Does anyone gag/throw up a little when they brush their teeth? I do every time and Im getting the bypass next week and Im scared. Any suggestions on how to stop this?

I’m sorry I don’t have any suggestions but I do suffer from the same thing. I do notice that it only happens when I brush the inside of my teeth in the morning. If I brush them late morning or afternoon I don’t have any issues. The thought of not brushing my teeth first thing in the morning is grosser than dealing with trying to to gag tho!

*trying NOT to gag tho!

Now that you mention it, it is not as bad in the afternoon for me as well. I think I can work around this. Thank you!!!

For me it's the taste of the toothpaste that makes me gag! So I bend over the counter with my head practically in the sink to stop any from getting to far back in my mouth lol

Maybe try a toothbrush with a smaller head? Like a kid’s brush might help?

2 hours ago, Mikeyy said:

Feel sorry for your BF

This comment is inappropriate and does not help the original poster in anyway with the topic she posted.

Some thoughts are better left to yourself.

Have you tried different toothpaste brands or flavors? I wonder if you’re more susceptible to this issue depending on chemical ingredients (e.g. sodium laurel sulfate, fluoride) or if the toothpaste is foamy?

I used to have this problem but haven't in years (since WAY before I had bypass surgery). I've used a SonicCare toothbrush for probably 6-8 years - so maybe that's made the difference (the brushes are pretty small)? I'm not sure - other than I never have that problem anymore.

I was like this my whole life. Oddly enough, it improved tremendously after surgery, I have no idea why.

On 02/09/2019 at 07:16, Mikeyy said:

Feel sorry for your BF

The 2 have nothing to do with each other.

On 02/09/2019 at 10:15, MarinaGirl said:

Have you tried different toothpaste brands or flavors? I wonder if you’re more susceptible to this issue depending on chemical ingredients (e.g. sodium laurel sulfate, fluoride) or if the toothpaste is foamy?

I am going to try a different toothpaste. If I brush my teeth with no toothpaste (to see if that was the issue) it wasn’t as bad. Thanks for the idea!