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I just had a tonsillectomy, I would suggest applesauce and tons of water for the first couple of days. Juices, such as grape and apple, can help as well. Around day 3 or 4 you can try having some ice cream. Ice cream helps to reduce pain in the throat, you should still be drinking tons of water however. One last thing that might help, along with keeping up on your pain medication, is putting an ice pack on the outside of your neck. This really helped me because the coolness helps to dull the pain, like it would if it were a sore foot.
Gatoraid is always great, and I ate tons of chopped up eggs. (Don't over due it though or you will throw it up and be disgusted by them for a while).
I just had my tonsils out and am going on to day 4 post surgery. I want to say that first ice cream is really difficult for most patients because it causes post nasal drip and in my case it made it harder to swallow and breathe over all. However if you can put up with it and it feels ok afterwards do it. Some other choices include Scrambled eggs (cut really small and cooked really dry) Mashed potatoes (really really wet, but for me it's still hard to eat) Pudding I've lived off of those three foods for 4 days and are still the only thing I can eat. Just be careful scratchy and sticky foods will be harder to eat and cause you to bleed. Don't be stupid and send yourself back to hospital because of what you tried to eat. Last thing is stay away from citrus because it stings really bad!
Drinks: LOTS of water Gatorade Crushed Ice Creamy Things: Frosty/Milkshakes Ice Cream Yogurt Food: Penne pasta (cooked extra long to make the pasta extra soft add melted butter, cheese, and a dash of salt!) Finelly Mashed up Donuts Finelly Mashed up Meatballs (make sure there isn't any spices on the meatballs!!!!!)
The blender is your best friend. When I got mine out I blended normal foods. I blended my pasta. The is a but off but it tastes the same. Really the tonsil thing should not put you back too much its normal foods after like 4 days. I guess if you are opposed to blending just anything you can eat nonfat yogurt or low sodium soup. Baby food is really not that tasty but you can give it a try. Smoothies are great but stay away from citrus. Banannas are a nice thing to blend with a bit of the nonfat yogurt.
Eat lots of ice cream; it numbs your throat and soothes it with the coldness.
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Will you have have to have surgery if you have tonsillitis?
Tonsillitis is an inflammation and infection of the tonsils. The tonsils become inflamed and swollen. They can begin to affect swallowing if they become very swollen. Plus, children often experience pain. However, Tonsillitis does NOT automatically mean surgery. It depends. Surgery is usually done if antibiotics don't help, if the child gets repeated Tonsillitis, or the tonsils remain chronically swollen. The surgery is fairly quick with very few complications.
Can somebody tell you why your friends tonsils have disappeared without surgery?
His tonsillitis and the enlarged tonsils it causes may have disappeared. His tonsils may now have shrunk to their normal smaller size.
Why do peoples cut their tonsils and what is the aftermath?
people cut their tonsils because it gets infected and needs to be cut so the infection does not spread, i think theirs 2 tonsils so they'd be alright from surgery
Require surgery but mri showed nothing should surgery be done?
Depend on what the clinical signs/symptoms are and what condition we are discussing (tonsils removed or heart surgery?).
Can teeth grinding occur when a child has enlarged adenoids and tonsils?
Teeth grinding in children has nothing to do with having enlarged adenoids and tonsils. If a child is grinding their teeth, it is simply a bad habit.
How do you get rid of tonsillitis's?
Only real way is to get surgery and cut out your tonsils before infections spread.
Is a tonsillectomy a minor surgery?
It IS surgery. It is performed under an anaesthetic. and you should allow about seven days for recovery, during which you need some nursing.
Do tonsils increase in size in adults?
Tonsils grow in proportion as a person grows. So the size the tonsil in a child is in proportion to the size of the tonsil in an adult.
When what is removed from your body you will eat a lot of ice cream?
How about tonsils? I've always heard that swallowing can be painful for a few days after the surgery and that ice cream goes down easy. Perhaps the coolness of the ice cream is soothing.
When does a child's tonsils develop?
Infants are born with Tonsils and Adenoids and they start out large in childhood (about 3-5 years) and shrink throughout your life. At about one month in a pregnancy the "Throat Pouches" begin to develop and the embryo will start forming the Tonsils.
If someone has swollen tonsils and you eat something they just took a bite of can you get swollen tonsils also?
There is a very slim (1/1000) chance that will happen don't worry!
Will the removal of tonsils and adnoids help with sleep apena?
This is said to work for some people. I would be skeptical and not have a surgery that was not thought out thoroughly.
