i have always had weak gums. occasionally, when i brush my teeth, it bleeds. so i have always used Oral B's soft brushes. Medium or Hard will definitely hurt my gums and make them bleed. just recently, the bleeding got a bit frightening. not just more often, but also more profusely. so i brought the matter up with Ben (for obvious reasons), Andrew and Elaine. Andrew said i had scurvi (sorry if the spelling is incorrect for i have never been gd at spelling) and needed Vitamin C. that'd have been fine to me. Ben suggested it was quite impossible i had scurvi, so i would more likely be Gingivitis. some bacterial infection that will involve some painful cleaning procedures at the dentist's and at home, if diagnosed. oh, u bet i was freaked out. so, when i got back, as i was brushing my teeth, i checked my gums. Ben said that red gums are a sign of Gingivitis. guess what? to my horror, my lower gum (the bleeding one) is red. blood red compared to my upper gum that is perfectly pink. i can see my blood vessels in my lower gum. shit, how? panic-ky, i sent shen hua (for very obvious reasons) an email, since he wasn't online. but i so embarrased myself by saying "meningitis" instead of "gingivitis". meningitis is a brain thing. what has it got to do with my teeth right? i feel so dumb because i did send that mail! gah.. but of course, being the image-conscious me i quickly sent another mail to correct myself. so embarrasing. anyway, i'm still scared. i don't want to go to the dentist. i have always always maintained good oral hygiene. i cant eat sweets n chocs (though i still do sometimes) because i will almost always develop a sore throat and my myterious throat infection (some of you will know) afterwards. n tt's why if i eat chips, sweets or chocs, i will try to immediately brush my teeth!! why? why? why is it red?? i don't want red gums!! help!!! i'm freaking out people!!!