How to distinguish between bacterial and fungal vaginitis

There are several types of vaginitis, and different types use different medicines. Therefore, even if you have vaginitis, you cannot use medicines to treat vaginitis casually. Vaginitis is divided into bacterial, fungal, Trichomonas and mixed types. The use of each drug is best guided by a professional physician, and anti-inflammatory drugs should never be used casually. So, how do you distinguish between bacterial and fungal vaginitis? Let’s take a look at the detailed introduction.

Bacterial vaginosis is a mixed infection caused by vaginal flora imbalance, with no inflammatory changes clinically or pathologically. The main symptom of bacterial vaginitis is that the patient will have an increase in secretions, which is characterized by a strong pungent odor, and the symptoms will worsen after sexual intercourse. Patients with mild bacterial vaginosis will experience vulvar itching or burning sensation, and the discharge will be grayish white, uniformly thin.

Candidal vaginitis is caused by infection with Candida albicans, a type of fungus. Unlike Trichomonas, Candida grows particularly easily in an acidic environment and is generally transmitted through contact. Symptoms: The most common symptoms are excessive vaginal discharge, burning and itching of the vulva and vagina. It may affect the urethra and cause frequent urination. Symptoms such as urinary urgency and pain when urinating. Symptoms: Increased leucorrhea, which may be a thin serous fluid, grayish yellow or yellow-green, sometimes mixed with blood, and 20% of leucorrhea contains foam. Itching and burning of the vulva, and pain during sexual intercourse are also common. When the infection involves the urethra, there may be urinary pain, urgency, and even hematuria.

Why do gynecological inflammations always recur?

The treatment of vaginitis is rather tricky, and many women will opt for antibiotics, Chinese herbal suppositories, vaginal cleansing solutions, etc. once they become ill. However, the effect is not ideal. Gynecological inflammation can be cured briefly with medication, but it will relapse after a while. It is easy to fall into this vicious circle of medication.

Whether it is bacterial vaginitis or candidal vaginitis, the root cause of gynecological inflammation lies in the imbalance of vaginal flora. When affected by surgery, douching, antibiotics, hygiene habits, endocrine changes, etc., the balance of the vaginal microecology is broken, the lactic acid bacteria, which originally dominated the guardian of the vaginal microecology, decrease, while the pathogenic microorganisms increase, and they multiply rampantly and erode the vaginal epithelial cells. It increases the pH value of the vagina, leading to various types of vaginitis.

For vaginal infections, in addition to drug treatment of pathogenic microorganisms, various mucosal repair agents should be used to help repair the vaginal mucosa, and probiotic vaginal microecological preparations should be used to restore the weak acid environment dominated by functional lactic acid bacteria. Promote the balance of vaginal microecology and immune regulation, and reduce the recurrence of vaginal infections. When vaginal infection occurs, the vagina is mostly in a state of vaginal microecological imbalance caused by a decrease in lactic acid bacteria. Therefore, after killing the pathogenic microorganisms, it is crucial to replenish the bacteria. To treat vaginitis, don’t fight against bacteria alone. Both anti-inflammatory drugs and bacterial supplementation are indispensable.