Is yellow and smelly vaginal discharge harmful to the body?

Yellow and fishy vaginal discharge is very common in life. The fishy smell will be more serious in summer, which troubles many women and affects work and normal life. So when patients ask if yellow and fishy vaginal discharge is harmful to the body? The answer is yes. When patients have yellow and fishy vaginal discharge, it will definitely be harmful to the body. Patients can find the cause and receive symptomatic treatment, which can cure the disease and prevent the disease from becoming more serious. Let’s take a look together below.

If the patient has yellow and fishy-smelling leucorrhea, it is vaginitis caused by some anaerobic bacteria infection, Trichomonas infection or Haemophilus vaginalis infection. In this case, the leucorrhea is often accompanied by a fishy smell. Therefore, patients should pay attention to the methods during treatment. The methods for treating the disease are as follows:

Family treatment measures

1. It is strictly forbidden to bathe or swim in public places

There may be some unclean bacteria in public places (bathhouses or swimming pools), which can infect you with the disease or aggravate your symptoms. If you already have the disease, you should not bathe or swim in public places.

2. Pay attention to hygiene

Wash your vulva daily and change your underwear frequently. Underwear and towels should be boiled for disinfection after use, and the bathtub can be scrubbed with 1% lactic acid. It is best to use 0.5% acetic acid or 1% every day. Rinse the vagina once with lactic acid and then insert the medication.

3. Don’t scratch

When there are symptoms such as vulvar itching, you can use Chinese herbal vulvar wash for a sitz bath. Do not scratch to avoid damage to the vulvar skin and mucous membranes and secondary infection.

4. Stop having sex

Sexual intercourse should be stopped during treatment, and the husband should go to the andrology department for examination. If Trichomonas is found in the urine, treatment should be given at the same time.

5. Avoid spicy food

Eat less spicy foods such as chili, pepper, curry, and hot foods such as mutton, dog meat, and longan. They can contribute to inflammation and aggravate symptoms.

6. Avoid eating seafood

Seafood such as shrimp, crab, and shellfish will aggravate the itching.

7. Avoid eating sweet or greasy foods

These foods can increase vaginal discharge and thus worsen itching.

Patients must pay attention to yellow and fishy-smelling leucorrhea. Going to the hospital for a check-up is one of the signs that the disease is being treated seriously. At the same time, stopping sexual life is also a sign that the disease is being treated seriously. Therefore, in order for patients to cure the disease, they must follow the doctor's advice for treatment and care. Otherwise, the disease will recur, the difficulty of treatment will increase, and it will be more difficult for patients to receive treatment again, so patients must be cautious.