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A clinical trial just published in the International Journal of Pediatric Otolaryngology found that children who ate ice cream after surgery had better pain control compared to those who didn’t.   The study group included 48 children undergoing this common childhood surgery.

The data showed that, at 6, 12, and 18 hours post-op, children consuming ice cream reported significantly less pain, required less pain medication, and were able to resume oral intake sooner.  The ice cream did not trigger an increase in post-operative complications.  

Children recovering from a tonsillectomy do need some non-narcotic pain medications.  Cold, sweet ice cream does help the medicine go down.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0165587625000412

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