Getting enough calories after oral surgery

I agree with the Ensure and Boost. You could also try some vegetable puree soups maybe?

For a week, I wouldn't be concerned. Just get as many calories as you can. Consider whey protein shakes, but only as an additional food. Those do not provide much in the form of micros or fats. Also, whole milk.

I just had oral surgery, and got my calories in by very very soft fruits and veggies, juice, milk, mac 'n cheese, soups, mashed potatoes and the like. Tofu and eggs for protien were great, not hard to eat after all the anesthetics wore off.

I'm having my wisdom teeth removed tomorrow morning, and have been advised by the oral surgeon to not eat solid foods for a week. I've intentionally gone over my calorie goal yesterday and will again today (I'm in Japan--still have 8 hours until I have to start fasting)...but I need help on figuring out how to get enough nutrients/calories when I can't eat real food. Obviously broth won't give me enough. Any ideas?

Thanks so much!

I'm sure they'll give you instructions, but my recollection from family members having oral surgery in recent years (haven't had it myself since I was about 12 and don't really remember the eating afterward) is that you're not supposed to eat hot food at first, so even if you do broth, you would probably have to it fairly tepid. Also, no straws (apparently the sucking can dislodge the clots where your teeth were).

I ate a lot of mashed potatoes and refried beans last winter when an extended bout of the flu left me with a spasmodic coughing reaction to most solid foods, and even to soft foods and liquids if I didn't take a break between swallows. Whatever you can tolerate by way of liquids that have calories (even juices and sodas that you might not ordinarily drink) seems like an easy way to get some calories into you. I don't think you need to worry too much about consuming health foods or hitting your macros while you're recovering from the surgery. Hopefully you'll be able to return to your normal diet in four or five days. Good luck.

Mixed fruit applesauces with no sugar added.
Juice with veggies in them. Sunrype and V8 make fruit/veggie blends

Smoothie: a big handful or 2 of fresh spinach, 1 banana, 1 tbsp peanut butter, 1 tbsp. Baking cocoa (or more, to taste), a few icecubes and 1/2 cup milk or almond milk (you could also add yogurt or coconut oil, other healthy fats) Blend it all up and enjoy.

I had mine out last year. I ate things like eggs, yogurt, lots of broth, pudding. I didn't worry about calories though because I was very overweight. It's only for a couple day you can eat regular foods. I would just take it slowly and eat what you think is okay.

I had all mine removed and my part of jaw rebuilt earlier this year, I had no problem with things like oatmeal, soups, eggs, vegetables (overcooked or mashed) with luck you will not find it as bad as you are expecting either.

The first thing I thought was strawberry shake from Steak & Shake. Yummy! I got a recipe for butternut squash & peanut butter soup. I think it would be easy to purée. It was very hearty. The 100 days of Real Food website has the recipe. When I was in the hospital after a C-section I was nauseous so they put me on a liquid diet and I had the best potato soup. The liquid diet version was way better than the chunkier version I had once I could have solids again. Hope you heal quickly.

eat all the ice cream!?!?!

Also, soups.

I honestly don't remember any issues with eating after my wisdom teeth were pulled (just two at once--that's all I had!). I was in college, and actually went out to the bars that same night...of course, that was just for liquid nourishment. Ah, the good ol' days.

A few weeks ago, I had a biopsy of my cheek and that hurt like heck! At first, I did stick with soft things like mashed acorn squash, protein shakes, etc. Since it was only on one side, I was technically able to eat anything as long as I chewed on the good side and kept food away from the other. However, that is much harder than it sounds, and I found that it was easier to stick with things that I could cut into very small bites.

Good luck! (You can always eat lots of ice cream if getting your calories becomes a problem, but I don't think you'll need-- or "get" -- to resort to that.)

When I had my wisdom teeth removed, I also had major jaw surgery that resulted in having my jaw wired shut for 10 days. Ensure, Boost, watered down fruit smoothies, broths, and juice were my best friends. Still lost a significant amount of weight, but those are what I relied on. I agree with UsedToBeHusky though, do NOT drink anything through a straw! I had to use a syringe with a long tube to consume my "food", but hopefully you'll be okay with a spoon!

I wish you a speedy recovery!! :flowerforyou:

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