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I've just had my tonsils out on thursday and i need some advice - what food can you recommend to eat? when will the pain be tolerable?

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Dr. Susan Rhoads answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Soft foods: Poor you! Except you get ice cream! Or soft foods, oatmeal, cream soaps, mashed potatoes, scrambled eggs, jello, mac and cheese, puddings, etc., Nothing scratchy and hard like chips, popcorn, raw veggies, apples..

Answered 3/3/2015

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