Green and sticky vaginal discharge

A woman's leucorrhea will change every month. It will increase during ovulation and decrease or disappear during pregnancy. However, when there are problems with gynecological health, leucorrhea will also become abnormal. The leucorrhea is thick and green like snot. This phenomenon indicates that the vagina is infected with bacteria and has caused a series of inflammations. Women should not delay in getting checked to see which type of vaginitis they have so that they can find a specific treatment. Whether the leucorrhea is normal is also related to pregnancy, so women must not be careless.

Why is the leucorrhea thick and green like snot?

Leucorrhea is a mixture of glandular secretions and vaginal epithelial cells. If there are more bacteria in the vagina, the impurities in the leucorrhea will increase, which will change the color and smell of the leucorrhea and make women have green, snot-like leucorrhea. This situation indicates that women have more serious vaginal inflammation, so we must not ignore the condition, and should conduct relevant examinations as soon as possible, such as routine leucorrhea examination, vaginal secretion examination, etc., in order to clarify the condition as soon as possible. Patients must not ignore this phenomenon, otherwise it will easily cause delays in the treatment of the disease, leading to more serious consequences.

After examination in the hospital, if we find that the leucorrhea is thick and green like a notebook, and this situation is indeed caused by vaginal inflammation, then symptomatic treatment should be carried out in time, and antibacterial drugs should be used to control inflammation in order to improve the patient's condition as soon as possible. Under normal circumstances, we can use vaginal medications such as Xiaomi suppositories and metronidazole suppositories for local treatment, and we can also use red core wash solution to flush, which can quickly kill the bacteria in the vagina. If the symptoms are more severe, patients can also take oral Fuke Qianjin Tablets, Gongyanping Tablets, etc. for systemic anti-infection treatment. At the same time, patients should develop good hygiene habits so that they can recover as soon as possible.

What does normal vaginal discharge look like?

When a woman's leucorrhea is normal, it has no color, no odor, and is a viscous liquid. This is healthy leucorrhea. If it is unhealthy, it may be a gynecological disease. Under normal circumstances, the amount of leucorrhea is relatively small, but during the ovulation period, the amount of leucorrhea will increase, which is mainly affected by the estrogen level in the body. If there is little or no vaginal discharge, it means that the ovaries are functioning poorly. If there is a lot of leucorrhea, it may be related to vaginal inflammation, cervical disease, etc.

Normal leucorrhea should be white or colorless and transparent. If the color of leucorrhea is yellow, yellow-green, grayish white, bloody, brown and black, then the leucorrhea is abnormal and is related to diseases such as cervicitis, vaginitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, cervical polyps, etc.

Normal leucorrhea is thinner and slightly sticky. If the structure of the leucorrhea is similar to tofu dregs or foam, it is abnormal leucorrhea. It is generally related to pelvic inflammatory disease, candidal vaginitis, cervicitis, and Trichomonas vaginitis.

Normal leucorrhea has a slightly fishy smell, but no foul odor. If the leucorrhea has a fishy smell or odor, there is a gynecological problem and it needs to be checked out in time.

How to cure bacterial vaginosis:

1. Be sure to complete the course of treatment prescribed by your doctor. For most patients, as long as the medication is used properly, the test results will be negative after a few days, but this does not mean that they are completely cured. In fact, some bacteria that have not been completely eliminated are hiding under the mucous membrane. They will come out again when the resistance is weak before and after the next menstrual period.

2. The husband should receive treatment at the same time. Bacterial vaginitis can be transmitted through sexual intercourse, so the husband is also likely to be infected with the disease, which can cause repeated cross-infection if not treated.

3. During the treatment of bacterial vaginitis, the vulva should be kept clean and sexual intercourse is prohibited. Sexual intercourse must be prohibited during the treatment of bacterial vaginitis to prevent the friction of sexual intercourse from causing vaginal congestion and aggravating the inflammation. After treatment, the leucorrhea should be checked again after the next menstruation, and sexual life can be resumed only if it is negative.

4. Be sure to "treat" daily necessities simultaneously. Towels and underwear can also be contaminated with pathogens. If they are not treated simultaneously, the results of treating bacterial vaginitis will be wasted. Therefore, towels and underwear should be thoroughly disinfected: boil them for 15 minutes and dry them in the sun. They should also be kept in a ventilated and dry place at other times.

What is bacterial vaginosis?

1. Indirect contact infection

Contact with toilets, bathtubs, bath seats and towels in public toilets that are contaminated with bacteria, and using unclean toilet paper can cause infection.

2. Transmission through sexual intercourse

It is one of the causes of the disease. At least 10% of men with symptoms on the female side have bacterial urethritis.

3. Taking large amounts of antibiotics

Antibiotics change the vaginal microenvironment, causing pathogenic bacterial pathogens to multiply and leading to localized bacterial vaginosis.

4. Excessive attention to hygiene

In order to maintain hygiene, some women often use medicated washes to irrigate the vagina. In fact, this can easily destroy the acid-base environment of the vagina and make it easy to get bacterial vaginitis.