What would cause gums to be painful when drinking anything though.

[asiangal555]

I had some extractions done awhile ago already. I don't know why it seems like recently my gum in that area feels painful whenever I drink something. I can't really drink enough water these day since it's hard to handle the pain though. Does anyone know what would cause the gums to hurt when you drink something. I need to get this condition away. I am sad from not being able to drink anything. I just want to be ok ya. Thanks.

 

[asiangal555]

I am even having a more hard time drinking anything. I can't really deal with this ya. Can someone give me some advice though. Thanks.

 

[asiangal555]

I could hardly drink even water already these day though. I don't know what to do ya. Can anyone really try give me some advice. Thanks.

 

[bcjch]

I suggest you start with the most common, least alarming possibilities here.

Any chance something is caught in your gum back there? Or next to an adjacent tooth? My gums sometimes get inflamed after I eat popcorn - until I pull a lingering husk out of them. If you haven't yet, you might use some dental floss or a toothpick to see if you can find anything. I wouldn't go digging in the extraction site, just around it and around the adjacent teeth. Do you see any swelling?

If you don't find anything, you might push on the adjacent tooth a little with your tongue or something to see if that is the source of the problem rather than the empty socket. If that feels abnormal, you should get it checked. If it doesn't but you still lack an explanation, you should get it checked.

One thing that might help until you figure out what is wrong is changing the temperature of your drinks. You might find that a different one doesn't have the same effect - and if it does, at least you'll know. You would have hurt if you hadn't, anyway ...