bleeding gums

ok, so the newest symptom of the day: bleeding & tender gums. this
is totally new to me. i take good care of my mouth, do my checkups,
etc. can this be yet another hormonal thing? do i have to worry
about infection? & i just had someone tell me it's all in my head.
did they mean my mouth?

just wondering.

ellen

"ellen" <epdpster@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> ok, so the newest symptom of the day: bleeding & tender gums. this
> is totally new to me. i take good care of my mouth, do my checkups,
> etc. can this be yet another hormonal thing? do i have to worry
> about infection? & i just had someone tell me it's all in my head.
> did they mean my mouth?
>
> just wondering.

My gums bled some during peri/first years of post, too. I'm going to do
another guess, re: vasomotor symtpoms. Because... often as a hot flash is
ramping up I can feel my (upper) gums throb. More blood in the gums?

Cathy


>
> ellen
>

ellen <epdpster@gmail.com> wrote in news:1182728325.137949.274430
@o61g2000hsh.googlegroups.com:

> ok, so the newest symptom of the day: bleeding & tender gums. this
> is totally new to me. i take good care of my mouth, do my checkups,
> etc. can this be yet another hormonal thing? do i have to worry
> about infection? & i just had someone tell me it's all in my head.
> did they mean my mouth?
>

LOL! prolly not. I don't think it's all in your head, though.

When you brush your teeth, try brushing all the way up onto the gum. It
helps toughen the gum. A dentist told me that, and since I've been doing
it, all the other dentists have told me they can tell I floss a lot. I
never floss.

Especially hit the crevice where the tooth meets the gum.

Chak

--
It is a paradoxical but profoundly true and important principle of life
that the most likely way to reach a goal is to be aiming not at that goal
itself but at some more ambitious goal beyond it.
--Arnold Toynbee

"Chakolate" <chakolateDeathToSpammers@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> ellen <epdpster@gmail.com> wrote in news:1182728325.137949.274430
> @o61g2000hsh.googlegroups.com:
>
>> ok, so the newest symptom of the day: bleeding & tender gums. this
>> is totally new to me. i take good care of my mouth, do my checkups,
>> etc. can this be yet another hormonal thing? do i have to worry
>> about infection? & i just had someone tell me it's all in my head.
>> did they mean my mouth?
>>
>
> LOL! prolly not. I don't think it's all in your head, though.
>
> When you brush your teeth, try brushing all the way up onto the gum. It
> helps toughen the gum. A dentist told me that, and since I've been doing
> it, all the other dentists have told me they can tell I floss a lot. I
> never floss.
>
> Especially hit the crevice where the tooth meets the gum.
>
> Chak

My dental hygienist told me that I wasn't getting the gum lines clean enough
and suggested an electric toothbrush, and the one she recommended was the
Sonicare. I've been using it for about a year and I've noticed not only are
my teeth much cleaner, I no longer have bleeding gums when I floss. It
cleans really well but at a much gentler touch than a regular toothbrush.
One daughter brushes too hard, wears out a toothbrush once/month so her
birthday gift is going to be one of these just to save wearing away her
gumline.

Roseanne

On Jun 24, 10:20 pm, "foggydoggy" <foggydo...@cogeco.ca> wrote:
> "Chakolate" <chakolateDeathToSpamm...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:Xns9959CAF4E675Bchakolatehotmailcom@207.115.1 7.102...
>
>
>
> > ellen <epdps...@gmail.com> wrote in news:1182728325.137949.274430
> > @o61g2000hsh.googlegroups.com:
>
> >> ok, so the newest symptom of the day: bleeding & tender gums. this
> >> is totally new to me. i take good care of my mouth, do my checkups,
> >> etc. can this be yet another hormonal thing? do i have to worry
> >> about infection? & i just had someone tell me it's all in my head.
> >> did they mean my mouth?
>
> > LOL! prolly not. I don't think it's all in your head, though.
>
> > When you brush your teeth, try brushing all the way up onto the gum. It
> > helps toughen the gum. A dentist told me that, and since I've been doing
> > it, all the other dentists have told me they can tell I floss a lot. I
> > never floss.
>
> > Especially hit the crevice where the tooth meets the gum.
>
> > Chak
>
> My dental hygienist told me that I wasn't getting the gum lines clean enough
> and suggested an electric toothbrush, and the one she recommended was the
> Sonicare. I've been using it for about a year and I've noticed not only are
> my teeth much cleaner, I no longer have bleeding gums when I floss. It
> cleans really well but at a much gentler touch than a regular toothbrush.
> One daughter brushes too hard, wears out a toothbrush once/month so her
> birthday gift is going to be one of these just to save wearing away her
> gumline.
>
> Roseanne


well, i'll do a brush up on my dental hygiene techniques. i have
noted gum tenderness correlations with other vasomotor symptoms & i've
just realized that i've had some dry mouth episodes in the last few
months that i was ignoring/attributing to meds that i was on. so the
bleeding has happened in conjunction with the dry mouth as well -
right around/after ovulation.

are there any prizes for the most perimenopausal symptoms?

thanks,
ellen

"ellen" <epdpster@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Jun 24, 10:20 pm, "foggydoggy" <foggydo...@cogeco.ca> wrote:
>> "Chakolate" <chakolateDeathToSpamm...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:Xns9959CAF4E675Bchakolatehotmailcom@207.115.1 7.102...
>>
>>
>>
>> > ellen <epdps...@gmail.com> wrote in news:1182728325.137949.274430
>> > @o61g2000hsh.googlegroups.com:
>>
>> >> ok, so the newest symptom of the day: bleeding & tender gums. this
>> >> is totally new to me. i take good care of my mouth, do my checkups,
>> >> etc. can this be yet another hormonal thing? do i have to worry
>> >> about infection? & i just had someone tell me it's all in my head.
>> >> did they mean my mouth?
>>
>> > LOL! prolly not. I don't think it's all in your head, though.
>>
>> > When you brush your teeth, try brushing all the way up onto the gum.
>> > It
>> > helps toughen the gum. A dentist told me that, and since I've been
>> > doing
>> > it, all the other dentists have told me they can tell I floss a lot. I
>> > never floss.
>>
>> > Especially hit the crevice where the tooth meets the gum.
>>
>> > Chak
>>
>> My dental hygienist told me that I wasn't getting the gum lines clean
>> enough
>> and suggested an electric toothbrush, and the one she recommended was the
>> Sonicare. I've been using it for about a year and I've noticed not only
>> are
>> my teeth much cleaner, I no longer have bleeding gums when I floss. It
>> cleans really well but at a much gentler touch than a regular toothbrush.
>> One daughter brushes too hard, wears out a toothbrush once/month so her
>> birthday gift is going to be one of these just to save wearing away her
>> gumline.
>>
>> Roseanne
>
>
> well, i'll do a brush up on my dental hygiene techniques. i have
> noted gum tenderness correlations with other vasomotor symptoms & i've
> just realized that i've had some dry mouth episodes in the last few
> months that i was ignoring/attributing to meds that i was on. so the
> bleeding has happened in conjunction with the dry mouth as well -
> right around/after ovulation.
>
> are there any prizes for the most perimenopausal symptoms?

At least that would provide a silver lining! ;-)

Cathy


>
> thanks,
> ellen
>

ellen <epdpster@gmail.com> wrote:

> are there any prizes for the most perimenopausal symptoms?

You mean all at once, or all total?

--
Keera in Norway * Think big. Shrink to fit.
http://home.online.no/~kafox/

On Jun 25, 8:01 pm, "Cathy F." <c...@adelphiadotdedot.net> wrote:
> "ellen" <epdps...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:1182813866.611257.181980@o61g2000hsh.googlegr oups.com...
>
>
>
> > On Jun 24, 10:20 pm, "foggydoggy" <foggydo...@cogeco.ca> wrote:
> >> "Chakolate" <chakolateDeathToSpamm...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> >>news:Xns9959CAF4E675Bchakolatehotmailcom@207.115 .17.102...
>
> >> > ellen <epdps...@gmail.com> wrote in news:1182728325.137949.274430
> >> > @o61g2000hsh.googlegroups.com:
>
> >> >> ok, so the newest symptom of the day: bleeding & tender gums. this
> >> >> is totally new to me. i take good care of my mouth, do my checkups,
> >> >> etc. can this be yet another hormonal thing? do i have to worry
> >> >> about infection? & i just had someone tell me it's all in my head.
> >> >> did they mean my mouth?
>
> >> > LOL! prolly not. I don't think it's all in your head, though.
>
> >> > When you brush your teeth, try brushing all the way up onto the gum.
> >> > It
> >> > helps toughen the gum. A dentist told me that, and since I've been
> >> > doing
> >> > it, all the other dentists have told me they can tell I floss a lot. I
> >> > never floss.
>
> >> > Especially hit the crevice where the tooth meets the gum.
>
> >> > Chak
>
> >> My dental hygienist told me that I wasn't getting the gum lines clean
> >> enough
> >> and suggested an electric toothbrush, and the one she recommended was the
> >> Sonicare. I've been using it for about a year and I've noticed not only
> >> are
> >> my teeth much cleaner, I no longer have bleeding gums when I floss. It
> >> cleans really well but at a much gentler touch than a regular toothbrush.
> >> One daughter brushes too hard, wears out a toothbrush once/month so her
> >> birthday gift is going to be one of these just to save wearing away her
> >> gumline.
>
> >> Roseanne
>
> > well, i'll do a brush up on my dental hygiene techniques. i have
> > noted gum tenderness correlations with other vasomotor symptoms & i've
> > just realized that i've had some dry mouth episodes in the last few
> > months that i was ignoring/attributing to meds that i was on. so the
> > bleeding has happened in conjunction with the dry mouth as well -
> > right around/after ovulation.
>
> > are there any prizes for the most perimenopausal symptoms?
>
> At least that would provide a silver lining! ;-)
>
> Cathy
>
>
>
> > thanks,
> > ellen


well done. & of course i didn't get it at first.

ellen

On Mon, 25 Jun 2007 16:24:26 -0700, ellen <epdpster@gmail.com> wrote:

>well, i'll do a brush up on my dental hygiene techniques.

You must not ignore the fact that bleeding gums can also be a sign of
peridontal disease, and it is more prevalent in people our age.


Dana
Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons,
for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.

On Jun 26, 1:55 am, thinkbig.shrinkto...@online.no (Keera Ann Fox)
wrote:
> ellen <epdps...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > are there any prizes for the most perimenopausal symptoms?
>
> You mean all at once, or all total?
>
> --
> Keera in Norway * Think big. Shrink to fit.http://home.online.no/~kafox/


omg, you just scared the hell out of me. should always have coffee
1st before checking this board. haven't had panic attacks yet, but it
that doesn't elicit one, nothing will.

ellen

On Jun 26, 8:38 am, Dana© <AneeB...@ownmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 25 Jun 2007 16:24:26 -0700, ellen <epdps...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >well, i'll do a brush up on my dental hygiene techniques.
>
> You must not ignore the fact that bleeding gums can also be a sign of
> peridontal disease, and it is more prevalent in people our age.
>
> Dana
> Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons,
> for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.


your're absolutely right dana, i just get stupid with my jokes &
such. lately, as i go through this reverse puberty, i suspect that
sometimes i'm acting like the kid in middle school who nobody wants to
sit next to. huge defense mechanism.

i'm pretty vigilant about dental care, in part because my parents were
not, & i've had to deal with those consequences from a young age. i'm
scheduled to see the dentist soon.

thanks,
ellen

ellen <epdpster@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Jun 26, 1:55 am, thinkbig.shrinkto...@online.no (Keera Ann Fox)
> wrote:
> > ellen <epdps...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > are there any prizes for the most perimenopausal symptoms?
> >
> > You mean all at once, or all total?
> >
> > --
> > Keera in Norway * Think big. Shrink to fit.http://home.online.no/~kafox/
>
>
> omg, you just scared the hell out of me. should always have coffee
> 1st before checking this board. haven't had panic attacks yet, but it
> that doesn't elicit one, nothing will.

I did forget the ;-) at the end, but that's actually rather a given
around these parts when talking about symptoms. :-)

--
Keera in Norway * Think big. Shrink to fit.
http://home.online.no/~kafox/

On Jun 26, 11:38 am, thinkbig.shrinkto...@online.no (Keera Ann Fox)
wrote:
> ellen <epdps...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Jun 26, 1:55 am, thinkbig.shrinkto...@online.no (Keera Ann Fox)
> > wrote:
> > > ellen <epdps...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > are there any prizes for the most perimenopausal symptoms?
>
> > > You mean all at once, or all total?
>
> > > --
> > > Keera in Norway * Think big. Shrink to fit.http://home.online.no/~kafox/
>
> > omg, you just scared the hell out of me. should always have coffee
> > 1st before checking this board. haven't had panic attacks yet, but it
> > that doesn't elicit one, nothing will.
>
> I did forget the ;-) at the end, but that's actually rather a given
> around these parts when talking about symptoms. :-)
>
> --
> Keera in Norway * Think big. Shrink to fit.http://home.online.no/~kafox/


in this case, much more effective without it.

ellen