What causes swelling inside the vagina?

There are always some women who often feel swelling in their vagina, but without any pain, so it is always easily ignored. In fact, women who feel swelling in their vagina may also be caused by certain diseases, such as vaginal inflammation, urinary system diseases, or long-term depression. The following editor will introduce the specific reasons that often cause vaginal swelling in women.

Reason 1: Gynecological inflammation

For women like Ying who experience vaginal and vulvar discomfort after menopause, the cause may be related to vaginitis. The reason why women suffer from vaginitis after menopause is because of the decline in ovarian function, decreased estrogen levels, atrophy of the vaginal wall, thinning of the mucosa, decreased glycogen content in epithelial cells, increased pH in the vagina, and reduced local resistance, which makes it easy for pathogenic bacteria to invade and cause inflammation.

Recommendation: Under the guidance of a doctor, use medication to increase vaginal resistance and inhibit bacterial growth. There are many treatment drugs. You need to go to the local hospital to decide which specific drug to use and whether estrogen supplementation is necessary.

Reason 2: Urinary system diseases

In addition, the typical symptoms caused by upper ureteral obstruction are severe pain in one side of the waist and microscopic hematuria. The pain is usually colic in nature and radiates to the ipsilateral medial thigh, testicle, or labia. Renal colic is a sudden, severe pain that starts in the lower back and radiates down the ureter to the bladder. Sister Ying had suffered from multiple kidney and ureteral stones. After the lithotripsy, she felt that the swelling and pain in her vagina had improved, but now the symptoms have reappeared, so she should go to the urology department for further examination.

Reason 3: Mood

It should be noted that anxiety is one of the factors that affect pain perception. For people with chronic pain, anxiety may aggravate the pain, while relaxing and reducing anxiety can significantly reduce the pain. Therefore, it is also very important to keep yourself in a happy mood.

Therefore, when women feel some discomfort in their vagina, the best time is to go to the hospital for relevant examinations, receive timely treatment for certain diseases, try to maintain a positive attitude, and relieve negative emotions in time, such as listening to some light music, doing more outdoor activities, etc.