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Fluoride topical and Upset Stomach: What Users Say

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Upset stomach: mentioned by 3 users (8.6%)

Based on user experiences from 35 Fluoride topical reviews, the following table shows the most commonly mentioned side effects.

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dry mouth 14.3%
sensitivity 11.4%
upset stomach 8.6%

Reviews for Fluoride topical

Commonly mentioned side effects
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  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • October 8, 2018

For Prevention of Dental Caries "Our dentist gave this to my 10-year-old daughter, and she began to use it. A week later, she developed a stomachache. We took her to the doctor, tried a bland diet, probiotics...everything we could. After a month of frustration and tears, it struck me that she'd been using this toothpaste. I did some research, and sure enough, she had all the symptoms of fluoride poisoning. We had her stop using it. It's taken some time, but she's recovered."

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  • May 4, 2019

For Prevention of Dental Caries "I was given this (Fluoridex Daily Defense) by my dentist and reluctantly used it starting a couple of years ago (early 2017). I was told to use it, spit out the toothpaste, but not rinse. While using this toothpaste, I had some stomach/GI issues occur. I thought it was my diet, and I even went to the doctor to investigate, but could not locate any issue. The symptoms showed up gradually, but I would have sharp pains in my lower right abdomen/stomach area, along with bloating. Generally, these would occur in the middle of the night/morning and get better as the day went on, but still persisted. I had a light bulb moment at the beginning of 2019, wondering if this was causing my persistent issues. In 2017 (shortly after I started using it), I had muscle issues/tendonitis/sensitivity in both elbows and numbness in my fingers in the night, along with loss of grip strength. Since ceasing utilizing the toothpaste, my tendonitis and other symptoms are basically non-existent."

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  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • October 5, 2018

For Prevention of Dental Caries "I tried Clinpro 5000 given to me by my dentist. It helped my teeth but caused me to have all kinds of stomach problems. Please try hard not to swallow it as bloating and gas occur immediately."

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