Now that the mold has healed, should I throw away my underwear?

Vaginitis is a very common disease. There are many types of vaginitis, and the symptoms of different types of vaginitis are also different. Candidal vaginitis is a very common gynecological inflammation. You don’t have to throw away your underwear after the fungus is cured, but you need to do a good job of cleaning. You must develop good hygiene habits, wash your hands frequently, change your underwear frequently, and keep a good mood every day. Boil the used underwear in boiling water.

Candidal vaginitis, also known as candidal vaginitis or vulvovaginal candidiasis, is a common female vulvovaginal inflammation caused by Candida albicans.

The typical symptoms of candidal vaginitis are vulvar itching and leucorrhea that changes into white tofu dregs or white curd-like lumps. It generally does not affect the menstrual cycle. The degree of itching varies from person to person and from condition to condition. Most patients become restless when the itching is severe, which affects their normal life. Some patients can't help scratching the affected area when they feel itchy, which leads to local skin infection. Worse still, you may experience symptoms such as frequent urination, painful urination, and painful sexual intercourse.

Candida albicans is a conditionally pathogenic bacterium. It usually parasitizes in the female vagina without causing disease. It will only cause disease when the systemic and local vaginal immunity is reduced and Candida multiplies in the body in large numbers. The treatment plan is not complicated. Generally, local medications are used, including commonly used imidazoles, such as ketoconazole and clotrimazole suppositories; antibiotics, such as nystatin tablets and other local medications, and local lotions, such as povidone-iodine lotion, can also be used in combination. There are also some Chinese medicine suppositories that are very effective when used locally, such as the sophora flavescens suppositories commonly used in clinical practice. The use of suppositories can generally effectively relieve the symptoms of local itching in about 3 days, and a basic course of treatment is about one week (depending on the different drug preparations, a course of treatment may be 10-20 days). After this period of medication, the clinical symptoms of most patients with candidal vaginitis are alleviated or even disappear. On this basis, the doctor's instructions are generally to prohibit sexual intercourse during the medication period, use cleaning utensils alone, etc., and will arrange for a routine check of leucorrhea after the first stage of medication.

It seems that the treatment of candidal vaginitis is not very complicated, but there are still so many patients with recurrent attacks. Why is that?

There are two main reasons why this happens.

First, many patients do not take medication regularly according to the doctor's instructions. Most of them stop taking medication after their symptoms are relieved or disappear, and they will not consider checking their leucorrhea routine. In fact, drugs can control the symptoms of the disease but cannot completely cure the disease. It is also necessary to judge based on the results of routine leucorrhea examination to determine whether the Candida albicans in the body has been completely and thoroughly suppressed.

The second main reason is actually related to whether or not one is married. Although candidal vaginitis is not a sexually transmitted disease, it can be transmitted between couples through sexual intercourse, and men can become asymptomatic carriers. The reason is simple. When a married woman is diagnosed with candidal vaginitis, her lover may unfortunately become a carrier or have also been infected. At this time, treating the woman alone is only a temporary solution and not a cure. It is particularly important for the couple to be treated together.

Therefore, the treatment of candidal vaginitis is not as simple as applying local medication. First, you need to enhance the body's immunity, eat a balanced diet, and avoid the conditions for Candida albicans to develop; second, develop good hygiene habits; third, do not abuse antibiotics; fourth, women with diabetes and pregnant women must be more careful, as candidal vaginitis is more common in women with such diseases; fifth, for women with recurrent attacks, the medication regimen must be considered according to the course of treatment and the results of routine leucorrhea examinations. Generally, such patients need to use local medications for at least one month in a row, and then use medications before and after menstruation depending on the specific situation, and continue for about half a year; sixth, married women should treat both husband and wife.