain.

For the first day or too, I ate lots of soup, yougart, and smoothies. After that, I added other soft foods like mashed potatoes and overcooked pasta (gluten-free of course ).

[lindalee]

On the smoothie idea... use a Boost in your smoothie. My favorite recipe:

Frozen banana

Frozen strawberries

Plain yoghurt

One chocolate boost

This sounds good -- What kind of yoghurt do you use?

[hannahsue01]

I just had all four of my wisdom teeth out a few months ago. Three of them were impacted. I was extreamly scared before I went in for the surgery because I knew I would be awake. However, I didn't remember the surgery at all. Make sure you take your pain drugs as often as allowed. I found that if you waited till the pain started to get worse it was to late.....stay ontop of it. I was a little groggy the first day but was able to even go to the hospital were my daughter was that evening. I ate tons of mashed potatoes, apple sauce, and pudding. You like boast but I drank strawberry carnation breakfast start. I wouldn't suggust eating things with rice or anything that isn't a baby food consistancy for at least a few days if not even a week. I found the little food particles especially rice would get stuck in the holes left from my teeth be extracted and it was very difficult to get them out. It was hard for me to open my mouth much more than enough to get a straw or the tip of a spoon in my mouth the first couple of days. Good luck with your surgery and I hope everything goes well.

[underdog]

Not all people have problems when they have their wisdom teeth pulled. when i had my 4 teeth pulled 30 yrs ago i ate normal. some people a hard time getting them cause the teeth can be raped around the bone. i was lucky. but now days with great pain med. you can feel no pain and still eat.

[eleep]

Red lentil soups can cook into a nice, puree-able and nourishing thing. I'm also a big fan of cold buttermilk soups for summer, but that's not necessarily to everyone's taste.

eleep

[skinnyminny]

Thank you all for the suggestions the surgery went well, and they are recovering pretty good I was able to eat a milk shake a few hours after with no problem and lost no weight I was able to eat scramble eggs and applesauce the next few mornings I am relieved to be done with it!