To have a no chew diet for a year?

[GertrudeBanana]

Name changed out of embarrassment!

I’ve had to have a number of my back molars extracted today a mix between cracking some in labor and a horrendous diet

I have begun saving for dental implants but this will take 12 months. I really don’t have any other way to make this happen sooner.

Am I crazy to think I can have a no chew diet for a year? What will I eat to fuel myself and hopefully lose some of the number of extra stones I am carrying?

AIBU for thinking this is doable, I’m feeling really really down about it all of a sudden.

You will NOT be able to do Huel for a year, or any other shake based diet for that matter. If you are left with so few teeth you are unable to chew then please book to speak to a GP who can refer you to a dietician for advice so you can meet your nutritional needs properly without causing any deficiencies.

Barring steak etc I can't really envisage a problem. Lasagne, toast, sandwiches, roast dinner. Think it'll just take a but longer to chew and digest which I spose is a good thing if you want to digest

That's nonsense. My GPS says I can live on Huel forever if I want to. I've lived on it for over a year. I would think the sensible thing to do OP would be to get some partial dentures to wear in the meantime. You'd be able to eat then. I have a top set to hide the gap of one missing molar.

How does that work for you psychologically @macatladyforever? Do
You not really miss food? Would you ever have soup even just to shake things up?

Sorry, OP, but am I missing a reason why you can't have dentures in the interim? After a year the gum will have receeded too low for implants anyway wont they? I thought they have to be fitted soon after extraction.

I’m just following the dentists recommendation, she never mentioned needing dentures in the meantime (not that I could afford them)

I know people who’ve had implants long after losing the teeth?

I have no molars on my lower left side, and can chew absolutely fine - once your gums heal up they will become hard. I do have the lower left wisdom tooth there, but I had four pre-molars extracted in my teens for orthodontic reasons.

There is a concept called the “shortened dental arch” which suggests that people can manage well with far fewer teeth than most people have. Even if you have no back teeth behind the pre-molars I suspect you will be okay once the gums heal.

I probably will be a lot better than I’m imagining tbh. I think it was so bad in the lead up to the extractions that I’m imaging the worst. I still have more teeth than it sounds like but the placement of them (in the back) make it very difficult and very gappy.

I’m going to make an order for this Huel if anyone wants to send me a code? I’d be so grateful!

I just really want to have something in place so that I’m not eating a diet of buttery mash, custard and ice cream 🙈

When I was s student another student developed a problem with swallowing (although no medical reason for this) and he ended up liquidising all his food. I am sure he ended up with problems with his teeth as he wasn’t chewing anything and was told he had to chew chewing gum to protect his teeth.

This is practically my specialist subject! I have been on a liquid/very soft food diet for the last 3 months due to gastric ulceration and a 'redundant stomach' which I'm having surgery on in Jan/Feb, after which I'll be tube fed for 3 months then back on this diet - probably for at least a year, but maybe forever!

My main source of calories are Fresbuin drinks (Mango flavour are the most palatable), but they are high calorie build up drinks (I'm trying to put weight on for surgery) so although they contain all the vitamins, fibre and calories you need, they're not ideal if you want to loose weight.

There are a couple of meals I've found so far that I can eat; Mr Brains faggots with mashed potato, swede & carrot mash and gravy or slow cooked vegetable stews/casseroles (so the veg is quite soft).

Other foods I can eat:
Baked beans, Angel Delight, ice-cream, yogurt, Soup (Cream of.../vegetable/tomato), chocolate (it melts in your mouth so I count that as a liquid , butter, potato (boiled/mashed/inside of a jacket spud - not the skin), tuna mayo, mousse, porridge, small amounts of rice, bananas, melon.

Foods I avoid:
Pasta, nuts, pastry, Seeded/Granary bread, mushrooms, most meat and fish, sweetcorn, raw veggies/salad, cheese, grapes, oranges/satsumas.

My teeth are shot too, due to years of frequent vomiting (7/8 times a day for around 3 years approx.20 days out of a month until a week after I started this diet!) so my chewing capabilities aren't fantastic, but as PP's have said, my gums did toughen up where I've lost molars at the back so that will help you as things settle down.

Good luck!

I think its inrealistic.
You will lose strength and maybe bonea in your jaw, facial muscle waste. Your stomach will need to be reintroduced solids over a montg afterwards.
Get partial dentures for petes sake. Shop around for implants.
Your cheeks will sink and face shape will change, othee teeth will move the longer you delay.
I would rethink your plan
Its just neither realistic nor beneficial.

I have done Exante and I know a number of people who have done Exante shakes for a long time to lose a large amount of weight. As I said it is a very low calorie diet and it gives around 800cals a day. The shakes don't really fill you up, but the low cals plus lowish carbs puts you into ketosis similar to a low carb diet like Atkins or keto, so you are burning your own bodyfat for fuel and your appetite is much reduced. For this reason it's important not to add any extra food or you may start getting hungry again even though you have actually eaten more. After a while you do get used to the shake diet and it is ok. There are a few health risks and a lot of people regain the weight once they start eating more normal food again. I know someone who says she practically lived on the Thai chicken soup for 4 months now even the thought of it makes her sick and she can't bear to go back on the diet. With regard to if you can go back to normal food after just shakes I think you can but you have to take it slowly and build backup to normal food. If you do it too quick it will cause problems.

Definitely don't stop chewing! Start with things like sandwiches with soft fillings, well cooked casseroles and go one bite at a time. Have a drink of water always available and sip frequently.

It will probably slow your eating down if you eat normalish food and that will help with weight loss. Liquid food will be very quick and you'll eat just as much if not more.

Please dont start living on supplements, apart from anything else it could be really expensive. Just eat food. This is my profession - pm me if you want.

When I did soup and juice diet for a month before my wedding I managed it - just! But the sensation of chewing I really missed and felt I needed to chew chewing gum just for the sensation. Wierd really!

I would get a nutribullet and blend normal foods if chewing was a problem. Basically getting the bullet to do the job of your molars.

I've been on a diet recently and eating a lot of soup and indian dals (basically lentil soup but thicker). They're super tasty and filling and also don't require chewing

I doubt you will need a totally no chew diet for the whole year - your gums will get very hard. Babies gum foods before they can chew.

My DM has 6 bottom teeth only + a set of false top teeth, her bottom jaw is very wasted and she eats a normal diet despite having no bottom molars at all.

I have no molars on one side and I don't eat all on one side of my mouth.

You will need to be chewing otherwise your facial muscles will change and your jaw will waste - plus it will be really boring! I don't think it will be nearly as bad as you imagine.

Hey very old thread I know just wondered how you got on with this? xx

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