If the gum bleeding is gingivitis, I'm going to do everything in my power to take care of it, even if it means rinsing my mouth with my dad's hellish burning Listerene. The brushing after lunch didn't dig up much blood at all so I'm hopeful.
I'm already seeing the dentist next week. Incidentally, I have to go to a children's dentist because of the connections between him and my Orthodontist. My mom and dad want to shift me over to theirs, and I think it can be done now without any harm done, they just haven't gotten the chance.
I have Crest Pro Health rinse but... I'd rather deal with a burning sensation that I only have to deal with for 30 seconds than the taste of CPH in my mouth for half the day. That shit makes everything you eat taste like it, I swear.