Your tonsils are lumps
of lymphoid tissue that are found on the sides of the mouth roof toward the
back of the tongue. Tonsils can get too large or become infected; this can
cause problems like struggling to breathe and sore throats, which often
requires their surgical removal.
Here are the best
things to eat and drink after you’ve had you tonsils out…
Common Post-Operative
Symptoms
You can expect to be under anesthetic for between 20 and 60 minutes. After waking up, you may be disoriented or irritable. Sleepiness is also common if a sedative was used. Nausea and vomiting may affect your ability to eat and drink immediately after surgery, but this should be gone within a day. You can expect significant throat pain for 5 to 12 days after the surgery, which may affect your ability and desire to eat. This effect is worse for adults than children.
You can expect to be under anesthetic for between 20 and 60 minutes. After waking up, you may be disoriented or irritable. Sleepiness is also common if a sedative was used. Nausea and vomiting may affect your ability to eat and drink immediately after surgery, but this should be gone within a day. You can expect significant throat pain for 5 to 12 days after the surgery, which may affect your ability and desire to eat. This effect is worse for adults than children.
Foods to Eat
Soft and liquid food will feel best, especially right after the surgery. From a health perspective, the temperature of the food doesn’t matter, and dairy is acceptable. That being said, cold foods are pleasantly soothing on the throat and are something of a treat. Choose foods such as ice cream, slush puppies, yoghurt and sports drinks. These won’t provide full nutrition, so foods such as soup or meal-replacement milkshakes are a good idea. More solid foods are usually fine, though anything sharp or brittle should be avoided!
Soft and liquid food will feel best, especially right after the surgery. From a health perspective, the temperature of the food doesn’t matter, and dairy is acceptable. That being said, cold foods are pleasantly soothing on the throat and are something of a treat. Choose foods such as ice cream, slush puppies, yoghurt and sports drinks. These won’t provide full nutrition, so foods such as soup or meal-replacement milkshakes are a good idea. More solid foods are usually fine, though anything sharp or brittle should be avoided!
Foods to Avoid
Definitely don’t eat anything that is particularly acidic or based on citrus fruit. These will cause pain as acid hits your healing tonsils. Similarly, pretzels, chips or anything else crispy will scratch your sensitive throat and should be avoided!
Definitely don’t eat anything that is particularly acidic or based on citrus fruit. These will cause pain as acid hits your healing tonsils. Similarly, pretzels, chips or anything else crispy will scratch your sensitive throat and should be avoided!
TIPS
- Chewing gum is a good idea as it will increase your mouth’s saliva production and help your throat to heal faster
- Drink a lot of fluids to help your heal faster
- Dairy products aren’t definitely a problem, but they can cause mucus buildup in some people
- Chewing gum is a good idea as it will increase your mouth’s saliva production and help your throat to heal faster
- Drink a lot of fluids to help your heal faster
- Dairy products aren’t definitely a problem, but they can cause mucus buildup in some people
Many people removed
their tonsils as a child, when tonsil infections are most common. If you still
have your tonsils and you plan on removing them soon, read the above tips ad be
careful what you eat until your throat heals properly.
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