2 week Liquid diet after dental surgery

LisaMoxon155

Ive been told i need to go and have dental surgery where im going to have stiches in my mouth; therefore not allowed to talk for 2/3 days and then follow a very very soft food and liquid diet for 2 weeks
Ive been advised not to restrict my calorie intake . I understand this, as i know your body needs to be able to repair itself.
So my question is
Do i set my weight loss/calorie intake to maintain for those 2 weeks or just see how i feel and eat and record whatever i eat and not worry about calorie until after??

kommodevaran

I would plan and monitor intake from the start.

LisaMoxon155

Im.going to prep soups/smoothies.
My OH has even said he will have excatly same as me for the 2 weeks

NovusDies

lisasimmons155 wrote: »

Ive been told i need to go and have dental surgery where im going to have stiches in my mouth; therefore not allowed to talk for 2/3 days and then follow a very very soft food and liquid diet for 2 weeks
Ive been advised not to restrict my calorie intake . I understand this, as i know your body needs to be able to repair itself.
So my question is
Do i set my weight loss/calorie intake to maintain for those 2 weeks or just see how i feel and eat and record whatever i eat and not worry about calorie until after??

I would try to log it all because you will probably be considerably too low on calories for at least a few days and you will be playing catch-up as you feel more comfortable eating. I don't think it really matters how you set your calorie goals because it is only 2 weeks. I also suggest using "Today's Food Notes" to mark the start and end of this event so if you ever look back you will see why you ate the way you did. I would also use it if you forget to log a few days.

CarvedTones

kommodevaran wrote: »

I would plan and monitor intake from the start.

Yup, and have some high cal and low cal recipes with ingredients on hand so that late in the day you can adjust for how much you have had so far.

Leannep2201

I would aim for maintenance while recovering. If you’ve been told not to restrict calories, doesn’t that mean not to eat at a deficit, and eat at maintenance?

Agree with the high- cal ingredients/ recipes. May help hit your target if you aim for higher-cal stuff while not eating as you normally do.

Good luck... sounds like a challenging time!

h1udd

I have done this before .... I continued as normal but turned everything into soup by blending it with stock

somethings work well ... baked potato, with griddles chicken and corn soup ... somethings didnt work, so well - pastrami, and coleslaw sandwich ... desserts just tasted like baby food (oh didnt use stock, used milk or juice

LisaMoxon155

Leannep2201 wrote: »

I would aim for maintenance while recovering. If you’ve been told not to restrict calories, doesn’t that mean not to eat at a deficit, and eat at maintenance?

Agree with the high- cal ingredients/ recipes. May help hit your target if you aim for higher-cal stuff while not eating as you normally do.

Good luck... sounds like a challenging time!

Yes i think it does lol, sound like eat atba maintance
Sometimes you get so much info from medicial people, it sometimes isnt so clear at the time

LisaMoxon155

h1udd wrote: »

I have done this before .... I continued as normal but turned everything into soup by blending it with stock

somethings work well ... baked potato, with griddles chicken and corn soup ... somethings didnt work, so well - pastrami, and coleslaw sandwich ... desserts just tasted like baby food (oh didnt use stock, used milk or juice

Trial and error i guess.
Im enjoying smoothies and soup at min so can do that.
Dont mind jelly either.
But just might listen to my body. And eat and not stress
I might in pain to care what my calories are!!

LisaMoxon155

Thanks to everyone

GOT_Obsessed

I have no words of wisdom but just wanted to wish you the best of luck for this surgery and a speedy recovery to you. I could likely survive the liquid diet knowing it's short term. But not talking for a few days would be next to impossible for me. Lol.

callsitlikeiseeit

in 2016 i had all my upper teeth pulled. in 2017 my lower teeth. thanks genetics.

youll be fine. i didnt try to restrict anything. i dont know what kind of procedure youre having but its really not that bad, especially if you are having implants or dentures done. the first couple of days are the worst, but you really dont feel like eating anyways. youll learn what you can and cant manage. i ate a lot of soup, and peaches with cottage cheese. but even super soft meats are possible (think meatloaf).

as far as talking goes, i was fine (after the novacane wore off lolol)

LisaMoxon155

GOT_Obsessed wrote: »

I have no words of wisdom but just wanted to wish you the best of luck for this surgery and a speedy recovery to you. I could likely survive the liquid diet knowing it's short term. But not talking for a few days would be next to impossible for me. Lol.

My OH says peace and quiet for couple days

LisaMoxon155

callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »

in 2016 i had all my upper teeth pulled. in 2017 my lower teeth. thanks genetics.

youll be fine. i didnt try to restrict anything. i dont know what kind of procedure youre having but its really not that bad, especially if you are having implants or dentures done. the first couple of days are the worst, but you really dont feel like eating anyways. youll learn what you can and cant manage. i ate a lot of soup, and peaches with cottage cheese. but even super soft meats are possible (think meatloaf).

as far as talking goes, i was fine (after the novacane wore off lolol)

Im not having my teeth pulled. My teeth are healthy but im losing bone in my top and bottom jaw. Got to have something called "flap surgery" where they cut gums ,pull gums back and then fill with "pretend bone" then sitich it back up

LisaMoxon155

Yes im sure ill be fine . Just i know ill work myself up before hand . Thinking going to be worse than it actually will be.

As you say ill probally wont want to eat much anyway but ill.gp with the flow

AnnofB

lisasimmons155 wrote: »

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Im not having my teeth pulled. My teeth are healthy but im losing bone in my top and bottom jaw. Got to have something called "flap surgery" where they cut gums ,pull gums back and then fill with "pretend bone" then sitich it back up

You have my sympathy. I hope your surgery goes perfectly and the two weeks go by fast. Please let us know how it goes.

stanmann571

In this context, "don't restrict calories" means "you're not going to be hungry, eat whatever you're comfortable consuming."

peggym4640

Best of luck and hope all goes well. Your body will be recovering and healing. Make some things in advance and log everything but don’t go overboard on restricting or trying for a calorie deficit.

LisaMoxon155

i think ill take day off work before and shop and prep for say the first week and then for second week ill prep end of first week.

jgnatca

I suggest keeping cream and full fat Greek yogurt in the house to add to your soups and smoothies for extra calories.

My favourite soup was roasted red pepper and black bean.

MarylandRose

Make your soft favorites. I had dental bone grafts done a few years ago to support implants for two congenitally missing teeth (Thanks, mom & dad!). That experience redefined what a "10" is on my pain scale, and I was not ready enough with the soft/liquid foods. I was starving for the three days of the worst pain because the stuff I had on hand was not enticing enough to be worth (in terms of the resultant pain) eating very much. So if you have stuff you really love on hand, you'll be more likely to eat it, which will make you more comfortable over all and set your body up for faster healing.
Best wishes for a smooth surgery and good recovery!

kshama2001

My brother had jaw surgery and needed to be on a similar diet for a month or so. My mother made lots of soups and stews and pureed them in the blender.

If you need something high calorie, I recommend peanut butter and banana smoothies. You can throw in some chocolate protein powder too. Yum!

LisaMoxon155

Thanks to everyone for their comments.. really helpful

Seffell

I would eat at maintanance. I'm sure you will be in great discomfort and I can't tolerate discomfort so I'll do my best to make it as short as possible.

Just find the tastiest possible soft and liquid food and eat it

SCoil123

I also suggest aiming for maintenance. I had jaw surgery a few years ago for an infection and had to do the liquid diet. It is hard to get enough calories so plan ahead and make sure you have things you like handy.

I did a lot of yogurt, smoothies, and soup. Popsicles and ice cream were also great for helping meet calorie goals. It was an awesome excuse to eat ice cream every night and the cold felt good too

rdevol

I had my lower jaw surgically broken on both sides about 30 years ago to try to grow new bone and extend it. My mouth was wired shut for six weeks, so was on a completely liquid diet. If you haven't had the surgery yet, I agree with prestocking and preprepping some favorite foods. Maybe you could preload some items to find out the calories/nutrition in advance instead of figuring it out when you're in pain. Best of luck with your surgery!