Avoid hot liquids such as hot chocolate, coffee, or tea for the first week. Hot liquids can irritate your throat.
Avoid acidic, spicy, and crunchy foods, as they can cause pain and bleeding. You can also try sucking on ice pops to help soothe the pain. If you are in a lot of pain after the tonsillectomy, you may need to arrange for someone to help you prepare food for you for the first several days. Ask a friend, partner, or roommate to help you.
You can usually return to normal activity, such as work, after you can eat a normal diet, sleep through the night, and do not need to have pain medication. Your doctor can also tell you when you are well enough to return to normal activity.
Always follow the dosage instructions on the label. Do not take more than recommended. Have pain medication with a meal or food to help your body digest it properly.
You cannot have alcohol when you are on antibiotics. You may want to take probiotics along with the antibiotics to help your body recover.
If the pain is severe and does not go away with pain medication, you should see your doctor for a check up. Extreme pain after the first 48 hours may be a sign that your tonsillectomy is not healing properly. Your doctor may prescribe an analgesic throat spray for the back of the throat, too. This will encourage healing and cut down on the pain.
Small specks of dark (coagulated) blood from your nose or in your saliva is normal, so too small spots of red (fresh) blood. Bleeding tonsils yield about the same amount of blood as you would experience in a nosebleed. However, large amounts of bright red blood in big spots or specks is a cause for concern.
