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Title: eating toothpaste
Post by: Gerianne on September 19, 2015, 07:50:42 am
I've seen photos of children sucking on the tube of toothpaste.
my mom never allowed us to do that when I grew up.
most of the name brand toothpastes are no good.
people are starting to realize a lot of things and are making corrections in their lives.
they are looking at labels and paying attention to ingredients.
Title: Re: eating toothpaste
Post by: rghvac69 on September 19, 2015, 08:18:26 am
You would think that eating toothpaste would upset a kid's stomach.
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Post by: Skyisbluetoday on September 19, 2015, 08:19:23 am
I wouldn't suggest eating toothpaste. Some of the kid's toothpaste's have different flavor's, still not a good idea!
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Post by: lbeery on September 19, 2015, 08:25:49 am
Seriously, it says right on the label, no to ingest the toothpaste.  Most of them have ingredients that will upset your stomach and the whiteners have hydrogen peroxide and baking soda which - ick - make a chemical reaction that will remove rust from your bumper.  But, my little sister used to eat crisco straight so who knows why kids do what they do.
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Post by: debidoo on September 19, 2015, 10:35:52 am
Oh my gosh - this is the first I've heard of this - why on earth would anyone let their kids eat toothpaste.  That is just plain crazy in my opinion.  Buy your kid some fruit lol.
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Post by: sherryfan on September 19, 2015, 03:17:24 pm
I never hear it before, unless they are suffer from hunger.  :sweat:
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Post by: timvolley on September 19, 2015, 03:51:48 pm
i have never heard of this but i can see where this be harmful to anyone
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Post by: camellia0 on September 19, 2015, 06:29:54 pm
That's nasty. I'm glad I never saw photos of that.
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Post by: Screwedupclick4life337 on September 19, 2015, 07:47:42 pm
My mom never let me do that lol as a kid
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Post by: oblivionali on September 19, 2015, 11:22:04 pm
why would you let someone do that?? even if i was dying of hunger i wouldn't do that
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Post by: teresa3200 on September 20, 2015, 10:26:34 am
I haven't seen anything like that, but that is a little disturbing. Why would you let your kids eat it?
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Post by: sgluckadoo on September 20, 2015, 01:08:28 pm
Parents should supervise kids and not allow them to eat toothpaste. It is one thing to swallow a little from a pea sized amount while brushing, but sucking it from a tube? That is idiotic and on the parents to make sure their kids are safely using it. These are likely the same people who then sue companies because it made their kid sick.
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Post by: melissajh44 on September 20, 2015, 06:04:48 pm
That's gross, lol.
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Post by: lmrbean on September 22, 2015, 12:13:19 pm
It is definitely NOT good to eat toothpaste - most are full of chemicals and fluoride!
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Post by: jiuchan on September 22, 2015, 12:14:00 pm
My niece and nephew liked that cause of the flavor of the kiddie toothpaste
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Post by: Rahmanh on September 26, 2015, 01:28:47 am
Yeah, it is pretty obvious that consuming toothpaste is not a wise idea.
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Post by: ShadowWolf16 on September 26, 2015, 03:30:12 am
Wow, that's something I haven't heard of. I really do not think that's a good idea for children or anyone for that matter to consume toothpaste.
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Post by: tuyetmai on September 26, 2015, 05:05:19 am
I'm not suggest anyone to eat them especially kid's.  But if you accidentally swallow it I think it would be fine.
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Post by: nmbrown863 on September 29, 2015, 08:27:53 pm
Thats crazy. Sounds like it would make you very sick to your stomach.
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Post by: Getinonthis on September 29, 2015, 09:48:51 pm
hey, if you give a child toothpaste that's candy flavored and scented why become surprised if that child starts guzzling down a few toothpaste here and there.
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Post by: fjaz1 on September 29, 2015, 10:14:47 pm
So you seen some pictures of kids sucking on toothpaste, what is the discussion?  The toothpaste, your childhood, what?  PLEASE make some kind of sense when posting!  GEEZ! 8)
Title: Re: eating toothpaste
Post by: plennis on September 29, 2015, 10:17:48 pm
I get an all natural toothpaste for kids, just because I worry about what they will swallow just brushing their teeth.....I cannot imagine letting them eat it right out of the tube on purpose. 
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Post by: mrrangerrick on September 30, 2015, 01:33:14 am
Yeah, eating toothpaste is not a good idea. Some of my friends are nurses and they say that swallowing a large amount of regular toothpaste may cause stomach pain and possibly lead to intestinal obstruction.
Title: Re: eating toothpaste
Post by: anitaraemillspalmer on September 30, 2015, 08:33:17 am
I've seen photos of children sucking on the tube of toothpaste.
my mom never allowed us to do that when I grew up.
most of the name brand toothpastes are no good.
people are starting to realize a lot of things and are making corrections in their lives.
they are looking at labels and paying attention to ingredients.
Don't eat the toothpaste!!
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Post by: aharr1 on September 30, 2015, 11:58:16 am
I really think your stomach can have some serious damage done to it for putting toothpaste in it contiguously especially for children.
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Post by: jcalexis on September 30, 2015, 12:47:32 pm
toothpaste does not have any nutritional value. People should not consume this product because of the level of mercury found in it. When I use it to brush my teeth, I use a small portion of it.
Title: Re: eating toothpaste
Post by: pstovall on September 30, 2015, 12:59:16 pm
Eating toothpaste is NOT a good idea. I know all parents would like for their kids to look forward to brushing their teeth, but letting them eat the toothpaste is not the way to accomplish this.  You probably couldn't get too much fluoride that way, but who wants to take the risk!
Title: Re: eating toothpaste
Post by: hawkeye3210 on September 30, 2015, 03:35:52 pm
It's completely fine to eat a little toothpaste. Eat too much and you might get sick to your stomach, but it's not going to cause serious damage as some of you have falsely claimed.
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Post by: myfreebees316 on September 30, 2015, 07:04:21 pm
I've accidently swallowed some a couple times when distracted its the most vile bleh feeling ever
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Post by: clickers on September 30, 2015, 07:17:26 pm
I'm pretty sure if you eat toothpaste, nothing will happen except the funny taste.
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Post by: ancmetro on September 30, 2015, 07:52:31 pm

   Some flavors are so delicious...kids think it is ice cream. Maybe changing the toothpaste flavors and packaging, so adults only can open them will be safer for kids.
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Post by: champak97 on September 30, 2015, 08:01:38 pm
Eating toothpaste may be fun for kids, but certainly not healthy!
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Post by: patapon555 on October 01, 2015, 08:25:41 am
I don't know why you would eat toothpaste. That's just weird and disgusting.
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Post by: rpse1927 on October 02, 2015, 07:41:49 am
I don't eat toothpaste I brush my teeth with it
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Post by: mrisha on October 02, 2015, 08:24:07 am
I use toothpaste to brush my teeth-that is all.  I have never eaten it.
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Post by: ktheodos on October 02, 2015, 08:40:54 am
Never heard of that...not sure what's so enticing about toothpaste...lol....can't be good for you to do that either....i have swallowed a little toothpaste before by accident...didn't taste good or do any harm
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Post by: 6265AT99 on October 02, 2015, 10:14:48 am
What a horrible thing for a child to do!!  Where are the parents??  Don't they know that FLUORIDE KILLS!!!!!!!
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Post by: nguzman1 on October 02, 2015, 10:57:44 am
I didn't even know kids did that especially since toothpaste is sometimes spicy. That is not good.
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Post by: bowrunner on October 02, 2015, 11:20:08 am
If the toothpast has fluoride in it, it is very dangerous to swallow.
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Post by: alice44 on October 02, 2015, 11:44:04 am
It amazes me at the things children do today that I would never have thought of doing when I was a child  :sad1:
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Post by: catchow on October 02, 2015, 12:58:53 pm
they must get some kind of high from it? Toothpaste always irritates my mouth :(
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Post by: ljrjess69 on October 02, 2015, 01:54:10 pm
eww me or my kids dont do that  :bad:
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Post by: lynnc35 on October 03, 2015, 01:05:25 am
I never seen anyone eat toothpaste, maybe they need to make the flavors not so appealing to children and then they wouldn't eat it, but then they probably wouldn't brush their teeth either.
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Post by: SherylsShado on October 04, 2015, 11:20:15 am
With things like bacon flavored toothpaste & bath bars, etc.--- kids can't tell the difference between real food and bath products...  ;D
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Post by: natashaspy on October 04, 2015, 05:18:11 pm
that's odd, I've never seen anything about people sucking on toothpaste lol.  especially kids...i always had a hard time getting my son to brush as a kid much less eat the toothpaste lol
Title: Re: eating toothpaste
Post by: sanglee on October 05, 2015, 03:04:28 am
i heard of that when i was a little kid, but i personally never tried it