Can I take a hot spring bath if I have vaginitis?

Vaginitis is the most common gynecological disease in women, and there are many types of vaginitis. If the patient does not pay attention to adjusting and improving his lifestyle or diet, the condition will worsen accordingly. First of all, patients with vaginitis should keep their vagina and underwear clean, so they cannot take a hot spring bath. Soaking in hot springs will inevitably cause bacteria to enter the vagina, thereby aggravating the condition of vaginitis. Next, let’s learn about vaginitis together!

1. Bacterial vaginosis

10% to 40% of patients have no clinical symptoms. Those with symptoms mainly present with increased vaginal discharge with a fishy odor, which is especially aggravated after sexual intercourse and may be accompanied by mild vulvar itching or burning sensation. Examination showed no signs of congestion or inflammation in the vaginal mucosa. The secretions were grayish white, uniform, thin, and adhered to the vaginal wall for a long time, and could be easily wiped off the vaginal wall.

2. Candidal vaginitis

(1) Vulvar itching, burning pain, and pain during sexual intercourse.

(2) Frequent and painful urination. The characteristic of dysuria is that urine irritates the edematous vulva and vestibule during urination, causing pain.

(3) Characteristic secretion: white, thick, and resembling curd or bean curd residue.

(4) Vulvitis - geographic erythema, edema, and scratches.

(5) Vaginitis - edema, erythema, and white membrane.

3. Trichomonas vaginitis

(1) Characteristics of increased vaginal discharge: thin, purulent, yellow-green, foamy, and smelly.

(2) Location of vulvar itching: vaginal opening and vulva.

(3) If combined with urinary tract infection: frequent urination, urgency, pain, and sometimes hematuria.

(4) Infertility: Trichomonas vaginalis can devour sperm, hinder the production of lactic acid, and affect its survival in the vagina.

(5) Examination revealed: congestion of the vaginal mucosa with scattered bleeding spots, and a large amount of "strawberry-like" leucorrhea in the posterior fornix of the cervix, which was grayish yellow, yellowish-white thin liquid or yellowish-green purulent secretions, often in a foamy state. There are no abnormal changes in the vaginal mucosa of carriers.

4. Senile vaginitis

Increased vaginal discharge, vulvar itching, etc., are often accompanied by pain during sexual intercourse.

5. Childhood vaginitis

The main symptoms are vaginal purulent discharge and vulvar itching.

Patients with vaginitis must not have sexual intercourse during treatment, so as not to aggravate their own vaginitis and also aggravate the condition of their sexual partners. Patients with vaginitis must eat a light diet during treatment and persist in treatment for several courses. If you stop treatment when you feel you are getting better, you may have a relapse in the future. In addition, even if patients with vaginitis have recovered, they still need to be careful because there is no immunity to vaginitis.