Eli5: Why is it that your gums bleed when you brush your teeth for the first time in a couple days or more?

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Edit: Sake of clarity, I suffer from a litany that all impact executive functions. As much as I regret to admit it, the extent of my personal hygiene is making sure my hair don’t dry Tf out or get too oily, and making sure I don’t smell like shit. Bare minimum. I’m an unkempt and wild looking person, which makes people tend to avoid me; which I personally don’t mind at all. However I’m fully aware that I have many issues which need working on. They’re holding me back in many ways, neglecting my body and my living space even worse. Didn’t mean to give a sob story lol, just to explain as to why I have issues like this.

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Quite simply your gums get mildly infected and irritated after not brushing for a while so that the relatively violent act of brushing them is enough to make them bleed.

The simple fix is to brush your teeth regularly. The infection goes away after a day or two and the bleeding stops.

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