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Posted 12/1/2013 5:44 PM (GMT 0)
Seems we have determined mint toothpaste is an irratent. Anyone have this issue? Ever try finding a toothpaste without mint? Unless we go to bubble gum kids toothpaste there aren't any options I can find.
Posted 12/1/2013 7:09 PM (GMT 0)
How did you figure that out?
Posted 12/2/2013 2:29 AM (GMT 0)
If she skips brushing in the morning with toothpaste she doesn't feel like vomiting most of the time. Brushes with toothpaste and it happens in 10 minutes. She can tolerate the toothpaste better in the evening but still makes her nauseous. This was a strange realization for us. Didn't ever think mint toothpaste could be a trigger.
Posted 12/2/2013 2:49 AM (GMT 0)
Colgate makes a cinnamon toothpaste.
Posted 12/2/2013 1:30 PM (GMT 0)
heres a cite for alternative methods to brushing your teath. hopfully this helps. http://www.livingthenourishedlife.com/2011/05/12-natural-toothpaste-alternatives
Posted 12/2/2013 3:00 PM (GMT 0)
I've known about the toothpaste being a possible environmental trigger when I got DX back in 1991, I just happened to read an article at my doctors office in a magazine when I had just been DX, it freaked me out.

Maybe try baking soda, it whitens teeth, and then mouth wash that helps fight cavities.
Posted 12/2/2013 3:14 PM (GMT 0)
I've used Tom's of Maine toothpaste the past few years-they try to make their personal care products as nontoxic as possible. I know they have a kid's strawberry flavor....a quick look at their website says that some of their toothpastes come in cinnamon clove, gingermint, cinnamint, and fennel also. I know I can find their peppermint toothpaste at Target and CVS as well as health food stores, I don't know about the more nontraditional flavors.
Posted 12/2/2013 6:39 PM (GMT 0)
Tom's! Great idea. Just bought the cinnamon one, thanks Rango. I already mentioned the hydrogin peroxide & baking soda. All it made her think of was a volcano from science class (even though I told her you don't mix them together in your mouth). She felt she already has a volcano erupting from her stomach, she'd skip it from her mouth ha ha ha
Posted 12/2/2013 8:55 PM (GMT 0)
I have a great deal of sensitivity to toothpaste--and dentist and doc think it is strange. I gag horribly and my mouth burns. Will print this out for my next dental visit as prrof I am not the only one!

I found it was not just the mint, but it was anything that had whitening on the label. My gums and tongue burn. They burn for other issues too, but ouch on the toothpaste. I tried Crest Sensitive, but it appears to have whitening in it and now burns. I got Sensodyne no whitening sample from dentist and literally just tried it this morning---no pain! I also have a Colgate Sensitive with no whitening to try yet and a Biotene sample to try. Will let you know if I find anything.

Oh and I found that if I put less on the brush and do the top only and rinse, then do the same for the bottom, the gag is much less!
Posted 12/3/2013 4:45 AM (GMT 0)
My daughter has a mint allergy and we use Natural Dentist Cavity Zapper, available in Berry Blast and I think a grape flavor also. I buy it at Whole Foods but I usually have to have them order it for me. It can be found online also. It has no SLS which has been great for me. My mouth stopped peeling after I started using it. I know it's a kid's toothpaste but I don't really care as long as it takes care of the job. My daughter also uses a flavorless toothpaste, but only part time because it has no fluoride. The brand is Squigle Tooth Builder Sensitive Toothpaste. It's available online.
Posted 12/9/2013 5:01 AM (GMT 0)
Toms of Maine makes a strawberry flavored toothpaste that has almost no flavor at all, maybe you could try that. also some companies make cinnamon flavored tp.
Posted 12/9/2013 12:43 PM (GMT 0)
Hey supportive mom...I tested all the toothpastes now.  I really recommend trying the sensodyne since it is available in stores easily.  I have used it a few times now.  No gagging and no burning.  Maybe you can get a sample from your detntist to try it before you buy it like I did.

The biotene was a no go for me as it burned my tongue.  I also tried Colgate "gentle mint" sensitive---gentle my butt! 

Hope you are succeeding on your toothpaste search.

Posted 12/9/2013 2:51 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks Habs. Which flavour did you use?
Posted 12/9/2013 4:56 PM (GMT 0)
There wasn't a flavor on the Sensodyne..just Sensodyne.  It really doesnt have much of taste at all

 

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