Why does a woman smell fishy down there?

Many people have a strong odor in their lower body. There are many factors that can be considered for this strong odor in the lower body. The most common one is inflammation. It is not ruled out that it is because of frequent failure to change underwear, or using the wrong sanitary napkins, which leads to vaginal infection and inflammation, and finally leads to abnormal leucorrhea function. Therefore, most of these fishy odors are caused by the secretion of leucorrhea, which requires special attention and timely examination and treatment.

Why is there a strong fishy smell down there?

Leucorrhea Type

1. Inflammatory leucorrhea: Due to the different sources of infection, the odor of leucorrhea is also different. According to the different characteristics of leucorrhea, accompanying symptoms and signs, we can roughly distinguish what kind of inflammation it is.

① Fungal leucorrhea has a paste-like or curd-like odor, and the vaginal wall is visibly congested. In severe cases, the vulva is red and swollen, and the vaginal mucosa is covered with a white film. After wiping off the white film, rough, red, swollen, damaged erosive surfaces and superficial ulcers can be seen. The patient may experience itching and burning pain in the vulva.

② Trichomonas leucorrhea: The leucorrhea caused by Trichomonas has an odor, is yellow in color, thin in texture, and contains foam. Bleeding from the vaginal wall, even with the appearance of bayberry-like bleeding spots. The patient felt vulvar itching, and microscopic examination of leucorrhea revealed Trichomonas.

③ Pelvic inflammatory leucorrhea Pelvic inflammatory disease includes cervicitis, endometritis, adnexitis, etc. The leucorrhea caused by the inflammation is yellow in color, sticky in texture, fishy and purulent in smell.

④The symptoms of senile vaginitis are excessive leucorrhea that is yellow and has an odor, and hemorrhagic spots appear when the disease is serious.

2. Non-inflammatory leucorrhea: Any congestion of pelvic organs can cause leucorrhea with an unpleasant odor. Some systemic diseases, weak constitution, highly retroflexed uterus, or pelvic tumors may cause leucorrhea to be egg white or watery. Patients may experience itching or burning sensations, and a feeling of falling discomfort when the disease is serious. The vulva is often damp, the mucosa is congested, the sebaceous glands on the inner side of the labia majora and minora are prominent, and the surface is uneven and gritty.

3. Cancerous leucorrhea: Most of them are meat washing water-like, have a foul smell, are large in amount, and cause severe vulvar irritation.

4. Foreign body leucorrhea: Foreign bodies left in the vagina after childbirth or surgery, or IUDs or pessaries placed in the vagina, as well as foreign bodies accidentally inserted into the vagina, can all irritate the vagina or cause inflammation, causing a large amount of yellow purulent leucorrhea with a fishy smell, and even blood in the leucorrhea.

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Common treatments for leucorrhea with odor:

1. Treatment with traditional Chinese medicine: Spleen deficiency type leucorrhea is white in color and has no odor. Patients experience chest tightness, fatigue, loss of appetite, loose stools, and white tongue coating. It is advisable to use Chinese medicine that strengthens the spleen and eliminates dampness, such as Yudai Pills, 15 grams each time, twice a day; or Renshen Guipi Pills, 1 pill each time, 3 times a day.

2. Dietary therapy: 200 grams of fresh purslane and 2 raw eggs. Mash purslane and filter the juice, remove the egg yolks, mix the egg whites with the purslane juice, and drink with boiled water, once a day. Suitable for fungal leucorrhea with odor and excessive leucorrhea.

Although diet therapy and Chinese medicine treatment have certain curative effects, the results are not obvious, and it is easy to recur after treatment and cannot be eradicated. In addition, the odor of leucorrhea is unbearable and seriously affects the patient's life. Therefore, a more effective and quicker method should be chosen for treatment.