What's wrong with white spots in the vagina?

Women may have small white spots in their vagina. After this happens, many women don't know what's going on. Small white spots in the vagina are usually accompanied by some other symptoms. It depends on the complications to determine what disease it is. Most of the causes are caused by candidal vaginitis. Let's learn about what candidal vaginitis is!

If there are white spots in the vagina, it should be considered as candidal vaginitis. Candida is a fungus, and the one that usually causes vaginitis is Candida albicans. Candida is not resistant to heat and will die after being heated to 60°C for 1 hour. However, it is more resistant to dryness, sunlight, ultraviolet rays and chemicals.

Clinical manifestations: The typical symptom of candidal vaginitis is vulvar itching, and the itching symptoms vary from mild to severe, and come and go. When the itching is severe, the patient will be restless and unable to sleep or eat. When the inflammation is severe, urination pain and sexual intercourse pain may also occur. Increased vaginal discharge is another major symptom of this disease. The vaginal discharge is usually thick and appears to be dregs or curd-like.

For simple vulvovaginal candidiasis, local medication is the main choice. Generally, the symptoms will be alleviated or disappear within 2-3 days after medication. Clotrimazole vaginal suppository, use every 3 days, 2 times in total. Regarding the treatment of complicated vulvovaginal candidiasis, the selected drugs are basically the same as those for simple vulvovaginal candidiasis. Whether local or systemic medications are used, the treatment time should be appropriately extended. The principles of treatment for vulvovaginal candidiasis during pregnancy are: the primary issue that must be considered during treatment is whether the drug is harmful to the fetus; treatment is mainly local medication, and systemic medication is not used; it is limited to pregnant women with symptoms and signs.

When women are infected with candidal vaginitis, in addition to actively cooperating with the doctor for treatment, they must also avoid sexual intercourse. It is best to go for treatment with their sexual partner to avoid cross infection. Also, pay attention to diet during treatment and avoid eating spicy and irritating foods, which will reduce the effectiveness of the medicine and be detrimental to treatment and recovery.