miyooper2b
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Post by miyooper2b on Aug 18, 2021 15:00:27 GMT
In about three weeks DH is having all of his upper teeth and four lower teeth pulled in order to get dentures and a partial. The oral surgeon says that it will take about eight weeks for his gums to heal and then the dentist start on some temporary replacements. Obviously, during that eight weeks (and possibly longer) he'll have to have very soft food. I need some ideas for some nutritional food like smoothies or egg dishes or such. If it were up to DH he'd eat pudding or jello the entire time but I'd really like to get something more nutritional in him on a regular basis. He is not a fan of green smoothies with kale or spinach. FWIW I do have a very good blender.
Also, what else do we need to think about while he's going through this process? The dentist said it will be six months before everything is completely healed and finished. I've never known anyone that has had this many teeth pulled at the same time so I'm not sure what to expect (except a very grumpy husband with a sore mouth). And ideas and advice would be welcome. Thanks!
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bethany102399
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Post by bethany102399 on Aug 18, 2021 15:19:06 GMT
not nutritional, but Applesauce Jello is my go to comfort food. Instead of cold water to set the Jello, use applesauce (jarred) instead. Use the big box of jello. My grandmother always made it with Cherry Jello therefore anything else is unnatural, but I'm sure you can use whatever flavor he cares for.
On the nutritional side, egg bites? Blend some peanut butter into a smoothie with a banana? Or even protein powder in there might work too.
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Post by femalebusiness on Aug 18, 2021 15:22:30 GMT
The blender will be your friend until he gets his teeth.
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Post by freecharlie on Aug 18, 2021 15:44:32 GMT
Soup
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Post by janeinbama on Aug 18, 2021 15:45:55 GMT
Being diabetic, my mother took much longer to heal. It really did not stop her from eating after the first couple of weeks. She just gummed everything!
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Post by femalebusiness on Aug 18, 2021 15:48:45 GMT
Every morning growing up my mom made us what she called malts for breakfast. She would put in the blender, cereal (Cream of Wheat or Oatmeal), milk, a little sugar, vanilla, an egg and sometimes cocoa. It was good and filling. We always drank our breakfast on school days.
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Post by mnmloveli on Aug 18, 2021 16:11:58 GMT
Some more food suggestions - As the first few days pass, try Macaroni & Cheese, Chicken cut-up into really small pieces, meatloaf (again tiny pieces).
I highly recommend getting some bags of frozen peas. 20 minutes on / 20 minutes off. I did this for 48 hours and had very little swelling or bruising on my face. Also, I slept sitting up for 3 days and had very little bleeding.
Tell your husband, be patient with yourself once you get your dentures. Your tongue is very nosy and has to get familiar with the new mouth pieces. I thought I would never eat crunchy or hard food again. Soon after I was munching on potato chips, eating the meat off a steak bone, corn on the cob, etc.
Good Luck.
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Post by ToniW on Aug 18, 2021 16:50:16 GMT
Congee to our go-to food for dental or stomach issues and also our comfort food. It's easy to make and you can add anything for flavor. I usually throw in a piece of chicken. link recipe. Sometimes I chicken or beef broth as part of the liquid. You can also use the IP to make it, 30 minutes 1 cup rice, 8 cups water and NPR.
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Post by Eddie-n-Harley on Aug 18, 2021 17:10:11 GMT
If this were me, I'd probably live on egg drop and wonton soups from the local Chinese place. (Wontons are steamed and soft, but I would probably need to fish them out, cut em up, and put them back in the broth).
I also like hot and sour soup, but that often has bamboo shoots which are kind of firm.
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Post by jlynnbarth on Aug 18, 2021 17:13:34 GMT
My stepdad just went through being on a liquid/soft food diet. He fell and broke his jaw.  I fed him soups, Jello, applesauce, mashed potatoes and gravy, pureed fruits and veg of his choice and quite a few Chocolate (his favorite) Ensure drinks and lots of homemade shakes and smoothies. This was for the first couple of weeks. Once he healed a bit, he was able to eat scrambled eggs, ground sausage, beef, turkey, etc.... He loves avocado so he would eat one for lunch with seasoning on it. My FIL got a full set of dentures and refused to get used to them. Said they made him choke, so he went 10 years just gumming whatever he wanted to eat, so once your dh's mouth is healed enough, he should be able to eat whatever he wants. It will just take him a longer time to get it gummed into something he call swallow. I hope your dh heals quickly. No matter what, he will probably be grouchy until he can eat more substantial foods. I ate in another room while my stepdad was healing, so he didn't have to see me eating. I felt guilty eating in front of him even though he said it didn't bother him. |
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Aug 18, 2021 18:00:59 GMT
when I had jaw surgery and had my mouth wired shut, I drank a LOT of liquified things thru a straw.
You can take mashed potatoes, gravy, and turkey, and blend it up with a stick blender or a regular blender- you may need to add extra liquid to it. Once I even made some sort of casserole type thing with asparagus, chicken, and cheese (cheddar cheese soup, I think), if I recall correctly. Does it LOOK good? NO. Does it taste okay, and make a nice change from drinking protein shakes? YES.
Other people even blended things like poached fish... Steam veggies like cauliflower, broccoli, or carrots; make boiled potatoes, etc. and then just mash them up a bit with a potato masher to make teeny pieces that don't require chewing.
you can (try to) blend or liquify pretty much anything- some things may not work as well as others, though (the canned ravioli experiment was a failure, for example-- lol).
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Post by airforcemomof1 on Aug 18, 2021 18:10:08 GMT
I had ALL of my teeth extracted and dentures put in same time. Not just a few teeth—full mouth. I had a mouth full of stitches as well. The hardest part was trying to get the dentures out the next morning to clean them and my mouth. My gums were swollen making it hard to get them out. Oh and the odor was pretty bad as well. Had to brush over the stitches with a very soft child’s toothbrush. I ate scrambled eggs the first few days and wasn’t long at all til I could eat pretty much anything. Nothing really hard like biting an apple or corn on the cob. I went back to work in just a few days. My dentures look just like my former teeth. People are shocked if I tell them I have dentures. Good luck to your DH.
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miyooper2b
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Post by miyooper2b on Aug 18, 2021 19:24:37 GMT
Thank you everyone! I appreciate all the ideas!
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Post by katlaw on Aug 19, 2021 0:17:56 GMT
My DH had all of his teeth pulled and full dentures. He really only ate soft food for the first few days. I think they only tell you that timeline so you are prepared in case. My husband was not eating steak right away but was gumming a variety of food.
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I fed him soups, Jello, applesauce, mashed potatoes and gravy, pureed fruits and veg of his choice and quite a few Chocolate (his favorite) Ensure drinks and lots of homemade shakes and smoothies. This was for the first couple of weeks. Once he healed a bit, he was able to eat scrambled eggs, ground sausage, beef, turkey, etc.... He loves avocado so he would eat one for lunch with seasoning on it. 
