"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Tue, 2 Aug 2016 16:38:31 -0700, "Cheri" >
> wrote:
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>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>> >
>> > "sf" > wrote in message
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>> >> On Tue, 2 Aug 2016 12:29:33 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> >> > wrote:
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>> >>> I guess I was lucky. I do remember swelling and soreness but I don't
>> >>> recall
>> >>> any trouble eating beyond the first day.
>> >>
>> >> My DD had a couple of days drinking through a straw after wisdom teeth
>> >> removal, but I think it was to give the cuts time to heal. Aspirin
>> >> took care of any pain, if she needed it.
>> >
>> > What? I was told not to use a straw and so was Angela. Could dislodge
>> > the
>> > blood clots. No aspirin either as it thins the blood. She was given
>> > prescription stuff but it made her very ill.
>>
>> I was told the same thing, no straw drinking, no aspirin.
>>
>
> If it's okay to chew, I don't see why a straw would be a problem. My
> husband and I still have our wisdom teeth, so I'm not talking from
> personal experience.

I believe it has something to do with the suction pulling the clot loose
that forms in the socket.

Cheri