Soft Foods After Jaw Surgery. Oatmeal and other hot cereals. Fish (soft white fish, sole, trout, snapper) please avoid the following foods the first 7 days after surgery:
Mashed potatoes, or a soft baked potato without the skin. On your first day at home, have light fluids and nourishments, for example, squeezed apples, soda, ice pops, soup, saltines, and toast to help counteract your stomach. Soft foods are those that can be swallowed easily without chewing.
Soft diet is always preferred in any digestion related problems.
Later on in the recovery process, you will be able to introduce soft foods and resume chewing. The food must be soft and easy to eat, but since healing can take a few days it is also important that we not tire of our menu options. Peeled veggies, cooked until soft. Fish (soft white fish, sole, trout, snapper) please avoid the following foods the first 7 days after surgery: