Wisdom Teeth- Surgery

Liquids, soft texture, smooth foods, it's going to hurt, take any pain killers they offer before hand cause you'll need them to have kicked in by the time you leave, so yogurt, soup, ice cream, sorry not a lot of choice, hope it goes quickly for you !

AlyM725 wrote: »

Smoothies (not with a straw though), or even protein powder in milk, unsweetened applesauce. When I had mine out I lived on ensure, mashed potatoes, cooked corn and cooked carrots. Just be sure you eat something before taking pain killers, especially if you've never taken them before. I took one on an empty stomach and threw up.

Even if you don't throw up, you're still going to have abdominal pain.

To be honest, I lost after each of mine (I had all four out on 3 different visits because I was young and broke). I probably consumed more jello and popsicles than anything else. No kidding about the straw thing though--I wound up with dry socket anyway once.

Wow! I didn't realise wisdom teeth removal could be so brutal. I had mine out under local anaesthetic, and went out for a run the next day. Tbh they were so painful before they were removed it was a massive relief to be rid of them!

My dentist at that time wanted me to eat for the first 24 hours cold food and food with no pieces -- in other words, ice cream or frozen yogurt.

Seriously?

Worry about healing first. Wisdom teeth surgery is rough, but it's not a lengthy recovery time. It's not like you'll be weeks and weeks of not being able to eat real food.

Do what you have to do to nourish yourself and let your mouth heal. Not saying you should completely abandon your weight loss efforts, but sometimes other things have to come first.

I'm sure you will get a sheet with instructions as to what to avoid (straws, anything hot, etc.) and how to take care of yourself while you're recovering.

I had my wisdom teeth out a while ago, and there were plenty of healthy options. Mostly, I found myself drinking more water than I usually did, because the coldness felt super good and it washed out the taste of blood and fluids that, unfortunately, are part of the procedure. For actual food, you can't go wrong with low-sugar yogurt, rice-free soup, and ice cream (don't feel guilty about ice cream. The cold, again, helps swelling go down- or at least that was my excuse.) You don't have to worry about gaining weight, really, as you won't really feel like eating for a few days. Depending on your level of pain (I had almost no pain whatsoever) you might not feel like moving around much either, but if you're not eating much, you won't be gaining weight.

Just remember that your body needs time to heal. You won't be feeling up to where you were pre-surgery for about 3 weeks, and in that time, the most important thing you should be doing is getting plenty of rest and staying hydrated. If your weight loss plan hiccups a little, that's OKAY, you just had SURGERY. Just try not to overdo the ice-cream.

I wouldn't worry about gaining weight. Give your body extra calories to heal if you can. When I had mine removed after the 4th meal of chicken broth I got sick of food anyway and had to end up forcing myself to eat. I bought liquid meals that I knew I loved - chocolate custard, jelly, soft cheesy noodles.

I wasn't calorie counting then, but to put it into perspective - I just got back from a 10 day vacation. During those 10 days I ate and drank whatever I want. I probably DRANK my normal total calories. Only put on about 1.5kgs at MOST - I got back about 12 days ago and I'm right back to where I was before I left.

So even if you eat over your calories (hard to do when it's so hard to eat) it won't take long to take any weight back off again. Once you can eat normally again, eat at a deficit. Then when you can workout again, do that too.

Your surgeon should have given you a list of acceptable foods. SOFT. Exercise is not required for weight loss, a deficit is, so a few days won't hurt in the least.