4hw.com.cn: some people get up every morning when they brush their teeth. They feel sick and retch badly. What's the reason? What should we do? Let's have a look!
The causes of nausea and retch after brushing teeth in the morning
Cause 1 chronic pharyngitis
Chronic pharyngitis is the most common cause of toothbrushing vomiting. If you get chronic pharyngitis, you will feel nauseous and retch even if you don't brush your teeth. It is especially significant in the morning. Chronic pharyngitis is very difficult to completely cure, only usually a lot of protection, eat spicy food less, use some small methods to alleviate symptoms.
With chronic pharyngitis, people's soft palate will become swollen and thick, and the overhang will increase. At this time, the pharyngeal reflex will become extremely sensitive, that is, the toothbrush and toothpaste in the mouth will cause strong nausea and vomiting.
Cause 2 gastritis
Gastritis patients often appear nausea, gastric secretion of acid substances in brushing is easy to turn up, stimulate the mouth, resulting in nausea and retching aggravation.
Cause 3 rhinitis
The nasal cavity of rhinitis patients often secretes viscous purulent substances, which will flow back into the mouth when brushing, causing discomfort, nausea and vomiting.
Reason 4 too many toothpastes
When you brush your teeth, you squeeze a lot of toothpaste. There will be a lot of bubbles in your mouth. They will stimulate the throat to cause vomiting. In addition, toothpaste will add some vomitting substances to avoid swallowing in the production process, which is also aggravating the reaction of vomiting.
Reason 5 the toothbrush is too big
When choosing a toothbrush with a large brush head, it is equivalent to inserting a foreign object into the mouth to stimulate the tongue coating, which will strongly stimulate the throat to respond and cause vomiting.
Cause six brush tongue coating
Many people have the habit of brushing their tongue coating along with their teeth, which is easy to stimulate the mouth and cause nausea.
Cause 7 water temperature stimulation
Brush your teeth with cold water. The temperature difference between the inside and outside of your mouth is large. It can stimulate the laryngeal counter nerve and cause nausea. When brushing, you can add some warm water to reduce the temperature difference, and make the toothbrush hair soft and less irritation.
Cause 8: conditioned vomiting
Frequent toothbrushing nausea and vomiting are easy to form conditioned reflex. Over time, once toothbrushing, similar situations will occur. This requires that when toothbrushing, distract your attention, try to breathe in the nasal cavity, brush your teeth easily, and when your attention is shifted, nausea and vomiting will slowly improve.
Cause nine gum bleeding
Patients with gingivitis and periodontal disease may have gingival bleeding during brushing, and the peculiar smell of blood and purulent secretion in gingival sulcus caused nausea and vomiting.
What to do with toothbrush nausea and retch
1. When brushing your teeth, don't squeeze too much toothpaste. Generally, it depends on the toothbrush you use.
2. When brushing in spring, autumn and winter (especially in winter), you can use warm water from 30 ° C to 40 ° C, put the toothbrush into it first, and after the bristles of the toothbrush become soft, squeeze on a proper amount of toothpaste to start brushing.
3. When brushing your teeth, try to breathe through your nostrils instead of your mouth.
4. Try to eat less spicy food. Eating more spicy food will cause abdominal distention, acid reflux, belching, etc., which will increase the frequency of retching and nausea.
5. For patients with chronic pharyngitis, in addition to brushing their teeth according to the above methods, they should also take medicine in time, and try to reduce smoking or non-smoking.
6. If you have gastritis, you can take lansoprazole, amoxicillin, mosapride, etc. orally, and your daily diet is light to avoid spicy stimulation.