What causes leucorrhea to be like tofu dregs?

Do you know why your leucorrhea is in the shape of tofu dregs? Do you know what normal leucorrhea should look like? Do you know what serious consequences will occur if the leucorrhea is pathological but not treated in time? Today, let us learn some basic knowledge about leucorrhea. I hope everyone can understand it through the editor’s explanation and protect the health of female friends.

1. Symptoms of tofu-like leucorrhea

Okara-like or curd-like leucorrhea, accompanied by unbearable itching of the vulva. Even in public, one cannot help rubbing the vulva with hands to relieve the itching. Common in candidal vaginitis.

2. Characteristics of tofu-like leucorrhea

Tofu-like leucorrhea refers to the discharge that looks like tofu dregs, which is white and lumpy. Because most leucorrhea is sticky and yellow, it is easy to distinguish. Tofu-like leucorrhea is a characteristic of candidal vaginitis, but it is generally not easy to flow out and most of it remains in the vagina.

3. Harm of tofu-like leucorrhea

Generally speaking, abnormal leucorrhea is caused by gynecological diseases. Normal leucorrhea should be milky white or colorless and transparent, with a slightly fishy smell or no smell. The amount and texture of leucorrhea are affected by the levels of estrogen and progesterone in the body, and vary periodically with the menstrual cycle, with varying amounts, textures and thicknesses. This white secretion is characterized by being white, thick, and resembling curd or tofu dregs, because it is made up of desquamated epithelial cells and mycelium, yeast, and pseudohyphae. The main cause of this leucorrhea symptom is the imbalance of Candida in the vagina. Leucorrhea in the form of tofu-dregs is very harmful, so don't take it lightly. The most likely cause of leucorrhea in the form of tofu-dregs is candidal vaginitis. Leucorrhea in the form of tofu-dregs is a typical feature of candidal vaginitis, which is often caused by Candida albicans infection and is more common in pregnant women and diabetic patients. Young women wearing tight nylon pants can increase the humidity and temperature of the perineum, which is conducive to the growth and reproduction of fungi. Leucorrhea that is in the form of tofu residue may also be a dangerous sign of other cervical diseases or vaginal diseases. If treatment is not timely, serious sequelae may occur, such as gynecological inflammations such as pelvic inflammatory disease and endometritis. In severe cases, terminal illnesses such as vaginal cancer, uterine cancer, and cervical cancer may occur. Many middle-aged women who get cancer do so because they did not pay attention to abnormal leucorrhea when they were young.

4. Treatment of tofu-like leucorrhea

1. Topical application of medication

Commonly used medicines such as pepper, Glauber's salt, cinnamon twig, fennel, etc. are wrapped in gauze and boiled. Water is added to soak the medicine and placed on the lower abdomen at a temperature that the skin can tolerate. A hot water bottle can be used to keep it warm. Take twice a day, each time for about 30 minutes, and each dose can be used 3 times. It can treat gynecological lower abdominal pain and promote the absorption of inflammatory masses.

2. Chinese medicine fumigation

The skin is the largest organ in the human body. In addition to its protective function against external invasion, it also has many other functions such as secretion, absorption, penetration, excretion, and sensation. The traditional Chinese medicine fumigation therapy "Zhulin Temple Women's Medicine·Shuyin Qumei Powder" utilizes this characteristic of the skin to allow the drug to be absorbed through the skin surface, penetrate the stratum corneum and be transported through the dermis to enter the blood circulation to exert its efficacy. The absorption and penetration of the skin is related to humidity.

3. Rectal use of suppositories

Taking commonly used gynecological drugs as an example, the treatment of gynecological inflammation generally requires 2-4 courses of medication. The use of rectal suppositories can reduce trauma to the body and avoid irreparable damage to the body caused by surgery. It can also benignly stimulate and promote local blood circulation, improve the nutritional status of tissues, enhance metabolism, and facilitate the absorption and disappearance of inflammation.

The above is a complete explanation of the reasons why leucorrhea becomes like tofu dregs. When female friends find that their leucorrhea becomes like tofu dregs, they must pay attention and go to the hospital for examination and treatment in time. In addition to the commonly known candidal vaginitis and Trichomonas vaginitis, the cause may also be due to the cervix or other diseases. Don't be careless.