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Eating liquid
So my tonsils are about the size of golf balls thanks to my mono and I've more or less given up on trying to eat solids. I bought myself some of those meal replacement drinks, like Ensure, but I'd like to find some other options. Any ideas for other foods that I might have an easier time swallowing (i.e. have any good liquid food recipes - I have a blender)?
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Hmm...eating liquids, you say? I instantly think of soup. To me, if you want to eat liquids, that's the way to go. But, there are some not-so-solid solids you can eat, like mashed potatoes or pudding.
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Make yourself a nice ravioli smoothie. Mmmm Mmmm.
Get some soups. Cream of Broccoli, etc. Heartier than chicken broth or whatever and not a lot of solid pieces to deal with. Other than that, yogurt, pudding, applesauce, etc. |
When I was in the hospital I was on a liquid diet that consisted of Gatorade and Chicken broth. It was terrible.
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Milkshakes. Just be sure that you don't make it so think that you have to suck really hard, since that can pull stitches out or hurt other things after you've had oral surgery.
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How about some icecream?
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When I had this years ago, I had it quite bad to the point where my throat was starting to close. The only things I could swallow was milk (it stopped the pain), oatmeal, and ice cream. Have you tried any of those?
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One step up from that is the full liquid diet which upgrades the broth to a creamed or blended soup, adds filtered juices, and you get ice cream (plain). |
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Milkshakes are a good idea... I don't know how to make them well though. I just end up putting ice cream and milk in a blender and mix for a bit - yay, flavored milk.
I went back to the doctor today and I got this amazing perscription for corticosteroids. OMG, I love this doctor! I can actually see a space between my tonsils! That reminds me, my mom makes an awesome cream of something soup - I'll ask her to make some. I tried some oatmeal this morning - it was edible. Thanks for the suggestions guys. |
For a large milkshake I usually put in 2-3 scoops of ice cream (depending on how big the scoops are) in the blender, some chocolate syrup, and then put in just a little bit of milk at first (just enough to make it liquidy). If it's still too thick after blending I'll just add a little more milk.
If you like oatmeal you should also try cream of wheat. Put in some milk and sugar (or brown sugar) for another good, warm treat that's a bit finer grained than oatmeal so it should be easier for you to eat. |
Are you getting those tonsils removed soon or what?
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I'm glad to hear you're feeling better, Mucknuggle. Exactly how bad was it before you went to the doctor? I was misdiagnosed as having strep throat and a week later, I ended up in the emergency room because it was kinda getting hard to breathe. I hope yours wasn't that bad. |
When I had my wisdom teeth out, I couldn't eat for about a week because of the pain. I ended up having mashed potatoes and water for every meal. Oatmeal and plan soups also work.
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Heh, I remember only being on non-solid food four about four days when I had my wisdom teeth out. I was a little used to the pain since I had already had a couple of operations like that before. When I was little I had all of my eyeteeth pulled (baby ones) and a few years later the first set of molars (baby and permanent) were removed. In all I had had thirteen teeth pulled before my wisdom teeth, so they weren't so bad in comparison. :p
Worst part is when your teeth are good enough to chew, but hitting them with a metal spoon hurts soooooooooo bad. ;_; |
Get some soy milk. You might as well be drinking tofu, it's a good source of protein and tastes better than a liquified steak.
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Also, have you tried eating yogurt as well? |
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I've attempted to eat some solids today and it was a success! I'm still going to go mostly liquid from now on because I don't want to aggravate the tonsils and make them swell more, but, you know, it was good to be able to eat solid. So far, things that go down easily are: yogourt, meal replacement milkshakes (e.g. Ensure, but they have HORRIBLE after-taste...), oatmeal (add brown sugar + cinnamon FTW), milkshakes, juice, water, popsicles, and small purple, seedless grapes have gone down pretty ok. For protein I could always add some of my whey protein powder to some milk . . . but using it when I'm not hitting the gym just seems like such a waste. Speaking of which, I'm not allowed any sports for another 5 weeks. :( |
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Tomato soup, split pea soup (the ham pieces might hurt though). Safeway has this tomato bisque which is really creamy and liquidy. Good luck! |
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I like to eat liquid and drink solid, but I've been known to do things in abnormal and mind boggling ways.
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I take my coffee black and my tea without any sugar. I've had to be on the clear liquid/full liquid diet four times from my Ulcerative Colitis. I find that Trader Joe's has some very nice broths and cream/pureed soups (fire roasted pepper and tomato soup, yum). |
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