What should I do if I have vulvar itching and lower abdominal pain?

Vulvar itching and lower abdominal distension and pain are very common phenomena in life. Many women have had this experience. In general, vulvar itching is mostly caused by vaginitis, but there are many types of vaginitis. It is best to find out which type of vaginitis it is and then treat it symptomatically. Lower abdominal pain is mostly caused by pelvic inflammatory disease. If you have such symptoms, it is best to go to the hospital as soon as possible to find out the cause and treat it symptomatically.

How to prevent gynecological inflammation

1. Clean and refreshing.

Including personal washing care and sexual hygiene. About 50% to 60% of female urinary and reproductive tract inflammations are caused by unclean lower body. A Japanese study found that the recurrence rate of gynecological inflammation caused by unclean sexual life is as high as 90%.

2. Don’t be a night owl.

Gynecological inflammation is also related to lifestyle. Women should avoid frequent socializing, overtime work, and staying up late, and they should also have a relaxed attitude.

3. Use less detergent.

Most lotions on the market contain bactericidal and disinfectant ingredients, and frequent use may disrupt the balance of vaginal flora. The vagina itself has a self-cleaning function, so you can just wash the vulva with clean water.

Finally, pay attention to contraception, avoid or reduce artificial abortion surgery, pay attention to postpartum hygiene, avoid postpartum infection, and prevent cervicitis.

1. Avoid excessive scratching, rubbing, hot water washing and other methods to relieve itching. Do not use strong alkaline soap for bathing, and do not use bathing agents to repeatedly wash the vulva or flush the vagina, which will cause changes in vaginal pH and lead to imbalance of normal vaginal flora, thereby destroying the vaginal acidic antibacterial barrier. Do not abuse highly irritating hormone topical drugs;

2. Underwear should be soft, loose and preferably made of cotton. Avoid wearing down, nylon and woolen clothes next to your skin, and avoid washing underwear and socks together;

3. Keep the vulva clean and dry at ordinary times, especially during menstruation. Do not wear synthetic underwear or jeans;

4. When men take a bath, they should turn over their foreskin and clean the smegma in the foreskin sac. This is the simplest and most effective way to prevent inflammation.

5. Avoid unclean sexual intercourse;

6. Avoid using large amounts of broad-spectrum antibiotics, which may cause an imbalance in the normal vaginal flora;

7. If long-term use of oral contraceptives causes recurrent vaginitis, you should stop taking the contraceptives and use other contraceptive methods instead.

To eliminate gynecological inflammation, female friends should pay attention to developing good habits of preventing gynecological diseases in their daily lives. In addition, they should also pay attention to going to a professional reproductive health hospital for regular gynecological examinations at least once a year to nip gynecological diseases in the bud.

What are the symptoms of gynecological inflammation

Gynecological inflammation is mainly divided into inflammation of the external genitalia and inflammation of the internal genitalia, mainly including vaginitis, cervicitis, pelvic inflammation and adnexitis. Gynecological inflammation is often manifested by frequent urination, painful urination, and urgency; itching, redness, swelling, and papules in the vulva; bloody leucorrhea, increased vaginal discharge, accompanied by a fishy odor, and local erosion; low back pain, dull pain in the lower abdomen, and a feeling of heaviness, etc.

There are 3 types of vaginitis. The most common clinical conditions include candidal vaginitis, Trichomonas vaginitis, and bacterial vaginitis. There is also senile vaginitis, the main symptoms of which are abnormal leucorrhea and vulvar itching.

Under normal circumstances, the female vagina is relatively moist, and often contains a small amount of egg white-like milky secretions, which can maintain a weakly acidic environment in the vagina, thereby preventing the invasion of bacteria. However, when women are anemic, malnourished, have a cold or are tired, their resistance decreases and the vagina's self-cleaning function also weakens, allowing bacteria to enter the vagina and cause inflammation.

The shape of leucorrhea is different for different vaginitis. The leucorrhea caused by candidal vaginitis is like tofu dregs. Trichomonas vaginitis is a thin leucorrhea. Bacterial vaginosis is yellow, purulent vaginal discharge.

There are two types of cervicitis, acute cervicitis and chronic cervicitis. Cervical hypertrophy and cervical polyps are both types of chronic cervicitis. Acute cervicitis is characterized by local bleeding and increased yellow pus; acute cervicitis may be caused by low immunity or resistance and local bacterial infection.

Cervical erosion is a type of chronic cervicitis. Cervical erosion does not feel very uncomfortable unless it is an acute inflammation. Acute inflammation can cause discomfort in the lumbar region. Women with cervical erosion need to undergo regular cancer prevention screening every year. If the examination results are normal, then mild and moderate cervical erosion does not require special treatment.