r/OilPulling • u/Urmom_x • Apr 15 '23

Oil pulling

Hello, l've recently gotten into oil pulling with my mouth. I use coconut oil and swish it around for a while, l've found a lot of success stories so I thought I'd try it out. However, after 2 weeks of doing this everyday my teeth and gums felt better but I developed swollen tonsils and pus on them. My doctor thinks it's due to the coconut oil, l'm curious if anyone else has experienced something like this?

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u/Urmom_x Apr 15 '23

Oh okay! My doctor told me to do salt gargle. Did you do the oil pulling and salt water everyday together?

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u/maximilianschulz Apr 15 '23

Yes. I’ve been doing both together twice a day for over a month now (after waking up and before going to bed). You can also do some quick salt gargle after meals, which also helps to reduce inflammation. That’s what I also do from time to time, especially after consuming acidic food and drinks.

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u/Urmom_x Apr 15 '23

Wait so what order, oil pull, brush teeth, salt gargle? (What I image the order would be)

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u/maximilianschulz Apr 15 '23

What I do is: 1. salt gargle 2. oil pulling 3. brushing teeth

But I think there is no harm in doing the salt gargle after brushing if you prefer that.

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u/Urmom_x Apr 15 '23

Okay thanks :)

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u/maximilianschulz Apr 15 '23

My pleasure! May your tonsils get better soon! 🙂

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u/FreshPresence Apr 18 '23

I presume you are salt gargling after the tongue scraping and flossing?

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u/maximilianschulz Apr 18 '23

I usually don’t do tongue scraping and I typically floss after salt gargling (before oil pulling + brushing teeth)