Holly, my guess with the bleeding gums is the inflammation issue. Sometimes they are good and then they act up. I floss and brush a couple times a day so it isn't due to improvements needed in oral hygiene. The hygienist asked about my diet and if I drank kumbacha frequently. I don't at all but the subject if acidity peaked my interest. I told her I drank apple cider vinegar sometimes for low stomach acid. She told me it could be related to something I was eating.
Seems to be a case of doing one thing for a health benefit and creating a new issue. Not sure how I plan to handle that since I am already limited on choices.
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Hi Deb! Thank you for sharing and your valuable insights. I think you are right on the mark! And, apologies as to my post as I meant to say "receding" not "bleeding" gums. Some of which is due to age, no doubt, and I, like you, highly suspect all that inflammation in my body now too.
Some new info as I just went to the dentist myself last week. He and his hygienist both told me that my saliva had changed!!!! They were worried about potential for more cavities and dental disease because of that. I asked them what was causing this, and they didn't know; however, they (even more than my doctors!) did seem familiar with MC, and told me that should I ever need antibiotics, we'd discuss all of that in depth, which I really appreciated.
They seemed to understand a connection to MC from the dental point of view - it's so rare and refreshing when ANY medical professional is interested and informed. I was very touched and pleased. I asked again if it was a problem because I was drinking so much hot tea with lemon juice and honey and they re-confirmed for me that it shouldn't be ... cold lemon or lemon juice is highly acidic and hard on stomach and tooth enamel; warm/hot lemon juice is the opposite, alkalizing, which aids stomach (think - "antacids") and helps create an unfriendly environment for cancer cells, and should not harm the teeth.
Perhaps it's the result of all the chain-reaction changes from having that trigger/s pulled to have MC. All that inflammation has to have a profound effect on all parts of our bodies. I feel my body being dehydrated in a new way, and I think they were expressing changes in my saliva (like a "dry mouth", which I've had before, but apparently not like this) that might be related to that.
~ Holly
Some new info as I just went to the dentist myself last week. He and his hygienist both told me that my saliva had changed!!!! They were worried about potential for more cavities and dental disease because of that. I asked them what was causing this, and they didn't know; however, they (even more than my doctors!) did seem familiar with MC, and told me that should I ever need antibiotics, we'd discuss all of that in depth, which I really appreciated.
They seemed to understand a connection to MC from the dental point of view - it's so rare and refreshing when ANY medical professional is interested and informed. I was very touched and pleased. I asked again if it was a problem because I was drinking so much hot tea with lemon juice and honey and they re-confirmed for me that it shouldn't be ... cold lemon or lemon juice is highly acidic and hard on stomach and tooth enamel; warm/hot lemon juice is the opposite, alkalizing, which aids stomach (think - "antacids") and helps create an unfriendly environment for cancer cells, and should not harm the teeth.
Perhaps it's the result of all the chain-reaction changes from having that trigger/s pulled to have MC. All that inflammation has to have a profound effect on all parts of our bodies. I feel my body being dehydrated in a new way, and I think they were expressing changes in my saliva (like a "dry mouth", which I've had before, but apparently not like this) that might be related to that.
~ Holly
2015 Hashimoto's, MTHFR
2016 LMC, Malabsorption
2017 Lymphocytic Dermatologic Vasculitis
"I strive to live in my heart, not in my head!"
2016 LMC, Malabsorption
2017 Lymphocytic Dermatologic Vasculitis
"I strive to live in my heart, not in my head!"