Why do I feel like i'm gonna throw up when i brush my teeth?

Question

Everytime i brush my teeth i'll start to gag and almost throw up, why is that?

Answer 1

Are you brushing your tongue? That happens, so dont stick toothbrush so far down throat.

Answer 2

Quit jamming the brush down your throat.

Answer 3

I don't understand, but I usually scrape my tongue while brushing my teeth. I gave my whole mouth a clean feeling. During scraping, I feel like I'm about to throw up. I try to reach as far down the throat as possible. Some people say not to do it, but that's what I do.

Answer 4

I get exactly the same, the noise makes me wanna be sick.

Maybe your parents brushed your teeth too hard as a child, and you are now subconsiously sickened by brushing teeth.

Answer 5

Try not jamming the toothbrush down your throat.

Answer 6

Its a normal reflex when you brush your tongue.

Answer 7

Probably because you are pushing the toothbrush back too far into you mouth.  You might have a very sensitive gag reflex.  Concentrate on breathing through your nose as you brush.  That helps me.  The other problem might be that you are swallowing some toothpaste.

Answer 8

You might be sensitive to the type of toothpaste. I know when I go to get my cleaning, the fluoride always makes me throw up when I get home. Try changing your toothpaste.

Answer 9

Hey Shy guy: My dentist's hygienist says that you only have to really brush the front two thirds of your tongue.  You shouldn't get deeper than the area that is covered in white film. If you go deeper than that, then you run into the gag reflex area.  The back of the tongue is usually clean enough after a good gargle with mouthwash, so don't scrape that far back, ok?  Hope that helps - Best of luck!    

Answer 10

You just have a sensitive gag reflex...Some people do and some don't.  I don't gag when brushing my teeth, but I do when brushing my tongue.  Everyone's different...

Answer 11

do you shove your brush down your throat? or maybe because you're not using toothpaste

Answer 12

Either try switching you tooth paste

Or

If you scratch your tooth brush on your tongue, try not to go to far back.

Hope this helps!

Answer 13

Well, Maybe its because you put your tooth brush back in your throat too far or you might have a sensetive gag reflex causing you to gag on your tooth brush but either way, you might have to keep your brush in front of your back teeth away from your uvela or whatever if that doesnt help, CONTACT A DOCTOR IMMIDEATLEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 14

your brushing to deep!!!

your pushing the toothbush to fr back!!!

dont go past your teeth when brushing!

Answer 15

I do that too, if you find out, make sure to tell me.