Oh and I forgot, I should probably clarify another thing, just so there's no misunderstanding. Like I said, my gums bleed easily. However, the bleeding did stop temporarily when I bought a softer toothbrush and I was very gentle, but though my gums didn't bleed for a few weeks (until today), they were worse than ever- red all the time, swollen and they kept receding. So even when I got the bleeding under control, my gums kept receding and being red and swollen and it all actually spread around and got worse.