Leucorrhea has a peculiar smell like tofu dregs

Normal leucorrhea should be colorless and transparent. Light yellow or milky white is also within the normal range. This is the color of the secretion because it contains low white blood cells and vaginal epithelial cells, and it is not an abnormality caused by disease. In addition, if the milky white transparent secretion is stained on the underwear, it will turn yellowish after drying. But sometimes the secretions may be abnormal. So what is the reason for the increased amount of leucorrhea and the odor of leucorrhea that is like tofu dregs?

1. What is the reason for the leucorrhea that is like tofu dregs and has a strong odor?

Increased secretion and tofu-like discharge are often clinical symptoms of candidal vaginitis. Soy milk residue-like or fine water-like secretions, accompanied by unbearable itching of the private parts. Even in public places, I can't help but rub the private parts hard to relieve the itching.

Leucorrhea is another clinical symptom. Tofu-like leucorrhea refers to the leucorrhea that looks like tofu-like leucorrhea when it is discharged, which is milky white and in small pieces. Since most of the secretions are thick and yellow, they are very easy to distinguish. Tofu-like leucorrhea is a characteristic of candidal vaginitis, but it is generally not easy to be discharged, and most of it remains in the female vagina.

The typical discharge of candidal vaginitis is like tofu dregs of leucorrhea or small lumps of curd. Gynecological examination revealed: Depending on the severity of the disease, there were varying degrees of hematoma and edema in the labia minora and vaginal mucosa. The female vagina has a lot of thick secretions or the vaginal mucosa is covered with a white film. After wiping off the white film, it can be seen that the exposed mucosa is swollen and eroded or has superficial ulcers.

Vulvar itching and leucorrhea with curd residue are typical symptoms of vaginitis. If the fungus is not treated in time, it can also cause balanitis. The treatment of candidal vaginitis in single women is indeed a bit complicated. How to treat vulvar itching and leucorrhea? For single women, gynecologists cannot check the inflammatory properties of the vaginal mucosa, nor can they put special medicines into the shallow layer of the vagina to eliminate fungi. They can only use Chinese medicine fumigation and apply some clotrimazole ointment inside and outside the vagina. But that will only make it impossible to eradicate it.

2. How does Chinese medicine treat abnormal leucorrhea?

1. Spleen deficiency type:

There are many kinds of abnormal leucorrhea, and you need to pay attention to your own symptoms in your daily life. The amount of leucorrhea is large, white like egg white, and has no odor. The patient is also very prone to fear of cold and frequent urination. Abnormal leucorrhea due to spleen deficiency can be treated with Chinese medicinal materials such as red peony root, scutellaria baicalensis, Chinese yam, wild ginseng, bupleurum, and plantain seed. For those with low back pain, you can add Eucommia ulmoides, Chuanduan, and Viscum album; for those with lower limb swelling, add Poria cocos and Plantago asiatica; for those with vulva itching, add Cnidium monnieri and Peppercorn.

2. Damp-heat type:

Different secretion conditions also have different treatment measures, and Chinese medicine will also conduct detailed analysis based on the actual situation. The amount of leucorrhea is large, the color is yellow and thick, and even contains blood. It feels relatively strong. The patient has constipation, occasional fever, and lower abdominal pain. The damp-heat type can be treated with Chinese medicine such as Chuanxiong, red peony root, raw rehmannia, donkey-hide gelatin, moutan bark, phellodendron, and cyperus rotundus. If there is damp-heat in the liver meridian, add gentian, bupleurum, akebia, bupleurum, and rehmannia.