The main reason I want to tast from now on (it’s been almost 3 days since surgery and I’m on a liquid diet) is because I don’t want to have to clean the wounds out with a syringe 3 times a day. In my mind if I don’t eat food there’s no way food can get in the wounds so there’s no need to clean them, only brushing and flossing should be enough right? Does anyone have experience with this?
One thing to consider, is the cleaning only for food, or is it supposed to clean out mouth bacteria buildup as well? Maybe you should be cleaning even if you don’t eat? Perhaps worth checking with your doctor.
That should be perfectly fine and as a matter of fact it should make it easier. We are usually overfed so is not like we go malnourished into a fast.
I take it you are considering up to a few days if that?
Cleaning is a pain but TBH you’re going to be cleaning out the cavities left behind for awhile until they fill in. I also wouldn’t fast after surgery, especially since it sounds like you’ve never fasted before. Fasting will stress your body and you don’t need the extra stress when trying to heal.
This is a question that needs to be asked of a medical professional that understands fasting.
Anything approaching medical advice from here needs to have good citations backing it up to have any meaning whatsoever. As you can see from the comments you’ve gotten so far, the advice to citation ratio is no good.
Yep I did this just three weeks ago. It’s very important to still do your salt water rinses/ baths every couple of hours (or however often your dr told you). I fasted for a few days. I was extremely paranoid of getting food stuck in there, but it’s very important that you eat eventually as fasting for too long can slow the healing process.
Honestly though, as long as you are on a liquid diet, gently rinsing your mouth with water after you drink should be enough to not get food stuck in there. Make sure you’re not drinking from a straw, spitting, or rinsing too vigorously as that can dislodge the clot/ stitches