So im taking vicodin until I can get into the dentist to have a root canal. It makes me REALLY sick feeling if I eat or not I feel like crap. I need some ideas for food to eat since im allready limited to the food I can eat because of my tooth ach now I need ideas for things that wont upset my stomach that much. Anyone have any ideas on different things I can try, I had veg. soup tonight and feel worse than when I dont eat anything at all. This sucks

 

To keep from gettin sick from medecine the best thing to eat is Yogurt, cottage cheese or anything with the live cultures in it. It helps your body digest and utilize the drugs faster and they themsleves won't help to upset it even more.

 

Stick to stuff like bread, pasta, etc... If I have to take pain meds, anything liquid (like soup) or too rich really upsets my stomach too.

I also found that eating and then waiting about 30 minutes before taking pain meds help too.

Hope you can get into the dentist soon! That's gotta suck!

 

yep it sucks I either have to live with the pain or feel like crap. The other thing that sucks is if I want to work this week I cant take the pain meds while working. I know its gonna suck but I feel bad when I have to take off work, so Im gonna try to fight through the pain and see if I can make it tomorrow. Thanks for the tips I definatly think I could live off of cottage cheese for the next few days, I love that stuff. The only plus side to this is my husband is taking care of me so I really dont have to do anything .

 

You might want to call the doctor and see if you can get switched to another kind of medicine. They do have non-narcotic pain meds that will help with the pain and not mess you up so bad. I knew a girl that had knee surgery and got a perscription for it. (Can't remember the name of it though...) She was able to drive, work, etc. and not be drowsy... Just a thought if it is going to be a while...

 

Im thinking about cutting a pill in half and seeing what that does. I was on 500mg Hydrocdone and it helped but didnt completly get rid of the pain so now I have 750mg vicodin. Hopefully it will be within this week that they can get me in. I also have a bottle of Lidocaine (sp?) that is basically the same stuff the dentist uses as a general anaesthetic just deluted it helps just not for that long, so I have to put it on alot.

 

Another option to help reduce the nausea is to reduce the dose. Assuming you are taking one tab, try a 1/2 tab. I'm also guessing you are doing this every 4-6 hours. Try taking 600-800mg of ibuprofen(Motrin) in between. (alternating meds every 3 hours or so. Max dose of ibuprofen a day is 3200mg. Or if you have Aleve at home, that will work as well. Take 2 of those every6-8 hours.
These items are pain relievers and also anti-inflammatory meds. MIght help. They are popular drugs in the dental field. This is assuming you tolerate these ok.

 

Take 4 advil, that is prescription strength ibuprofen.

I take 2 Darvocet every night, I chase it with a Popsicle, it is not that filling but it is something. You can also try chicken breast, that works pretty good.

 

I think it's clove oil that my wife was usin when she had her dental problems. She had some serious issues going on and it cut the pain somewhat with no side affects.

 

Darvocet is pretty serious stuff Aaron, wow, my grandpa was on em after his car accident. I've got 800mg Ibuprofen and let me tell ya, they will take care of ya.