How long before i can eat solid foods after i get my wisdom teeth pulled?

Question

i just got all four of my wisdom teeth pulled today.They were terribly impacted and the sergeon said that's why it will hurt so bad for recovery,which it does!:)So far the first day i drank half of a milkshake and tomrrow i'll have the other half.I wanted to know when it should be okay to eat solid foods like mac and cheese, mashed potatoes, ramen noodles, stuff like that.i know you can normaly eat that stuff by the second day but because my teeth were so infected and impacted i can barley even open my mouth and im SOOOOO hungryLOL!if anyone has any advice please let me know.....THANKS SO MUCH:)

Answer 1

When I had my wisdom teeth out my face got so swollen as it seems yours has, I could barely open my mouth wide enough to put a pea in! I just waited until the swelling went down, when I could open my mouth enough to actually put food in, that's when I started to eat solid foods. I think by the second or third day I could open enough to put flatter things, like pizza! in my mouth, lol. It sucks but the swelling will go down soon enough.