Causes of fishy vaginal discharge

Do you know what it means to have excessive vaginal discharge with a fishy smell? Do you know what normal vaginal discharge should be like? Do you know what the abnormal reasons are today? Now let me lead you to understand what normal vaginal discharge should be like for women and what causes abnormal vaginal discharge in women. Let’s learn about it together below, and I hope female friends can be vigilant.

1. Causes of excessive vaginal discharge and fishy odor

If the amount of vaginal discharge is large, has a peculiar smell and is accompanied by low back pain, it is possible to consider genital inflammation, which mostly belongs to the category of cervicitis or pelvic inflammatory disease, and the possibility of vaginitis is not ruled out. Leucorrhea is composed of secretions from the cervix and uterine body and vaginal exudates. Normal people's leucorrhea is colorless and odorless. During the ovulation period of the menstrual cycle, the amount of leucorrhea increases and becomes thinner, which is to facilitate the formation of fertilized eggs and is not pathological. If the amount of leucorrhea is always large, consider genital inflammation, such as vulvitis, vaginitis, cervicitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, etc. If the increase of leucorrhea is accompanied by itching, pain, or burning sensation of the vulvar skin, consider vulvitis and vaginitis. Common types of vaginitis include Trichomonas vaginitis, Candida vaginitis, bacterial vaginitis, and senile vaginitis, and their diagnosis requires leucorrhea examination. If the amount of leucorrhea is large and accompanied by lower abdominal distension and lumbar pain, it is possible to consider cervicitis and pelvic inflammatory disease. Differentiation requires the help of gynecological examination, colposcopy, B-ultrasound, etc. Due to differences in the treatment of genital inflammation in different parts and inflammation in the same part caused by different causes.

2. Reasons for excessive vaginal discharge and fishy odor

Leucorrhea with a fishy smell is mostly caused by gynecological diseases. Normal leucorrhea is generally colorless and transparent like egg white, and is mostly odorless or slightly fishy. According to gynecologists, generally speaking, if there is a lot of leucorrhea with a fishy smell, you should be alert to the possibility of vaginitis, which is usually accompanied by other symptoms such as vaginal burning, pain, itching, and vulvar moisture. The leucorrhea is yellow or white, has a fishy smell, is dregs-like or curd-like, sticky, and is accompanied by vulvar itching. It is common in candidal vaginitis. Some cases of vaginitis are caused by Haemophilus vaginalis, and the leucorrhea often has a fishy smell. At the same time, it is accompanied by symptoms such as vaginal burning, pain, itching, and vulva moisture.

3. Doctor's reminder

Doctors remind: When you find that your leucorrhea has a fishy smell, you must not take it lightly. You must go to the hospital in time to check the cause. If the leucorrhea has an odor caused by a gynecological infectious disease, the doctor must find out the cause, use medication according to the condition, and control the infection in order to cure the leucorrhea.

Excessive leucorrhea and fishy smell in the vagina are mostly caused by abnormal phenomena. You need to go to the hospital in time to check what the cause is. You must suspend sexual life during this period. You also need to pay attention to your daily diet and avoid eating spicy and irritating foods, especially foods such as chili peppers and garlic. It is best not to eat them if you can.