Tips for women to prevent vaginitis

Nowadays, more and more young women come to see Chinese medicine gynecology doctors to treat vaginitis. Vaginitis is a common gynecological disease. Although it is not a serious illness, it will affect your normal life. So, how can we prevent the occurrence of vaginitis? The following introduces some useful and simple methods.

Vaginitis is an inflammation of the vaginal mucosa and submucosal connective tissue and is a common disease in gynecological clinics. 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 of around 7. Therefore, the vaginal resistance is low and they are more susceptible to infection than adolescents and women of childbearing age.

Wear less tight or close-fitting pants such as jeans. In summer, it is better to wear more skirts or loose pants. Also avoid wearing tight nylon underwear. Choose cotton underwear. This is because the female lower body is dark and moist. Too tight pants make the lower body uncomfortable and increase the chance of women suffering from vaginitis.

Especially in the hot summer, girls wearing purple nylon triangle underwear or elastic pantyhose will be easily affected by vaginitis if their vagina and vulva are kept in a humid and sweaty environment for a long time. The main symptoms of tight pants vaginitis are increased vaginal discharge, itching of the vagina and labia majora and minora, and urinary tract irritation symptoms such as frequent urination and urgency.

To treat this type of vaginitis, you must first change out of tight pants such as pantyhose, silk briefs, and leggings, clean the vulva, take 100 mg each of furandanidine and vitamin C orally 3 times a day, or take Chinese patent medicines such as Fenqingwanglin Pills twice a day, drink plenty of water, and the effect is quite significant.

Vaginal candidiasis is a very common problem among women. In fact, as long as you pay more attention to personal hygiene, use less sanitary products with fragrances, and wear more airy clothes, it will help reduce the risk of vaginitis infection. Candida is a fungus that exists in nature and in the mouth, intestines, vagina and skin of normal people. There are many different species of Candida, and the most common cause of vaginitis is Candida albicans. Summer is coming, and it is the time when various bacteria are active. Women only need to pay more attention to hygiene and follow the following tips to help fight vaginitis.

1. Wear less tight pants:

Wear less tight or close-fitting pants such as jeans. In summer, it is better to wear more skirts or loose pants. Also avoid wearing tight nylon underwear. Choose cotton underwear. This is because the female lower body is dark and moist. Too tight pants make the lower body uncomfortable and increase the chance of women suffering from vaginitis.

Pay attention to the cleanliness of your genitals. Of course, your underwear must be washed regularly. When using toilet paper to clean your genitals after going to the toilet, wipe from front to back to avoid bringing bacteria from the anus into the vagina, which may cause inflammation.

To reduce irritation or sensitivity, use unscented sanitary products and avoid using sanitary napkins or toilet paper with fragrances. In addition, do not use disinfectants to clean the vagina indiscriminately to avoid irritating the delicate skin and causing local skin damage or even inflammation.

If you suffer from vaginitis, you should follow the doctor's instructions and take the correct medication, such as vaginal suppositories, topical ointments or oral medications. If your sexual partner also suffers from candida infection, it is advisable for the couple to treat together to avoid cross-infection.

To prevent the occurrence of vaginitis, the first thing to do is to clean the private parts. When choosing underwear, choose some that are breathable. Vaginitis is the most common gynecological disease and is prone to recurrence during treatment. Therefore, you must be patient in treating vaginitis and pay attention to diet.