10 Alarms of Fungus Living in the Vagina

Tight-fitting synthetic underwear has many disadvantages. It can increase the temperature and humidity of the vagina. The hot and stuffy environment is a "living" environment for mold to applaud and multiply in large numbers!

Mold is everywhere in our lives. Once given the opportunity, it will multiply in large numbers in some moist and warm corners of our human body, such as:

1. Hidden nail crevices: The pervasive fungi often invade the nail crevices, causing unsightly onychomycosis;

2. Feet like those on a stuffy train: Do you have strong foot odor? Do you sweat a lot? Do you often feel stuffy during the rainy season? Pay attention, your feet may have become a "comfortable nest" for mold!

3. Between the wrinkles of sweaty skin: Have you seen the wrinkles on the stomachs of Japanese sumo wrestlers? There may be a large number of fungi parasitic in the wrinkles, so obese people are prone to annoying tinea corporis;

4. The gastrointestinal tract is full of acidic digestive juices: Once the gastrointestinal flora is out of balance, it can easily become a base for mold growth;

5. Vagina with low resistance: 75% of women will not suffer from onychomycosis, tinea corporis, etc., but 75% of women will suffer from candidal vaginitis, which shows that fungi prefer the vagina.

Danger Alert 1: Misuse of Antibiotics

Antibiotics have become a popular medicine in modern society: Have a cough? Take antibiotics! Have a fever? Take antibiotics! Have a headache? Take antibiotics again! Little do people know that improper use of antibiotics and abuse of broad-spectrum antibiotics may have serious consequences, because while killing pathogenic bacteria, some beneficial bacteria are also suppressed, and unsuppressed and foreign drug-resistant bacteria will take the opportunity to multiply in large numbers, including mold.

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How do I clear the alarm?

Stop abusing antibiotics

Give up the abuse of antibiotics! Symptoms such as cough, fever, headache, etc. are most likely not caused by bacteria. Even if they are caused by bacteria, the blind and hasty use of broad-spectrum antibiotics seems to have too wide a killing range. Therefore, please remember that antibiotics should be used with caution, and rational and safe use is the key.

Danger alert 2: Tinea pedis, onychomycosis, etc.

Fungi can multiply in large numbers in the vagina, skin surface, gastrointestinal tract, nails and other places, causing candidal vaginitis, skin fungal diseases, gastroenteritis, onychomycosis and other diseases. The fungi parasitic in these parts can also be transmitted to each other. For example, tinea pedis, onychomycosis and fungi in the gastrointestinal tract may be the source of repeated vaginitis infections.

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How do I clear the alarm?

Wash underwear separately

If your family members or you suffer from athlete's foot, onychomycosis, etc., it is very dangerous to wash socks and underwear in the same washing tub at the same time, as it is likely to cause cross-infection of mold. Therefore, underwear must be washed separately.

Danger Alert 3: Over-cleaning

Is it wrong to be particular about hygiene? Yes, improper cleaning and cleaning obsession can also lay the hidden danger of fungal infection! Frequent use of gynecological cleaning disinfectants, disinfected pads, etc., destroys the microenvironment of the vagina itself, causing imbalance, reducing the vagina's self-antibacterial ability, making it easy for fungi to invade and cause disease.

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How do I clear the alarm?

Cleaning

Unless there are special circumstances, it is sufficient to clean the vulva with clean water. There is no need to use disinfectant washes, medicated washes, etc. In addition, it is also important to change and wash your underwear every day.

Danger Alert 4: Pregnancy

During pregnancy, the body's immunity decreases, the level of sex hormones is high, the glycogen in the vaginal tissue increases, and the acidity increases, which is conducive to the growth of fungi. In addition, the increased sex hormones during pregnancy also promote the production of hyphae by fungi. The hyphae are the "claws" of fungi - they can help fungi invade vaginal tissue and cause vaginitis.

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How do I clear the alarm?

Use medication correctly and safely

Candidal vaginitis is very likely to occur during pregnancy. Special attention should be paid to local treatment as the main method and oral medications should be avoided as much as possible. Clotrimazole suppositories, miconazole nitrate suppositories, etc. can be used. A 7-day treatment is effective.

Danger Alert 5: Washing Machines

Do washing machines also hide "mold corps"? Experts from the Osaka Institute of Environmental Science in Japan investigated 153 washing machines, and the results were not optimistic: there was hidden mold in almost every washing tub! Most of the mold found on clothes also came from the washing machine tub, and the more frequently the washing machine is used, the more mold it breeds!

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How do I clear the alarm?

Hot water washing, soaking

Mold is highly resistant to dryness, sunlight, ultraviolet rays and chemicals. Is it a bit stubborn? But don't worry, there is a killer way to deal with mold in the washing machine that never fails - clean and soak the washing tub with hot water at about 60°C! It turns out that mold is afraid of high temperatures and cannot survive in water above 60°C.

Danger Alert 6: Public Utilities

Some women may get candidal vaginitis when wearing short skirts while riding long-distance buses - it may sound unbelievable, but there are indeed such cases in hospitals! Some facilities in public places, such as seat cushions on buses, flush toilets and bathtubs in hotels, unhygienic beds, etc., may hide a large number of molds, which can cause candidal vaginitis after contact.

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How do I clear the alarm?

When you go out, be careful

When you are out, you should cultivate a good sense of hygiene and disease prevention. For example, don't use the hotel's bathtub, wear long pajamas, use toilet paper before using the toilet, etc. In short, just be careful!

Danger Alert 7: Using birth control pills

Some women are prone to recurrent candidal vaginitis after using birth control pills because the estrogen in birth control pills promotes the production of fungal hyphae, causing the fungi to further invade the vaginal tissue.

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How do I clear the alarm?

Use another method of contraception

If you are prone to recurring candidal vaginitis, try not to use contraceptive drugs and use other contraceptive methods instead, such as condoms.

Danger Alert 8: He

The fungi in the vagina can also be transmitted to the male reproductive tract. When the fungi parasitize in the male reproductive tract, since the male reproductive tract is relatively dry and does not have the acidic environment that fungi like, there will be no obvious symptoms of fungal infection. However, the fungal spores in the male body can be transmitted to the female again, causing direct infection due to sexual intercourse. This cycle may be the reason for the recurrence of candidal vaginitis in women.

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How do I clear the alarm?

Concurrent treatment

If you are infected with candidal vaginitis, it is not only you who needs treatment, but also your partner. Only when both parties are treated together can the expected therapeutic effect be achieved.

Danger alert 9: Tight synthetic underwear

Tight-fitting synthetic underwear has many disadvantages. It can increase the temperature and humidity of the vagina. The hot and stuffy environment is a "living" environment for mold to applaud and multiply in large numbers!

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How do I clear the alarm?

Cotton underwear

It's very simple. Please use underwear made of natural fabrics such as cotton. Take practical actions to protect your body and health, and you will live more freely!

Danger Alert 10: Diabetes

Diabetic patients have low body resistance, high vaginal glycogen content, and acidic pH value, which makes female diabetic patients more susceptible to fungal damage and symptoms of candidal vaginitis.

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How do I clear the alarm?

Control blood sugar, clean the vulva with soda water

Since high blood sugar is the culprit, diabetic patients should not allow their blood sugar levels to soar! Therefore, you need to start with diet and exercise to control your blood sugar at a normal level. In addition, you can also use soda water to clean the vulva to increase the pH value of the vagina and inhibit the growth of mold.