I notice my gums seem to bleed a lot and shortly after i taste blood i get a bad headache that seems to last a while, this is happening daily now.

Gum disease: You almost certainly have gum disease. The headache could be associated with other conditions. From your information i suspect you have severe gum disease and the inflammation leads to a headache after brushing. You can do a self assessment for gum disease free online at www.Thedentaltest.Com. Then take your printed test report to a dentist asap for confirmation and treatment.

Be careful: There are many reasons gums bleed. I noticed you take ibuprofen--are you over doing it? Taking it for headaches or something else? There's a difference between head or mouth pain and headache. It's important to get evaluated by your family doctor. He will need to decide what to do next. This link might help: http://www.Nlm.Nih.Gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003062.Htm.

2 separate problems: I think we are dealing with 2 separate problems. Firstly, your gum bleeding is due to periodontitis and/or gingivitis. Spontaneous gum bleeding usually indicated a symptom of severe gingivitis. Series of periapical radiographs would allow for the definitive diagnosis of periodontitis. Finally, the headache probably due to several other factors, medical and/or dental related.