What to do if leucorrhea is red and smells fishy

Do you know what causes red leucorrhea and a fishy smell? Normally, leucorrhea should be colorless and odorless, but if it is red and accompanied by a fishy smell, it is probably a mutation of the leucorrhea. Red leucorrhea is what we usually call bloody leucorrhea. Let's take a look at the specific reasons why leucorrhea turns yellow and has a fishy smell. I hope everyone can understand it.

1. Symptoms

Normal leucorrhea of ​​women should be milky white or transparent, with a slight fishy smell or no smell. When the leucorrhea becomes abnormal, the situation will change. There are two situations in which the leucorrhea is red. One is physiological, that is, ovulation bleeding, which is a normal phenomenon and does not require treatment. The second is that you should be alert to the possibility of diseases such as cervical polyps, severe cervical erosion, uterine fibroids and vaginitis.

2. Features

1. Cervical erosion: When the condition of cervical erosion is serious, the leucorrhea may be red and bloody, and symptoms such as vulvar itching, pain during sexual intercourse, frequent urination, urgency, and pain when urinating may also occur.

2. Cervical polyps: There are generally no special symptoms. Only when women touch the polyps after strenuous exercise or during intercourse, it may cause bleeding and cause red and bloody vaginal discharge.

3. Uterine fibroids: After suffering from uterine fibroids, the vaginal discharge may also be red and bloody.

4. Vaginitis: Generally, the leucorrhea contains red blood. Clinically, senile vaginitis is more common, and the clinical manifestations are mostly contact bleeding.

3. Prevention

1. Do not use various liquid medicines to clean the vagina, as this will damage the internal environment of the vagina;

2. Avoid wearing tight pants and tight nylon underwear. Choose cotton underwear instead;

3. Do not use sanitary pads on weekdays, wash the vulva with clean water and change underwear every night;

4. Check regularly. Even if you feel no discomfort, have a comprehensive gynecological examination at least once a year;

5. Keep exercising, improve your physical fitness, get enough sleep, eat a proper diet, and have a balanced nutrition;

6. Maintain a calm mental state and avoid being overly excited, angry or impatient.

4. Health Tips

To prevent and treat abnormal leucorrhea, first of all, you should eat less spicy, greasy and cold foods, and eat more foods that nourish the spleen and kidneys and clear away heat and dampness, such as lotus seeds, jujubes, yam, coix seeds, etc. There are also the following things to note in life:

1. The vulva, like the armpits, is prone to sweating. It is best to take a shower every day, especially after sweating during exercise. Choose sweat-absorbent cotton underwear and avoid stuffy and non-breathable clothing such as jeans. Keeping the vulva dry is the most important thing.

2. Although the popular thongs are sexy, they are not good at absorbing sweat and can easily cause friction and breakage of the skin, giving bacteria the opportunity to invade. It is best to wear them less.

3. Use sanitary pads as little as possible. If there is a lot of secretion, it is easy to make the bottom of your pants wet, so you may as well change your underwear frequently.

4. After using the toilet, the toilet paper should be used from front to back, rather than from back to front, to prevent the toilet paper from touching the anus first, which may bring too many bacteria to the vaginal opening.

When your leucorrhea turns yellow and has a fishy smell, you must go to the hospital for a check-up in time. The so-called red leucorrhea is actually bloody leucorrhea. There are many reasons for bloody leucorrhea. You must receive treatment under the guidance of a doctor and must not be careless and delay the best treatment time. In addition, it is important to note that before the cause of the disease is clear, do not blindly give vaginal medication, especially flushing the inner vulva.