TheMeadow
10-24-2010, 01:25 AM
I've read a lot about raw food in the last year or so, and have decided to do it! I was trapped in a circle of eating and smoking and knew I had to break the chain somewhere. I took 3 days and went through the painful caffeine withdrawal headaches and dairy cravings. I'm glad that's over and I'll never go back to caffeine or dairy again! Afterwards, I decided to try a juice fast. I've been raw for 2 days now.
My problem? My gums are incredibly sore today and I'm deathly afraid of losing my teeth! It's only my bottom gums that are sore. I'm glad to be away from my caffeine addiction and all the other junk I used to eat, BUT, why now is this gum problem happening? I do understand that it could be a symptom of detox. My ultimate 2 questions are: 1. Has anyone here experienced this after being raw for only two days? 2. Do you know of a way that I can continue raw and not lose my teeth? (Kinda hard to eat anything, if I don't have teeth.)
Some other info: My gums were not sore before I started raw and my teeth are in relatively good shape. My juices consist of mostly vegie and some fruits. I felt my mouth throbbing earlier today, but, paid no attention to it as lots of painful things have been happening to me body since I started raw eating. I really took notice when trying to eat a ripe mango and my bottom gums were to sore to continue. Yes, I used the search function, but, nothing seemed relevant and most of the threads related to gums didn't have any actual advice besides oil pulling. I did read about oil pulling and I'll try that tomorrow.
A million thank yous to anyone that can help me keep my teeth! What would you do to avoid losing your teeth? Thanks for putting up with my possible paranoia. :)
My problem? My gums are incredibly sore today and I'm deathly afraid of losing my teeth! It's only my bottom gums that are sore. I'm glad to be away from my caffeine addiction and all the other junk I used to eat, BUT, why now is this gum problem happening? I do understand that it could be a symptom of detox. My ultimate 2 questions are: 1. Has anyone here experienced this after being raw for only two days? 2. Do you know of a way that I can continue raw and not lose my teeth? (Kinda hard to eat anything, if I don't have teeth.)
Some other info: My gums were not sore before I started raw and my teeth are in relatively good shape. My juices consist of mostly vegie and some fruits. I felt my mouth throbbing earlier today, but, paid no attention to it as lots of painful things have been happening to me body since I started raw eating. I really took notice when trying to eat a ripe mango and my bottom gums were to sore to continue. Yes, I used the search function, but, nothing seemed relevant and most of the threads related to gums didn't have any actual advice besides oil pulling. I did read about oil pulling and I'll try that tomorrow.
A million thank yous to anyone that can help me keep my teeth! What would you do to avoid losing your teeth? Thanks for putting up with my possible paranoia. :)