Why do my gums hurt when I get a cold?

[GeorgieTheGorgeousGoat]

Dh says it’s in my mind but it happens a lot- I can’t be the only one? Anyone else get this?

Could you be iron deficent? When I stop taking my multivitamins I get run down and experience both mouth ulcers and eventually lurgy.

Yes I get it, since childhood. No idea why though.

I get sore gums too when I have a cold, its usually the 1st symptom I get.

I would think something to do with added pressure in your sinuses due to being all snotty.

I get sore gums when my sinuses are blocked. I think being bunged up can create pressure on the mouth or something?

Weird isn’t it?

Oh sinuses could be it, my face in general hurts a lot.

It’s quite common for sinuses to run very close to the tooth roots (or in my case, basically through them) so when I get a cold I get tooth/gum ache.

I'd put money on sinuses. I had this recently and went to the dentist with tooth/gum pain. She did an x ray and asked if I had a cold (which I did) and was able to show me sinus swelling on the x ray. I found ibuprofen helped a lot. Get well soon

Pretty sure it’s sinuses. I get sore gums when I have a cold. Every time I forget and think it’s gum disease! Then I realise it’s the same on both sides so it’s probably sinuses.

Try pushing the sides of your nose next to your nostrils. If it’s tender it’s sinus pain. (My old school dentist did this when I was a kid...I nearly hit the roof!)

It doesn’t hurt to push (though I do have a weirdly high pain threshold) but I just feel really heady. I have a runny nose and sore throat and just feel really full of cold.

I’ll try the ibuprofen.

I don't know but I often get toothache with a cold, to the point that whilst I know I often get toothache with a cold I'm on the verge of making a dentist's appointment

It's because of your sinuses
I recommend the neti pot

Oh my- I just looked that up! I don’t think I can do that! Thank you though.

I get this too. I always put it down to breathing through my mouth more so my teeth were more exposed!! Didn't even think about sinuses 🤦🏼‍♀️

I know the neti pot looks like a freakish and extreme thing, but it's actually (ime) easy, comfortable and soothing to use (provided you have the right amount of salt in the water)