My braces are killing me!!!!!!!!!!!?

I got mine almost a month ago. I used to have them 7 years ago but didnt finish treatment...so im back on them again.

When you first get them, they are gonna hurt A LOT!

Here are a few tips:

**Eat soup the first 5 days because you are not gonna be able to bite on anything. Make a chiken soup with vegetables and put it in the blender so it makes more like a cream...it sounds and looks weird but its still SOUP.

**Take Tylenol for pain relieve

**Go to a CVS or Walgreens pharmacy and buy a special gel that you rub onto your gums...to NUMB the pain.

**if you cant find the special gel(which specifies that is for brace's pain), buy the other gel for mouth SORES or for BABY TEETH SOOTHING, apply any of these onto your gums and it will help you numb the pain!

In my case, I had to eat soup the first week! but after that I started eating rice...and baked fish...so try NOT TO EAT anything that you have to BITE on like a slice of PIZZA! nothing too gooey or nothing hard like POPCORN. After 2 weeks it wont hurt and your be able to eat anything you want..

but remember that even if it does not hurt you shouldnt be biting on anything hard or your braces might come off. Mine are $50 bucks for each single one that falls.

Every time you go see the doctor, and get them tighten they are gonna hurt but not like the FIRST time ok? so repeat the process.

I have braces, too. I remember that getting the braces hurt way more than getting them tightened. I found that Tylenol helped a little-but the best healer is time. Give your body about 2-3 days for it to adjust to the pressure.

That happens when you have braces. Since you just got them on it takes a good week to stop hurting. Eat things like soup, jello, pudding, etc. Soft foods that wont irritate your teeth. Good luck, and you'll be glad you got them in the end.

Drink a protein shake until the teeth adjust. They hurt because the braces are working.

Soup always helped too.

You'll get used to it after a few days.

aww, honey, i feel your pain. i stuck to mac and cheese and mashed potatoes and soup when i had braces (b/c you dont really have to chew these, healthy? not really - except the soup maybe). the really bad part is that even once this initial pain passes you will be hurting again as soon as they tighten them.

chin up! you'll have a beautiful smile someday (tho it doesnt seem worth it now)

They are going to hurt for a few days..things are moving.

I suggest a good bowl of soup for lunch.....ask you doctor if you can take Alieve...it will help a lot !

This will happen periodically for a few days after you have your braces tightened...good luck, they are well worth the pain and time ...you will have a beautiful smile....and we all like to see pretty smiles.....

yes, i remember going out of my mind with pain. they really ought to give you a small supply of percocet or something strong like that, but they can't prescribe pain meds, so they tell you to take lame stuff like aspirin and acetaminophen. pfft! call your m.d. and request a small supply of percs to get you thru this. tell him/her it's keeping you up at night, you can't eat, do homework, etc. it won't last long, but those first 3 days are HELL.

when my braces hurt I lived on slimfast shakes. add some ice and blend it and that should numb the pain a little bit.

it gets better, for me, it only hurt at nightt and in the day i was fine but you get used to it. the pain just means its doing its job and just think in __ years, you'll have a beautiful smile!

THATS BECAUSE WHEN YOU FIRST GET BRACES ON YOUR ONLY SUPPOSED TO EAT FOODS LIKE YOGURT, JELLO, PUDDING, ICE CREAM, ETC. NOT PIZZA!