Tonsilectomy yesterday. Food??
witcherkar
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Okay so i had a my tonsils removed yester for having chronic tonsilitis and strep all the time. So i take a lot of medications which i can only get down with pudding and yogurt.
Well i dont want to gain weight by only eating yogurt, pudding, cream soups, ice cream, popsicles, very creamy mashed potatoes etc. So what do i do? Im not used to eating so much sugar and i feel like im starving. But its even quite discomforting drinking water. I take ibuprofen then 3 hours later tylenol then 3 hours later ibuprofen and so on. So its 800 mg of ibuprofen and 1000 mg tylenol every 6 hours but spaces out. I also am taking hydrocodone every 4 hours. And its barely taking away the pain because thw doctor said my tonsils were severely infected.
Anyway back to my original question. How do i not gain weight while eating all this bad food?
Well i dont want to gain weight by only eating yogurt, pudding, cream soups, ice cream, popsicles, very creamy mashed potatoes etc. So what do i do? Im not used to eating so much sugar and i feel like im starving. But its even quite discomforting drinking water. I take ibuprofen then 3 hours later tylenol then 3 hours later ibuprofen and so on. So its 800 mg of ibuprofen and 1000 mg tylenol every 6 hours but spaces out. I also am taking hydrocodone every 4 hours. And its barely taking away the pain because thw doctor said my tonsils were severely infected.
Anyway back to my original question. How do i not gain weight while eating all this bad food?
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Your priority this week must be to get better. However Plenty of low fat yogurt, vegetable based soups, sugar free jello, frozen yogurt, home made ice lollies using fruit juice or purée should help. Once you are feeling better you can shift the possibly one or two pounds you might gain. Make sure to take the ibuprofen with food to protect your stomach. Get well soon!5
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I had an emergency tonsilectomy a few years back. Your recovery should only be a week or two at most, and in the long run the small amount of those foods shouldn't be a huge issue. I had protein shakes as me "meals" and supplemented with Greek yogurt in between. If I recall I had to have plain vanilla flavors of both because everything else hurt to bad to get down. Kind of a bland diet, but hey, you'll never have a sore throat again so it's worth it.5
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Oh and broth is good as well!2
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Don't worry about any weight gain. Just concentrate on eating exactly what you can manage and fancy. Now those nasty infection-making tonsils are gone you'll feel so much better and have more energy you'll be able to do more exercise. Give it a couple of weeks and I'm sure any extra weight (if there is any) will fall off.5
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Greek yogurt, baby food and chicken broth would be my choices. But really, remember this is a long haul. What you choose to eat for 2-3 days until you are feeling better isn't going to hurt more than maybe a pound or two, if that. Remember its all OK its just part of the process. Good luck!!2
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When i had my wisdom teeth out i couldn't eat for about 11 days (they got infected and then i got dry socket) I ate mainly mash potato and gravy, soups (So many tasty soups), protein shakes, Salmon (If you cook it just right it's mushy and tasty!!!), mashed avocado, mashed bananas, loads of Greek yogurt mixed with apple sauce (which is sweet but low in cals). I lost about 4lbs over those 11 days as i stayed around 1400cals. I also made a curry with mashed beans. It was amazing.
I'm hoping to have the same diet when i get my tonsils out in Feb. Watch the sodium though, that sometimes got me a few days towards the end as i couldn't eat anything salty for the first week as it just burnt.
Hopefully that helps. Keep hydrated and focus on your recovery! You'll be back on track and feeling awesome in no time =D2 -
I ate a ton of pureed vegetable soups when I had dental surgery.1
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You shouldn't have anything that is above a warm food temp. It will pull off scabs and increase chance of bleeding. No hot soups, coffee, tea or hot chocolate.
I make protein shakes with protein powder, greek yogurt, and milk, and add flavor items of choice( pumpkin, cinnamon, fruit, coffee, etc...) and blend with ice. You could also use Carnation Instant Breakfast if you don't have protein powder.0 -
Lots of great suggestions!! I vote for the shakes with greek yogurt and fruit. When I had my tonsils out the Dr nicked the back of my tongue and I developed an ulcer...it was too painful to even drink water. I thought the baby food idea was quite good as well. You can actually make your own by cooking decent food and pureeing it.1
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Cream soups - try pureed vegetable or bean soups with minimal cream
Low sugar or no sugar added frozen treats, jello, pudding - or just count their calories and eat under your deficit
Smoothies/pureed fruit0 -
I had my tonsils removed when I was 32. I was so miserable that I pretty much subsisted on ice cream shakes for an entire month. I actually lost 10 pounds during my recovery.0
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witcherkar wrote: »I take ibuprofen then 3 hours later tylenol then 3 hours later ibuprofen and so on. So its 800 mg of ibuprofen and 1000 mg tylenol every 6 hours but spaces out. I also am taking hydrocodone every 4 hours.
You probably already know this but Hydrocodone contains acetaminophen (Tylenol). The max recommended dose of tylenol is 3000mg per day to avoid liver damage. If you're taking 3000mg in Tylenol, then taking Hydrocodone tablets (which contain usually 325mg Tylenol per tablet) every 4 hours, that's an additional couple thousand milligrams of Tylenol. Make sure your doctor is aware of that amount. Short term it might be ok, but likely not.
Anyway doesn't answer your original question, just food for thought.
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Spliner1969 wrote: »witcherkar wrote: »I take ibuprofen then 3 hours later tylenol then 3 hours later ibuprofen and so on. So its 800 mg of ibuprofen and 1000 mg tylenol every 6 hours but spaces out. I also am taking hydrocodone every 4 hours.
You probably already know this but Hydrocodone contains acetaminophen (Tylenol). The max recommended dose of tylenol is 3000mg per day to avoid liver damage. If you're taking 3000mg in Tylenol, then taking Hydrocodone tablets (which contain usually 325mg Tylenol per tablet) every 4 hours, that's an additional couple thousand milligrams of Tylenol. Make sure your doctor is aware of that amount. Short term it might be ok, but likely not.
Anyway doesn't answer your original question, just food for thought.
Yes sir im keeping track of how much tylenol im taking in. Thank you for caring.0 -
Your main goal is to get better. You'll be back to normal in a few days. It's unlikely that you'll gain fat during your recovery time, but you might gain water weight from the healing process and effects on anesthesia. You can't control that, and it's not fat. Just eat reasonably and see where you're at in a few weeks.0
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I had my tonsils out a few years ago. The best advice I got on food was from my surgeon. He said if I forced myself to eat toast the recovery time would be a lot less. I'm not going to lie, it wasn't pleasant but I had 1 slice at least twice a day and I was fully recovered within a week. The soft food option is very appealing but it makes recovery longer. As for putting on weight there are lower calorie options like home made smoothies, sugar free jelly etc. If you do put on a little it will come back off again when you're feeling better0
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Ask your doctor not the people in MFP or the internet. What is good and recommended for one person may not be the same for you. Most of the doctors recommend cold or room temp food, not hot or solids for at least a week. If your doctor or nurse didn't give you any guidance, then ask; if they did, just follow their instructions.
Your main concern should be healing from the surgery, you can concentrate in your weight later on. Good luck and I hope that you feel better soon.-1 -
witcherkar wrote: »Okay so i had a my tonsils removed yester for having chronic tonsilitis and strep all the time. So i take a lot of medications which i can only get down with pudding and yogurt.
Well i dont want to gain weight by only eating yogurt, pudding, cream soups, ice cream, popsicles, very creamy mashed potatoes etc. So what do i do? Im not used to eating so much sugar and i feel like im starving. But its even quite discomforting drinking water. I take ibuprofen then 3 hours later tylenol then 3 hours later ibuprofen and so on. So its 800 mg of ibuprofen and 1000 mg tylenol every 6 hours but spaces out. I also am taking hydrocodone every 4 hours. And its barely taking away the pain because thw doctor said my tonsils were severely infected.
Anyway back to my original question. How do i not gain weight while eating all this bad food?
if you are taking hydrocodone you arent supposed to take ibuprofen or tylenol with it(depending on if they hydro has one or the other ingredient in it.and you are supposed to take the others every 4-6 hrs apart.Spliner1969 wrote: »witcherkar wrote: »I take ibuprofen then 3 hours later tylenol then 3 hours later ibuprofen and so on. So its 800 mg of ibuprofen and 1000 mg tylenol every 6 hours but spaces out. I also am taking hydrocodone every 4 hours.
You probably already know this but Hydrocodone contains acetaminophen (Tylenol). The max recommended dose of tylenol is 3000mg per day to avoid liver damage. If you're taking 3000mg in Tylenol, then taking Hydrocodone tablets (which contain usually 325mg Tylenol per tablet) every 4 hours, that's an additional couple thousand milligrams of Tylenol. Make sure your doctor is aware of that amount. Short term it might be ok, but likely not.
Anyway doesn't answer your original question, just food for thought.
some hydros contain ibuprofen and some contain aspirin as well,but I agree she should not be taking both together. OP if you are taking ibuprofen and tylenol it should be spaced every 4-6 hrs apart. if you are in that much pain call your doctor and let them know how much of what you are taking and if you are in pain.as for gaining weight you want to try and get enough calories and nutrients to heal, so if you can eat,eat. your tonsils were infected(my daughter had the same issue you did and she had to have her tonsils and adenoids out),they took them out, the pain you are feeling is probably where they cut them out and then cauterized the area.call your dr. that is way too much medicine to be taking0 -
To be honest I really don't think you should worry about it until your throat heals. When I had my tonsils out I ate all the soft things and didn't really gain any appreciable weight. I just made sure I slept a lot so that I could heal while resting. My tonsils were also severely infected so they gave me antibiotics and a pretty tough pain reliever so I was super drowsy anyway. But eat the soft things, make shakes with nutrition supplements if you're worried about nutrition (it is only about two weeks or so don't forget so it's not forever) and get a crap ton of rest!1
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Why so many meds?
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