How soon can I eat solid food after wisdom tooth removal?

[BishopBrennansArseHole]

Having it out tomorrow. Utterly terrified. Anyone know how long before you can eat?

I had four out under GA and had the constipation issue too but I thought it was caused by the morphine I was given rather than the soft diet afterwards but who knows.

Well done though. So worth getting it done. That hour wait must have dragged on...

Well done, you must be delighted with yourself! Did they give you gauze to go home with? If not go and get some from the pharmacy and ask for sterile water or saline, dampen the gauze, squeeze it out, roll it to the size of your finger, position it over the socket and bite down fully for 20 minutes. Don't take it in and out during this time to check, leave it in undisturbed for the full 20 minutes. If there is still some oozing after that contact the dental surgery as someone else already suggested. Again, well done!!

And definitely start with the pain relief before the local wears off. As previously suggested, alternate every two hours between ibuprofen and paracetamol as long as you stay within the correct dose for 24 hours. As you are still numb pop a tissue under your chin and sip the water, you may dribble!

Congrats! The bleeding went on for a good 6-8 hours. Definitely keep spitting it out instead of swallowing or keeping it in your mouth. It's a gross mixture of saliva and blood so quick thick...I used my fingers to get more of it out. If you have Corsodyl mouthwash, rinse carefully every few hours or after food & drink. Some places tell you not to rinse and spit on the first day due to the risk of dislodging the blood clot however it's equally important to prevent infections so best to do it gently.

Drinking is hard the first day (no straws). I had to use a tiny teaspoon to get soup or water into my mouth. I had sugar cravings too and managed to spoon a small glass of Coke as well 😂.

Sorry but do not follow this advice, it is completely incorrect. Do not spit at all, its your own saliva and blood. Yes it's disgusting but swallow it or take small sips of water to help flush it away. You want as little disturbance as possible to the clot to encourage healing. Also DO NOT stick your fingers in your mouth and go poking around and absolutely no rinsing today. All of these things combined will increase your risk of dry socket.

Ah thanks so much for the advice. I do have a couple of gauze swabs. I’ve used one, the bleeding seems to have slowed down 🤞

Does anyone know when I can have a cup of tea? 😆 in my complete panic I forgot to ask the dentist about hot drinks.
The local seems to have mostly worn off now, it’s not feeling to bad atm (🤞) but have taken some ibuprofen earlier

Glad you are feeling better 🤗.

I would wait until the numbness fully weara off to have a hot drink and even at that I would let it cool down a bit. But I'd be the same as you, always gasping for a cup of tea 😂

I seem to remember being told to leave it a few hours, and to not have the tea too hot...
Did they not give you a leaflet or a sheet or anything with aftercare instructions? If not you can probably find one on the NHS site that tells you when you cna have hot drinks etc. You're supposed to gently swill warm salty water around the area every day as well if I recall..
Well done - I had a tooth out earlier this year and hated it, but recovered very quickly with no problems.

If your dentist didn’t give you a leaflet with instructions, have a look at this:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/mids-east/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2017/07/pt-info-leaflet-extractions.pdf

Best to avoid hot drinks & food for 24 hours.

Obviously everyone is different, but you may not need much pain relief at all. I had a tooth out a few weeks ago and didn’t need paracetamol, or ibuprofen and I don’t exactly have a high pain threshold! I was eating solids 12 hours after the extraction (soft, not crunchy food). Think I had a bowl of pasta as my first meal, cooled down to just a little warmer than room temperature.

Nothing hot for a couple of days. Warm at best. Cold non fizzy drinks will be best and will help it stop bleeding.

Well done @BishopBrennansArseHole you faced your fears and got through it. Never nice to experience,but when you know a tooth's gone rogue much better to get it done in your own time and not when it becomes an emergency.

I had a mug of tea the same day but not as hot as I usually would. You could try drinking through a straw. Don't forget the salt water mouthwash as recommended by my dentist.

Do not drink through a straw. This is an absolute no as you could dislodge the blood clot. No hot drinks for a while.

Well apologies about the straw comment, I followed my dentist's advice and everything was absolutely fine. That said, I didn't really have much bleeding, or any problems after extraction.

The problem with straws is that when you suck them, you create a vacuum which can dislodge a new blood clot and result in dry socket. And you do not want dry socket.

Very glad you're okay @BishopBrennansArseHole !@BishopBrennansArseHole ! Hope you've had a cup of tea by now too.

My mouth definitely oozed for the first 12 or so hours. It had stopped by the next morning and I had some lovely clots. 😑😂😂😂

Well done.