I got my tooth pulled yesterday and they tell me not to eat for three days.........?

Question

......ookkkk, that sucks.
Anyway, can I drink milk with my pain medicine?
I'm hungry and need to coat my stomach.

Answer 1

Didn't your dentist give you instructions on what you should and shouldn't do after the tooth extraction?

In any case, I believe you can have that glass of cow juice with your pain medication since it's cold. It's hot liquids you should be avoiding—they can cause the blood clot you DO want forming on the extraction site to dissolve.

If you happen to be taking a narcotic like codeine for pain, you SHOULD eat when taking it—most narcotic pain medications have a tendency to upset your stomach.

Now, depending on your tooth extraction and how difficult it was, a soft or liquid diet is recommended for the first 24 hours after surgery. If it was a simple extraction, eating "normal" food but chewing on the side AWAY from the extraction site is enough.

In addition to all that, don't use straws, smoke cigarettes, exercise, drink alcoholic beverages, or spit excessively, and your tooth socket will heal without complications.

It goes without saying that if you do have complications, go call your dentist instead of logging on to Yahoo! Answers to ask us what you should do.

Answer 2

I had 5 molars pulled at once several years ago, and I didn't have to go more than 8 hours that time. Then, I had another tooth pulled about 4 - 5 years ago and I only had to wait about 4 hours or so, and then I just had to be very careful about when I ate or drank anything. I had to make sure I didn't chew anything on that spot or suck on anything like a straw.

I would call your dentist back and check with them, because your blood sugar will drop so low after not eating for that long. If I'm not mistaken, diabetics usually can't go 5 hours without eating something during the day and they get teeth pulled.

Answer 3

I had 4 wisdom teeth pulled at the same time 10+ years ago (I remember the pain!). I think rinsing your mouth is ok now and brushing gently around the area as you've done is ok too. I remember, the surgeon gave me a small plastic pump gadget that I filled with salted water to shoot water into the "hole" where your tooth used to be to push out any food that would kept trapped in there. It's not the most attractive thing to do, but it will help alleviate any discomfort trapped food might cause. Good luck!

Answer 4

Unless you're "fasting" for religious beliefs I suggest you eat. I've never heard of a dentist telling someone to NOT EAT. If anything maybe the first day, But for 3 days is absurb. I"m sure he or she gave you some antiseptic mouthwash to help keep your mouth as clean as possible, so eat and rinse and you should be just fine. Drinking milk is definetly an alternative for taking medicine but your body is going to need the nutrition only food can provide.

And if you do choose to not eat for the three days, the natural way to help curve cravings can be found in your medicine cabinet. Toothpaste believe it or not help curves the food cravings. You'll have the whitest teeth in your house from all the brushing you'll be doing to keep your mind off food

Answer 5

I'm a dentist. If you can't eat for three days, you must have had half your jaw removed is all I can say. I think the people who are guessing that the directions actually said three HOURS and not three days are correct.

If the directions do say three days, indeed, I would say that it is fine to drink milk to cost your stomach. Or Ensure. Peaches, you NEED calories to heal your body! If you don't have written directions, call back and ask for clarification on this issue. I think your brain was still a little fuzzy when they gave you post-op instructions. (no offense meant - it happens)

Answer 6

They told you not to EAT?

I've never heard that for a pulled tooth.

I've heard that you shouldn't eat hard foods... or foods with seeds...

Have some soup. Have something to drink. They would NEVER tell you to NOT eat after a procedure like that.

Answer 7

If the hunger is overwhelming and you wish to not follow your dentists order, eat some baby food. Really, it's quite filling, I once had to do so for about a week.

Answer 8

i had one of my wisdom pulled at Christmas and i was allow to eat after 6 hours as long as it was not hot ! or very cold ! have some warm soup no think lumpy or you could have some ready break that's what i did :-)
hope you are not in to much pain good luck .

Answer 9

3 hours, yes, 3 days?!?! I can't believe that. you probably misunderstood. call back and confirm. i usually give my children ice cream bec it's cold and feels good. you can eat food as long as you chew on the good side, not on the extracted side. and it's not too hot like soup or spicy bec they might aggravate the pain or bleeding.

Answer 10

Usually they tell you liquids and soft solids (pudding, jello, ice cream, etc) until it feels better. I think you may have misunderstood that you can't eat for 3 days!!