it's really important to brush your teeth and if your noticing that your mouth is more dry then normal ( which i know is a side effect of diamox) it can do real damage to your teeth my dentist told me to use dry mouth mouthwash to help protect my teeth from the lack of spit in my mouth.

Thanks for that Rachel. I didn't know they did a mouth wash for dry mouth.
I always have dry mouth, even off Diomax. I guess its the pain meds.
I drink gallons of water every day, good job I like it!

I also found the sugar free gum helps with dry mouth.

Mary, like everything about us now, we have to take super good care of all our body. Right down to our teeth. I have always been good at taking care of my teeth, but have upped their care since I got sick.
I do at times get some blood from my teeth and its usually means I am getting anemic.
I also find canker sores a sign that I am run down, again. Its really hard at times to keep our bodies up to full par, but a trip to the drs wouldn't go a miss. See what your bloods say. We should, of course, have our bloods done every 4-5 months, if on Diomax.But I find some drs are reluctant to do this.Make them,ok? Cath

Hi,

Have you ever heard of "oil pulling"? Basically, you take a tablespoon of extra virgin, cold-pressed coconut oil (make sure it is liquid) and you rinse with it for twenty minutes. This is an ancient remedy for many ills...I do it every day. You can use sesame oil also. I actually keep the oil in my bathroom, just for that use. But for coconut oil, it should be liquid because it does get solid and that can be tough...but read about this and see if this will help. :-)

http://www.coconutresearchcenter.org/article%20oil%20pulling.htm

Angela

thank you I will try it...I am willing to try anything at this point

What a coincidence. I went to the dentist today and found that the enamel on my teeth is eroding fast . I used to have very good enamel. The dentist said it is from dry mouth from the meds and possibly because of the bodies ph level from Diamox. It affects our bone marrow as well. Just another thing right ? sheesh