need some soft food ideas please

[Missy Mouse]

I have a wicked case of strep throat. I tried to cook a dinner I could eat, crock pot pork roast ( nice and soft) and red potatoes. Neither one went down easily

Can you help me think of ideas of things I can eat until the swelling goes down? I made some Jello and that works of course but I need something solid so I can take this medication.

Thanks

~Bin

I just went through this. I'm still on prednisone and liquid augmentin. it took 6 days before the swelling went down! i lived off of soft solids...pudding (we bought pudding pops and freezed them), baby food (chicken and rice isn't so bad), lipton noodles cup of soup, chunky applesauce, ramen noodles, spaghetti, campbell's chicken noodle soup, ice cream, steamed fish. I couldn't eat anything at all for three days. The doctor gave me liquid tylenol 3 and a sample jar of lidocaine and qtips to rub directly on my throat. You may have to resort some kind of chloroseptic spray. I forced myself to eat when she told me I was going to have to get hospitalized for two days. Get something in you! Hope you feel better.

 

[binny]

thanks for the ideas again. Im going to store today. I managed to get down a bit of turkey lunch meat on very soft bread but I couldnt eat any cereal at all.

Cup of noodles that sounds SO good!


Did anyone else have problems with steroids? I think I am turning red. As in all over. My face, neck and hands. Its really strange.

 

[Missy Mouse]

thanks for the ideas again. Im going to store today. I managed to get down a bit of turkey lunch meat on very soft bread but I couldnt eat any cereal at all.

Cup of noodles that sounds SO good!


Did anyone else have problems with steroids? I think I am turning red. As in all over. My face, neck and hands. Its really strange.

Yes, I've had flushing in my face with the prednisone (40 mg), and I wake up a lot during the night. If you're flushing that severely you should call your doctor.

 

[OK!]

After I had my tonsils out, yogurt was about the only thing I could get down reasonably well (and it helped keep my stomach from getting upset from all of the meds I had to take, too).

Hope you feel better soon!

 

[binny]

I calle dthe pharmasist not my usualy one though. He was plain rude actually.
I said I was red in the face and neck and not itchy. I asked if the predizone would do that.

He said no the predisone wouldnt do any of that, youre allergic to the amoxycillan dont take anymore until you talk to your doctor. If you cant breathe go to the ER or call and ambulance.

OK dude. Ive never been allergic to any antibiotic, I do realize that there is a first time for everything, but do you think maybe you should me ask a few more questions before diagnosing over the phone?






the redness went away after awhile but now Ive got that on my brain. I think Ill go take a Benadryl anyway LOL

BTW thanks for the Pastina idea. I couldnt find it but I did buy regular little star pasta that was very tiny and did the same thing and it was PERFECT cooked that way. Thank you! Best meal Ive had in 5 days

 

[RNMOM]

Binny there is a rash that is fairly common with amoxicillin. I will include a link. Call your doctor though. The pharmacist is right though, any swelling of tongue, lips, difficulty breathing or increased trouble swallowing you need immediate care as in 911.

http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/pa/pa_ampirash_hhg.htm

Hope you feel better soon.

 

[munchkin bunchkin]

I was talking to a friend last night and she told me that a friend of hers took her DD to the Dr. on Saturday with a sore throat and the DD tested positive for Strep ,then the Dr. said she was only the 12th case of Strep he had treated since office hours started that morning!