"...anything sweet—even naturally sweet stuff—felt kinda irritating."
Interesting you mention that, because for me, the natural sweetness actually helped. When I had dental surgery last year, savory foods—even mild ones like eggs—felt oddly harsh and salty on my gums. Weird, right? What worked best was oatmeal with a bit of honey stirred in. Smooth, warm, and the sweetness felt soothing rather than irritating. But like you said, everyone's mouth seems to react differently to these things...
Interesting how different everyone's experience is. My daughter had braces tightened recently and she couldn't handle sweet stuff either—said it made her mouth feel itchy and uncomfortable. She ended up preferring lukewarm soups or mashed potatoes, nothing too salty or sweet. Like you mentioned,
Totally true. Hope things ease up for you soon, hang in there."everyone's mouth seems to react differently to these things..."
Funny you mention mashed potatoes—when I had my braces tightened, I practically lived off scrambled eggs and oatmeal for days. Sweet stuff didn't bother me much, but anything crunchy or chewy was a definite no-go. Weirdly enough, cold yogurt was soothing for me, even though others said cold made their teeth ache more. Guess it's really trial and error figuring out what your mouth can handle... Hope your daughter feels better soon, it does get easier after a few adjustments.
Haha, braces really do turn eating into an Olympic sport sometimes. I remember after getting mine tightened, I thought soup would be my savior—until I tried tomato soup and realized acidic stuff was a whole new level of nope. Ended up surviving on lukewarm mac 'n cheese and smoothies for a week. Funny how everyone's mouth reacts differently... yogurt was a lifesaver for me too, but ice cream? Weirdly painful. Hang in there, it does get better after a few rounds of adjustments.
Totally relate to the tomato soup struggle... I made the same mistake early on, thinking "liquid = safe," but nope, learned that lesson fast. Weirdly enough, mashed potatoes became my best friend—just had to make sure they weren't too hot or cold, because temperature sensitivity was no joke for me. I also found scrambled eggs pretty manageable after a few days, as long as I ate super slowly and carefully. Ice cream was hit or miss for me too; sometimes it soothed things, other times it just made everything ache worse (no idea why). Honestly, the first few adjustments were always the hardest for me—after that, either my mouth toughened up or I just got better at figuring out what worked. Either way, you're definitely not alone in this... it really does get easier with time.
