here's a stupid, vain question: do your teeth still rot (or whatever happens when u vomit too much) if u brush your teeth right afterwards? i was thinking that maybe the stomach acid & stuff wouldnt affect my teeth that way.... or do the teeth go bad for a different reason like malnutrition or something?

it's actually your tooth enamel (i think) that erodes away and yes it is from your stomach acid...and if you brush your teeth right after you throw up it makes it worse...because the acid will be on your teeth and brushing them just makes the enamel erode even more...so the best thing to do is to wait like...i forgot how long...but prob. like 10-30 min. to brush your teeth after you throw up...thats what my doctor told me, he specializes in EDs

oh also theres this pill...the purple pill...i think its called nextrium or something (not sure). its for acid reflux disease but what it does is like decrease the amount of stomach acid in your stomach so throwing up wont be so hard on your teeth...my doc is thinking about prescribing it to me...but anyways hope i helped!

oh, okay. thanks a lot! i really dont know anything about this.

I thought it was closer to an hour...? But, yeah, if you brush your teeth right after you throw up, you'll end up brushing the acid right into your teeth making it worse... :-\

yea i think youre right...i think its 30 min to an hour

what about rinsing your mouth out w/water or something immediately afterwards instead of brushing? would it help, or would that be harmful too?

yea, thats ok. my doc told me i should do that actually

the best thing is mouthwash, gets rid of the taste and some of the acid.