“Can a vitamin deficiency cause bleeding gums?”
I am a 30 year old male. I wonder if a vitamin deficiency can cause bleeding gums?
2 Answers
Yes especially Vit C
Yup, just ask a limey pirate who drank rum to prevent scurvy. The vitamin C in limes helped pirates prevent scurvy, a disease that causes teeth to fall out. Even the Navy gave out grog to their sailors as daily rum rations.
