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Post by Bridget in MD on Jun 9, 2023 10:49:15 GMT
My DS is getting all 4 of his wisdom teeth removed on Monday. I am trying to think of soft foods he can eat. My DD had hers removed 3-4 years ago, and she is a more picky eater, so she ate a lot of mashed potatoes, and now she avoids them.  He's not really an applesauce eater. IIRC, they advised her not to use a straw until she healed, so smoothies/milkshakes are out (well, he could eat it with a spoon). Of course ice cream, LOL, but what else could I give him? |
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Post by M on Jun 9, 2023 11:04:44 GMT
Maybe pudding or mac and cheese? Scalloped potatoes if he likes those? Some of those Knorr Rice Sides? Scrambled eggs?
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Post by bratkar on Jun 9, 2023 12:29:54 GMT
mac and cheese.... was my go to, and found that I bought the premade (like bob evans) added a few dashes of buffalo wing sauce and a can of cooked chicken and it was filling and easy to eat.
Soups are also a good go to
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Post by sweetpeasmom on Jun 9, 2023 12:37:03 GMT
I don't remember much of what I ate but I do remember my mom putting Chef Bordi ravioli in the blender. After a few days, she also put a dish she made when I was growing up. It had pork chops, carrots, onions and potatoes. Nothing like all of that blended up  . |
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Post by Bridget in MD on Jun 9, 2023 12:46:50 GMT
mac and cheese.... was my go to, and found that I bought the premade (like bob evans) added a few dashes of buffalo wing sauce and a can of cooked chicken and it was filling and easy to eat. Soups are also a good go to I did a search after my post and mac & cheese was suggested, which surprised me bc while soft, I guess i was thinking nothing chunky that could get caught in the sockets. But he likes mac & cheese, so that is a good idea! Maybe pudding or mac and cheese? Scalloped potatoes if he likes those? Some of those Knorr Rice Sides? Scrambled eggs? i didn't think of scrambled eggs either!!! Good idea. I don't remember much of what I ate but I do remember my mom putting Chef Bordi ravioli in the blender. After a few days, she also put a dish she made when I was growing up. It had pork chops, carrots, onions and potatoes. Nothing like all of that blended up . oh dear god...  |
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Post by lily on Jun 9, 2023 12:56:50 GMT
After our son had his out he ate yogurt (smooth kind with no fruit chunks), scrambled eggs, pancakes with syrup (they got nice and soft), soup, pudding, mashed potatoes. No rice...those small pieces can get stuck too easily. And after meals do a salt water swish and rinse.
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Post by Darcy Collins on Jun 9, 2023 13:25:58 GMT
Mine lived on mac and cheese for the first day or two.
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Post by littlemama on Jun 9, 2023 13:26:13 GMT
Pastina (little tiny star pasta). It is easy to swallow without chewing and gives a nice carby base in the stomach before taking pain meds. Make sure he eata before pain keds- vomiting after wisdom tooth removal is not fun.
Unfortunately, most soft foods are carbs and sugar which isnt great- jello, pudding, ice cream, mashed potatoes, frosty/shake (eaten with a spoon).
One thing regarding straws, for DS, I would put the straw in the beverage, then put my thumb over the top of the straw, which traps the liquid. I would put the straw in his mouth and remove my thumb so the liquid would just go in his mouth- this was very handy when his face was still numb and drinking from a glass turned into a dribble glass situation.
Use frozen peas or corn for ice packs and stick to 20 minutes on, 20 minites off. Stay ahead of the pain and religiously take the pain meds for the first day or two. I think by ds' fourth oral surgery, he only did the pain meds on the first day and then just to sleep on the second night. (Yes, FOURTH oral surgery!)
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Post by Bridget in MD on Jun 9, 2023 13:50:56 GMT
After our son had his out he ate yogurt (smooth kind with no fruit chunks), scrambled eggs, pancakes with syrup (they got nice and soft), soup, pudding, mashed potatoes. No rice...those small pieces can get stuck too easily. And after meals do a salt water swish and rinse. ooooooooooh, pancakes is a great idea!!!!!!!!!! he loves them. I thought rice was a no go, but scrambled eggs he will eat too. thank you for the salt water rinse reminder! Pastina (little tiny star pasta). It is easy to swallow without chewing and gives a nice carby base in the stomach before taking pain meds. Make sure he eata before pain keds- vomiting after wisdom tooth removal is not fun. Unfortunately, most soft foods are carbs and sugar which isnt great- jello, pudding, ice cream, mashed potatoes, frosty/shake (eaten with a spoon). One thing regarding straws, for DS, I would put the straw in the beverage, then put my thumb over the top of the straw, which traps the liquid. I would put the straw in his mouth and remove my thumb so the liquid would just go in his mouth- this was very handy when his face was still numb and drinking from a glass turned into a dribble glass situation. Use frozen peas or corn for ice packs and stick to 20 minutes on, 20 minites off. Stay ahead of the pain and religiously take the pain meds for the first day or two. I think by ds' fourth oral surgery, he only did the pain meds on the first day and then just to sleep on the second night. (Yes, FOURTH oral surgery!) pastina is a fabulous idea too! thank you! I'm not going to worry about tons of carbs and sweets the first couple of days, I just want to wean him off the pain meds and get his swelling down. |
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Post by danalz on Jun 9, 2023 13:55:05 GMT
I ate spaghettios when I had my wisdom teeth out. they don't need to be chewed and can be swallowed whole.
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Post by snyder on Jun 9, 2023 14:11:29 GMT
Hot cereals like Cream of Wheat and oatmeal.
Soft cheeses
Bananas
Avocados
Drinks like Ensure
Well cooked ramen noodles
Acidic foods like tomato soup could cause stinging of the affected areas, so might avoid that the first few days.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2023 14:14:08 GMT
One of my kids stocked up on spaghetti-o's. The other ate pudding, applesauce, mashed potatoes, and Mac and cheese for a week. DH ate a lot of soup. After a couple of days, he was able to eat grilled cheese made with cheap white bread, no crust.
With soup, make sure the pieces are small or stick with veggie soups. And let them cool off more than you normally would. No crackers.
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Post by disneypal on Jun 9, 2023 14:21:54 GMT
Mashed potatoes
Yogurt
Pudding
Smooth soups
Spaghettios
Hummus
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Post by Darcy Collins on Jun 9, 2023 14:49:26 GMT
After our son had his out he ate yogurt (smooth kind with no fruit chunks), scrambled eggs, pancakes with syrup (they got nice and soft), soup, pudding, mashed potatoes. No rice...those small pieces can get stuck too easily. And after meals do a salt water swish and rinse. ooooooooooh, pancakes is a great idea!!!!!!!!!! he loves them. I thought rice was a no go, but scrambled eggs he will eat too. thank you for the salt water rinse reminder! Pastina (little tiny star pasta). It is easy to swallow without chewing and gives a nice carby base in the stomach before taking pain meds. Make sure he eata before pain keds- vomiting after wisdom tooth removal is not fun. Unfortunately, most soft foods are carbs and sugar which isnt great- jello, pudding, ice cream, mashed potatoes, frosty/shake (eaten with a spoon). One thing regarding straws, for DS, I would put the straw in the beverage, then put my thumb over the top of the straw, which traps the liquid. I would put the straw in his mouth and remove my thumb so the liquid would just go in his mouth- this was very handy when his face was still numb and drinking from a glass turned into a dribble glass situation. Use frozen peas or corn for ice packs and stick to 20 minutes on, 20 minites off. Stay ahead of the pain and religiously take the pain meds for the first day or two. I think by ds' fourth oral surgery, he only did the pain meds on the first day and then just to sleep on the second night. (Yes, FOURTH oral surgery!) pastina is a fabulous idea too! thank you! I'm not going to worry about tons of carbs and sweets the first couple of days, I just want to wean him off the pain meds and get his swelling down. Does your oral surgeon offer Exparel? It's topical and lasts for 2-3 days. Neither of my kids needed anything other than Advil with it. |
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Post by Scrapper100 on Jun 9, 2023 18:08:26 GMT
Yogurt with no seeds, ice cream, pudding. Mashed potatoes were not until the next day as we were told nothing hot the first day. After a few days soft pastas. I think I got him a milkshake that he ate with a spoon. Luckily it’s only a few days that you have to eat soft foods. Good luck and hope he heals quick. My son never had much pain butI did make him ice the first day and he had minimal pain or swelling.
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Post by Basket1lady on Jun 9, 2023 18:54:22 GMT
I was on antibiotics when I had my wisdom teeth out at 40. I don’t remember if that’s standard or just my situation, but they really messed with my stomach. I only ate a Wendy’s Frosty shake a day for a week straight—it’s all that I could keep down. On the other hand, I lost a good 5 lbs that week!
When DS had his out, he drank a lot of smoothies. You can have rice—just add some extra water and overcook it a little. Otherwise he ate a combination of the foods listed above.
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Post by calgaryscrapper on Jun 9, 2023 20:31:13 GMT
Our kids surgeons provided something to wrap around their heads with a hole on each side for small ice packs. We changed them every thirty minutes for the first day.
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Post by monklady123 on Jun 9, 2023 21:16:34 GMT
It's okay to go with smoothies and milkshakes as long as you eat them with a spoon, as you said. That's always been our go-to. Plus, oatmeal, mac and cheese, pureed soups (broccoli cheese is always a favorite), and of course ice cream. lol
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Post by Lexica on Jun 9, 2023 21:21:22 GMT
My mom bought a baby food grinder and just served me the same food everyone else at the table was eating. She just added some gravy to the roast beef and puréed mine. She puréed the green beans with some butter and I ate the same mashed potatoes everyone was eating. I liked that I didn’t have to eat different foods than the rest of my family. I was also offered some tapioca pudding that my dad made for me. He made the best tapioca! I was extremely thin and not really a picky eater, I was just super high energy as a kid so I never gained any weight. She wasn’t concerned about adding extra butter or sauces to my foods during that time period.
Now when my little sister needed her wisdom teeth pulled, Mom used the same baby food grinder, but was more conscious of adding extra calories to her plate because my sister was quite overweight all of her childhood. She was also a super picky eater and it was much more difficult to cook for her than it was for me. I would pretty much eat anything except cake/muffins/donuts because they upset my stomach. I couldn’t eat more than a bite or two of those.
Do you have any type of food processor? Just use that instead of buying a baby food grinder. Yeah, it looked funny, but it tasted exactly the same and I loved it.
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Post by Bridget in MD on Jun 9, 2023 21:21:48 GMT
ooooooooooh, pancakes is a great idea!!!!!!!!!! he loves them. I thought rice was a no go, but scrambled eggs he will eat too. thank you for the salt water rinse reminder! pastina is a fabulous idea too! thank you! I'm not going to worry about tons of carbs and sweets the first couple of days, I just want to wean him off the pain meds and get his swelling down. Does your oral surgeon offer Exparel? It's topical and lasts for 2-3 days. Neither of my kids needed anything other than Advil with it. I am not sure - I can ask. But all 4 teeth are impacted, so I dont know if that means a different hole or extraction or what. |
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Post by Darcy Collins on Jun 9, 2023 21:28:18 GMT
Does your oral surgeon offer Exparel? It's topical and lasts for 2-3 days. Neither of my kids needed anything other than Advil with it. I am not sure - I can ask. But all 4 teeth are impacted, so I dont know if that means a different hole or extraction or what. My son had 4 impacted teeth - Exparel was originally used on joint replacement at least that's my recollection 5+ years later. I had just read Dopesick before my daughter's surgery and was probably overly paranoid, but wanted to minimize the need for opiates. My son had his out the next year and neither had any pain or issues with just over the counter pain killers. |
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Post by littlemama on Jun 10, 2023 1:44:27 GMT
After our son had his out he ate yogurt (smooth kind with no fruit chunks), scrambled eggs, pancakes with syrup (they got nice and soft), soup, pudding, mashed potatoes. No rice...those small pieces can get stuck too easily. And after meals do a salt water swish and rinse. ooooooooooh, pancakes is a great idea!!!!!!!!!! he loves them. I thought rice was a no go, but scrambled eggs he will eat too. thank you for the salt water rinse reminder! Pastina (little tiny star pasta). It is easy to swallow without chewing and gives a nice carby base in the stomach before taking pain meds. Make sure he eata before pain keds- vomiting after wisdom tooth removal is not fun. Unfortunately, most soft foods are carbs and sugar which isnt great- jello, pudding, ice cream, mashed potatoes, frosty/shake (eaten with a spoon). One thing regarding straws, for DS, I would put the straw in the beverage, then put my thumb over the top of the straw, which traps the liquid. I would put the straw in his mouth and remove my thumb so the liquid would just go in his mouth- this was very handy when his face was still numb and drinking from a glass turned into a dribble glass situation. Use frozen peas or corn for ice packs and stick to 20 minutes on, 20 minites off. Stay ahead of the pain and religiously take the pain meds for the first day or two. I think by ds' fourth oral surgery, he only did the pain meds on the first day and then just to sleep on the second night. (Yes, FOURTH oral surgery!) pastina is a fabulous idea too! thank you! I'm not going to worry about tons of carbs and sweets the first couple of days, I just want to wean him off the pain meds and get his swelling down. Oh, no, I didnt mean you should worry about it because fed is best at that point; just that the carb loading can make them feel crappy, too. But, that is what they can eat, they get through it and are fine! |
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Post by Suziee2 on Jun 10, 2023 13:25:58 GMT
My niece ate the baby food pouches of fruits and some of the veggies. She had to squeeze them out of the pouch. That gave her a good variety and she got some of the nutrients she would have been missing.
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Post by Minnesota*Mom on Jun 10, 2023 19:30:18 GMT
My ds had his wisdom teeth removed last summer and had seen something about drinking pineapple juice before the surgery to prevent swelling. I humored him, bought the juice and hoped for the best. Of my three kids, his recovery was the fastest. Like lightning fast. I will never know if it was the pineapple juice or not, but worth mentioning!!
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Post by peaname on Jun 10, 2023 19:59:28 GMT
If he gets tired of bland foods maybe he’d like dal makhani it’s Indian lentils in a spicy, creamy butter sauce.
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Post by JustCallMeMommy on Jun 12, 2023 0:45:41 GMT
DD had hers done recently. She asked for a strawberry milkshake on the way home. Her next request was soup. I’d get a few soft foods then go with whatever is requested from there.
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