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What types of foods can a child, who has just had tonsillectomy eat for the following week or two?
My 5-year old son will need to have his tonsils removed in two weeks and I am trying to find out what specifically my child will be able to eat without injuring his surgical wound. His doctor has mentioned eating solely soft foods and liquids for up to 2 weeks following his surgery and he has named a few food choices that my son could safely consume, such as ice cream, pudding, apple sauce, or jello. These sound great and especially palatable to a small child, but I am looking for somewhat more creative food ideas that include breakfast, lunch and dinner choices. Has anybody had a similar experience? If so, what did your child eat after his/her surgery?
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Tips on what to do after tonsillectomy:
1. Give fluids to your child in the first 48 hours after surgery because surgery and the process of healing can cause dehydration.
2. Avoid ice cream and dairy food during the first day or for the first 24 hours after surgery. For these food can make a film in the mouth and throat. You can give popsicles for they are cold and soothing and contribute fluid which your child is going to need.
3. Don't use straws for it can easily poke or injure the surgical sites. For children, use sippy cup instead to avoid risk of injury to the throat.
These are the foods that are recommended for post-op tonsillectomy patients:
1. Foods that are cold like popsicles, frozen fruit pops and sorbet are ideal.
2. Soft foods like mashed potatoes pasta, cottage cheese and soup are ideal after the first 24 hours
3. Fluids like juice, water, athletic drinks, punch can also be given because they are cold and can help in pain and swelling.
Foods to avoid:
1. Avoid acidic and spicy food like lemons, oranges, and grapefruit for they can cause pain and irritate the surgical site.
2. Hot foods should also be avoided for this can cause pain for some patients. Let the food cool down before serving if possible or select a substitute.
3. Don't give hard foods like potato chips, tortilla chips and other crunchy items during recovery period for this can cause pain when swallowing.
1. Give fluids to your child in the first 48 hours after surgery because surgery and the process of healing can cause dehydration.
2. Avoid ice cream and dairy food during the first day or for the first 24 hours after surgery. For these food can make a film in the mouth and throat. You can give popsicles for they are cold and soothing and contribute fluid which your child is going to need.
3. Don't use straws for it can easily poke or injure the surgical sites. For children, use sippy cup instead to avoid risk of injury to the throat.
These are the foods that are recommended for post-op tonsillectomy patients:
1. Foods that are cold like popsicles, frozen fruit pops and sorbet are ideal.
2. Soft foods like mashed potatoes pasta, cottage cheese and soup are ideal after the first 24 hours
3. Fluids like juice, water, athletic drinks, punch can also be given because they are cold and can help in pain and swelling.
Foods to avoid:
1. Avoid acidic and spicy food like lemons, oranges, and grapefruit for they can cause pain and irritate the surgical site.
2. Hot foods should also be avoided for this can cause pain for some patients. Let the food cool down before serving if possible or select a substitute.
3. Don't give hard foods like potato chips, tortilla chips and other crunchy items during recovery period for this can cause pain when swallowing.
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AVOID foods that are acidic, especially fresh tomatoes, oranges, strawberries, pineapple etc - anything that makes you salivate a lot is not good, it hurts!
For breakfast you can have porridge, wheatbix that are completely soft, stewed sweet fruit is OK as long as its not too tart. You can make soft scambled eggs as well, they are nice and don't hurt.
For lunch you can have soups and soft mushy vegetables like mashed potato or mashed pumpkin.
For dinner you can have mushed up beans ( like baked beans or something but in a cheesy sauce ), thin slices of cheese that you suck not chew, custard, sago puddings etc. Make sure the base is either creamy or cheesy not tomato based. You can also mash up pasta that has been cooked for a while, it slides down OK as long as its not too rough :)
Stock up on something like Sustagen, milo or ovaltine - that way you can make thick milk drinks either hot or cold. You can make egg flips ( a milkshake with an egg mixed through it if you trust your eggs are fresh ). Milk based drinks are great because they line the throat and feel good, and cool things are great too, it really helps take away the pain
I hope I've given you some ideas - its a bit like baby food, anything that is suitable can be mashed up to be eaten as long as you don't have anything acidic - if it makes you salivate when you eat it, don't serve it! Well, that's my advice anyway.....
For breakfast you can have porridge, wheatbix that are completely soft, stewed sweet fruit is OK as long as its not too tart. You can make soft scambled eggs as well, they are nice and don't hurt.
For lunch you can have soups and soft mushy vegetables like mashed potato or mashed pumpkin.
For dinner you can have mushed up beans ( like baked beans or something but in a cheesy sauce ), thin slices of cheese that you suck not chew, custard, sago puddings etc. Make sure the base is either creamy or cheesy not tomato based. You can also mash up pasta that has been cooked for a while, it slides down OK as long as its not too rough :)
Stock up on something like Sustagen, milo or ovaltine - that way you can make thick milk drinks either hot or cold. You can make egg flips ( a milkshake with an egg mixed through it if you trust your eggs are fresh ). Milk based drinks are great because they line the throat and feel good, and cool things are great too, it really helps take away the pain
I hope I've given you some ideas - its a bit like baby food, anything that is suitable can be mashed up to be eaten as long as you don't have anything acidic - if it makes you salivate when you eat it, don't serve it! Well, that's my advice anyway.....
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I had my tonsils out when I was quite old so I remember what I ate!
I had my tonsils out when I was quite old so I remember what I ate!
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