I have my period and it's really itchy down there

When women have their period, they will experience many physical discomforts: acne on the face, breast tenderness, lower abdominal pain, etc. Of course, there is also a situation where the vagina appears itchy during menstruation. In this case, it is very likely that you have a gynecological disease - vulvar itching. So, how to deal with vulvar itching during menstruation? Here we will introduce several methods to help you.

1. Don’t overuse medication

The medication must be used in moderation. If too much is used, it will cause damage to the vaginal mucosa or vulvar skin mucosa and produce an itchy feeling. Moreover, over-reliance on drugs and excessive use will affect the growth of normal vaginal flora, causing them to be damaged and unable to recover, making it easy for candidal vaginitis to occur again or lead to bacterial vaginosis. This is not worth the loss, so be careful when using medication!

2. Do not over-clean and disinfect

Some people mistakenly believe that the vulva is a dirty place, and they are accustomed to washing it with soap, hot water, cleaning liquid or disinfectant every night. They also feel that they feel very comfortable after washing. In fact, there are also disadvantages to doing this. The vulva is not dirtier than the mouth, nose and other parts of the body. Excessive cleaning and disinfection for the sake of comfort will cause the vulva's flora to be imbalanced, making the area more susceptible to inflammation, making the itching more severe, and even causing other diseases, such as perianal inflammation and cystitis.

3. [You can use vaginal suppositories]

To treat candidal vaginitis, you can use antifungal vaginal suppositories. Just insert it into the vagina and use it for ten consecutive days to be cured. However, before inserting the suppository every day, it is best to take a sitz bath with sodium bicarbonate solution to clean the vulva.

4. [Stop using drugs containing pine]

Patients with vulvar itching must stop using all pine-containing medications. When you first stop taking the medication, you may feel more vaginal itching. You can stack a thick layer of cold towels and apply a wet compress to the vulva. Rinse the towel every three minutes without letting it get too hot. Continue to apply the cold compress until the itching subcutaneously subsides. In this way, the disease can be cured without any medicine.

5. Temporarily stop sexual intercourse

Patients with vulvar itching, no matter what medicine you are using, oral medication or topical medication, must temporarily stop sexual intercourse. Otherwise, the medication will have no effect and may cause you to be reinfected.