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Home Remedies for Bleeding Gums: Natural Tips & Tricks to Keep Them Healthy

Being in a scenario where you leave a bite in an apple or any other fruit surrounded by blood marks while surrounded by others can be quite embarrassing. But if your paste is leaving a trail of blood in the sink and you are ignoring it, you are setting yourself up for gum infection and a painful future. While aggressive brushing, bacteria and plaque buildup, injury and pregnancy are common causes of bleeding gums, it can also be a symptom of an underlying serious condition like leukaemia and hemophilia. Maintaining good oral hygiene and brushing daily is a good habit to start if you want to keep your gums healthy. You can also follow some of the home remedies for bleeding gums mentioned in this article.

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Home Remedies for Bleeding Gums: Natural Tips & Tricks to Keep Them Healthy

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  1. Home Remedies for Bleeding Gums: Natural Tips & Tricks to Keep Them Healthy When you brush and with the paste you spit our blood into the sink, shrugging it off as nothing could be dangerous and painful in the coming times. Bleeding and swollen gums can be symptoms of an underlying serious health problem. It is not only important to take care of your pearly whites but of the gums too. Here are some Home Remedies For Bleeding Gums. • Causes of Bleeding Gums • The most common cause of bleeding and swollen gums is not taking care of them properly every day. Maintaining proper oral hygiene is one of the prime requisites if you want to keep your gums healthy. Ignoring oral hygiene leads to the building up of bacteria that eats away your healthy gums. • The accumulation of bacteria also builds up plaque in the gum line causing inflammation. This issue is called gingivitis. If left untreated, it can cause periodontitis which is the infection of the jaw. • Hormonal imbalance caused during pregnancy • Vitamin C & K deficiency • Leukaemia or haemophilia could be the bigger underlying causes of bleeding gums

  2. Home Remedies for Bleeding Gums • 1. Salt Water Rinse • One of the most common and easiest ways to clean your mouth and free it from the bacteria is swishing your mouth with saltwater. Saltwater is known to have anti-inflammatory and antiseptic properties that fight the bacteria build-up and reduces swelling in the gums. • All you have to do is take a glass of warm water and add one tablespoon of salt to it. • Use this saline solution to swish and gargle your mouth. • Repeat this after every meal to get rid of extra food stuck in your mouth and clean it of any bacteria. 2. Triphala Tea Triphala, an ancient Indian mixture of three very potent herbs, has astringent properties and can stop the bleeding. Prepare Triphala tea and swish and gargle your mouth with the same to immediately stop the bleeding in your gums. Triphala powder is available easily in the market these days and can be used to try this home remedy. To make this effective tea for gingivitis, follow these steps:

  3. Boil one cup of water. • Add half teaspoon of Triphala to the water. • Let it cool down a bit before using it for gargling and swishing. • Repeat the process twice daily. 3. Honey This centuries-old herb is a great anti-inflammatory and antiseptic agent. It fights the bacteria that leads to the plaque buildup in your mouth causing various infections and also reduces the inflammation and swelling in the gums. • Take some raw honey on your fingers and apply it directly to your gums. • Now massage your gums slightly for 2-3 minutes with the honey. • Repeat this process every day to strengthen your gums and stop the bleeding. • Oil Pulling Oil pulling is a process of using oil to swish and rinse your mouth. Use coconut or sesame oil to swish your mouth daily to get rid of the bleeding gums. • Clove Clove is considered to be the best remedy of all time to treat any problem related to gums and teeth. High with anti- inflammatory agents and a compound called eugenol, clove is used to treat swelling in the gums, bleeding in the gums or pain in the teeth. Clove oil is one of the best remedies to fight bad breath as well.

  4. Mix 2-3 drops of clove oil with coconut oil. • Apply this mixture on your gums as you massage gently for a few minutes. • Repeat this process daily to get rid of swelling and pain in the gums. 6. Turmeric Paste Turmeric is the golden herb of Ayurveda and has been known for its innumerous properties of being an anti- inflammatory, antiseptic, antipyretic agent. It is also high in antioxidants. Follow these simple steps to use turmeric as swollen gums home remedy: • Mix turmeric with warm water to make a thick paste. • Apply this paste directly on to your gums and let it sit for a few minutes. • Remove turmeric paste and rinse your mouth with saline water. • Repeat this process daily. Other Easy Tips & Tricks to Keep Your Gums Healthy • Brush daily. Maintaining proper oral hygiene is an easy and effective way to get rid of bacteria and keeping your gums healthy. • Drinking a glass of lemon juice also stops bleeding in the gums. You can start your day with lemon water as it helps in the clotting of blood. • Prepare a glass of fresh orange juice and add a pinch of cumin and half tablespoon of natural sugar to it and drink it regularly. This will help in keeping your gums healthy and stopping the bleeding as well. • Eating raw apple half an hour after a meal helps in keeping your teeth and gums clean. • Massage your gums with coconut oil regularly to strengthen them. • Include foods that are rich in Vitamin C & K. • Stop smoking and reduce stress. The Take-Away There can be various underlying causes of bleeding and swollen gums. To know more about the causes, symptoms and home remedies for bleeding gums, visit our website.

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