What to do about vaginitis

Vaginitis is a common gynecological disease. Patients with vaginitis really want to know what to do about it so that they can get rid of the troubles caused by it. So what should we do about vaginitis? Next, this article will introduce you to the relevant content of how to treat vaginitis, for your reference only. Friends who want to know what to do about vaginitis can continue reading!

Vaginitis is an inflammation of the vaginal mucosa and submucosal connective tissue. It is the most common inflammation of the female reproductive organs and a common disease in gynecological clinics. People of all ages can get it. There are many classifications of vaginitis, such as bacterial infection, aseptic infection, specific infection, etc., among which specific infection includes many types, such as mycoplasma, chlamydia, fungus, Trichomonas, viral infection, etc.

Due to the anatomical and biochemical characteristics of normal healthy women, the vagina has a natural defense function against the invasion of pathogens; when the natural defense function of the vagina is destroyed, pathogens can easily invade and cause vaginal inflammation; due to estrogen deficiency, young girls and postmenopausal women have a thin vaginal epithelium, reduced intracellular glycogen content, and a vaginal pH as high as about 7. The vaginal resistance is low and they are more susceptible to infection than adolescents and women of childbearing age.

What to do about vaginitis?

1. Fungal vaginitis: Fungal vaginitis is a type of vaginitis with a higher incidence rate among women. Women use topical ointments, vaginal washes and other treatment methods for treatment.

2. Nonspecific vaginitis: For nonspecific vaginitis, women can take antibiotics and washes as treatment, but this cannot completely cure nonspecific vaginitis, and may also cause the pathogenic bacteria to develop drug resistance, which will affect the treatment effect.

3. Trichomonas vaginitis: Trichomonas vaginitis is the second most common vaginitis in women. It can be treated with systemic, topical or oral medications, but these methods are slow to take effect, take a long time, and the treatment is not thorough, so it is recommended that patients should treat both internally and externally.

4. After treatment, most patients with vaginitis can be cured, but some people are prone to relapse. In order to avoid the recurrence of vaginitis, it is best to wear loose and breathable clothes and avoid tight pants, jeans and other clothes. In addition, underwear should preferably be made of cotton and dried in the sun after washing.

5. It is advisable to use a sterilized cotton pad during menstruation, and special attention should be paid to avoid bacterial infection. Bathroom facilities must be kept clean and avoid being shared by multiple people to reduce the probability of infection.

6. In terms of diet, you must pay attention to avoid spicy and irritating foods. You can moderately consume lactic acid beverages, such as yogurt, which is beneficial to maintaining the acidic environment of the vagina.

The above is the introduction on how to treat vaginitis. I believe that after reading the above introduction, you already know how to cure vaginitis. From the above introduction, we can know that there are many types of vaginitis. Therefore, if you want to cure vaginitis, you first need to determine which type of vaginitis causes it. In this way, the treatment will be faster.