Gagging from brushing my teeth

[franfran]

I guess I'm posting to find out if I really am the only person with this problem.

 

Everytime I brush my teeth I violently gag and many times I will vomit if I recently ate. It happens when I brush my toungue and the top of my mouth. Obviously sticking things down your throat would make anyone gag, but it seriously only happens to me when it's my toothbrush. I think I have associated the taste of toothpaste with vomiting (I absolutely hate the taste and consistency of toothpaste) and I can't make it stop!!

 

Now that I'm writing it out, it sounds ridiculous, but I am just so sick of throwing up from my freakin toothbrush. Gagging 2-3 times a day gets really old after awhile. Has this happened to anyone else? I know a simple "Dont brush your tongue anymore, just use mouthwash" would suffice, but I can't not fully scrub my mouth.

[laisla]

while brushing my tongue i get the gag reflex too, but i never vomit. what kind of toothpaste do you use? maybe try another one?

[waveseer]

I scrub the inside of my mouth with the toothbrush and I gag too, but I quickly remove the toothbrush when it happens and I do not throw up. I follow with dental rinse.

[kaoticbaby]

theres a couple things i thought of that you could try:

1) getting a new flavor of toothpaste (i know its for children, but what about bubble-gum? i'm sure you chew gum and don't gag.)

2) buying a tongue-scraper and using that instead of your toothbrush on your tongue

 

i gag when i brush my tongue too, but not so bad that i throw up!

[agent1607307371]

"Dont brush your tongue anymore, just use mouthwash"

 

Oh, it wouldn't.

 

 

I too, gag when I brush my teeth (and throw up if I've eaten). I actually asked this on another comm I use and had some people respond that they did too, so it's not that unusual it seems.

[franfran]

Okay, whew. I thought there was something wrong with me haha. It's been happening for about a year, but the gagging has become pretty violent over the past few months. It has to be all in my head.

[hers]

How far back do you go when you brush your tongue? Stick it out as far as possible and only brush till you can reach. Don't go any farther than that.

 

I gag on my toothbrush only if I brush immediately after waking up. For some reason it's more sensitive then.

[g84]

lol this has happened to me before, too. I don't think i've thrown up from it, but there have been many times that is has made me start coughing very hard, almost to the point of vomiting. The only thing i can think of is to go very gently when you are brushing your tongue and try not to go too far inside your mouth. This seems to help at times; I find that if i'm brushing in a hurry, i tend to brush my tongue harshly without realizing it and it causes me to cough/want to throw up.

[littlestar]

I gag if i brush my tongue and when brushing the back teeth.

[Laura11111]

I vomited once from brushing my teeth. It helps if I concentrate on what my hands doing with the toothbrush than what my mouth is feeling.

[ghost69]

usually if you guide with your tongue you will be okay. as long as your tongue knows where it's at, the gag seems to stop.

[midnightrambler]

i do this as well.....after a night of drinking it all comes out......other than that just dry heaves

[Mythical_Suicide]

Try brushing softer and not just shoving your toothbrush back there.. Do it slowly and you should be ok once you feel like you are going to gag stop, dont' continue (That is why you throw up...).

I too have a horrible gag reflex when brushing my teeth and that is what I do and i've never once threw up from it.

[Jelina]

Lol this post is funny, but I think alot of people gag. I can hear my mom every morning gagging while she brushes her tongue. It's really loud, you would think she's dying. What if you used a tongue scraper instead?

[Jelina]

Oh by the way I gag alot if I'm brushing my teeth and looking in the mirror, if I'm not looking in the mirror I don't really gag. So maybe you should try that.

[sidehop]

My g/f has to use non-foaming toothpaste. Try that...

[HighwayStar]

Wow, I never really thought about it, but I do gag when brushing the teeth in the waay back. Interesting.

[PJPaul]

Why don't you guys try one of those tongue scrapers? I gag with a toothbrush that's in part because with the bristles the head is to tall and gets to close to your uvula. I got a scraper a few months ago and I rarely gag now because its flat and doesn't get close to my uvula. There like 4-5 bucks