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I could have done with this post after I had my wisdom tooth removed. I survived on yummy soups, but your lovely ideas would have given me a bit more variety! Thanks. (and thanks for visiting my blog!)
Hi Meeks,
Aw, I wish I had written it sooner!! I had my wisdom tooth removed a few years back and had quite a bit of hassle afterwards, it’s not a fun experience, I can empathise with you.
Mel,
These are nice tips to know, I wish I had known earlier when I had a surgery and was on soft food diet for little bit. I got tired of eating jello
I like your site here, congratulations on your little baby girl, she looks cute. Parenting is lot of joy and lot of work!
Thanks for stopping by at my blog and commenting.
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Hi Zengirl,
I can imagine jello would get tired very quickly!! Thank you on the congrats, being a mum certainly is a wonderful experience AND challenge, all rolled into one!
I think very important is have more but smaller meals, that what I doing anyway
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Yes, small frequent meals, exactly!
Hi,
I have problems with my jaw and I’ve just been put on a soft food diet, can I eat baking such as cookies and scotch pancakes (dropped scones)? Do you have any tips on where to find more meal ideas or a comprehensive list of what I can eat and what I should avoid for my family when I eat with them and my friends so that they can help me avoid the wrong foods?
Thanks
Hi Naicisum,
I think it really depends on you personally. I would imagine that cookies may be too hard to chew if you have jaw problems. Pancakes may be okay since they are soft. However, it’s really up to you to decide what you can manage, there’s no right or wrong diet.
Perhaps your doctors could refer you to see a dietitian, for more help, or a list of foods which are safe for you to eat.
These look really good for a soft food diet. My husband had pancreatitis a few years back & was told to go on a soft food diet for a week or two. Same thing when my kids had gastroenteritis. We used to give them congee (chinese style rice porridge with some meat) but this looks way better & more nutritious. Also gives a bit more variation.
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Oh, thank you for this great tips. I’m going to get my wisdom teeth removed very soon and I’ll definitely consider the ideas noted above.
Best wishes for that.
Hi,
I broke my jaw recently, and have been on a soft food diet over the holiday period. I agree with everything you’ve mentioned – Good tips! I’d also recommend the use of a hand blender. So long as you have enough liquid, you can blitz pretty much any meal into tasty mush. My christmas dinner with all the trimmings looked like an artist’s pallate, with tasty blobs of different flavoured puree all over the plate! Tasted wonderful though. It’s still worth cooking real meals as the work you put into the flacours still shines through; puree’d roast parsnips taste great
Best Wishes to all,
Barman.,
Barman,
I hope you recover soon, and I’m glad you’ve found the food so tolerable. Thanks for sharing your experiences with us.
I have recently been put on a soft diet by the hospital as i have a jaw problem. i find it hard knowing what i can eat waht i cant and often dont think about it till after iv eatten what i want to eat then relise when my Jaw starts hurting, am going to print your info out and stick it on my cubard door so i rember this beofre i munch as i would like the pain to stop in my jaw lol. x Great information, Thanks. xx
Hi Charlotte,
I’m glad you found this article, and I do hope you feel better soon. Please let me know if you have any queries.
im glad i found this site.
i have huntingtons disease, and i got shot in the jaw a few years ago.im missing half my teeth.
I hope this article is helpful to you, Roxy. Let me know if you have any queries.
I have had throat surgery and they repaired my valve to my stomach. I am on a soft diet No Meat for 3 months I am in week two. Things get stuck easily and since they wrapped my eschoghaus and repaired the valve I can not throw up so when things get stuck they are down by my breast bone and very painful. Even drinking water can get stuck. I am tired of yogurt. I eat a few bites of something and am standing up with pain waiting for it to go down. Any recipes would be a great help. I can eat Macaroni and cheese and eggs but all I see is weight gain in my future. Looking forward to any help anyone can give me.
hi melanie,
i have just come across your site, and want to wish you luck with it. i am 3 years post surgery/chemo/radiotherapy for mouth cancer, which got rid of the tumour but has left me with the well known side effects of dry mouth and also oesophageal strictures which means im very restricted on what i can swallow. i will look through the rest of your site and see if i can pick up some tips! thanks