How to treat vaginal trichomoniasis? 5 recommended treatments

Trichomonas vaginalis is a contagious disease. People with Trichomonas vaginalis will have vaginitis. Moreover, patients will experience extremely itchy symptoms and need to be treated with medication. Generally, a combination of suppositories and lotions is effective.

1. Vaginal medication: Apply 1 tablet of metronidazole vaginal effervescent tablets or metronidazole tablets vaginally after flushing the vagina every night. One course of treatment is 10 days.

2. External washing with Chinese medicine: Using Chinese herbal medicine decoction that can clear away heat and toxic substances, kill insects and relieve itching for external washing can significantly relieve vulvar inflammation caused by Trichomonas infection, and is especially suitable for acute Trichomonas vaginitis. The combination of traditional Chinese and Western medicine has a very good effect in treating Trichomonas vaginitis.

3. Change the pH of the vagina: The pH suitable for the growth of Trichomonas is 5.5-6. Therefore, flushing the vagina with chlorhexidine acetate solution can lower the pH value of the vagina and inhibit the growth of Trichomonas. Thereby achieving the effect of treating Trichomonas vaginitis.

4. General treatment: During the treatment of Trichomonas vaginitis, the vulva should be kept clean to prevent secondary bacterial infection. The vulva should be cleaned daily, and underwear should be changed and disinfected. Do not eat spicy food or drink alcohol during the acute phase. Sexual intercourse is prohibited. Spouses of patients with Trichomonas vaginitis need to be treated together.

5. Oral medication: Since Trichomonas not only resides in the vagina, but may also hide in the lower urinary tract, Bartholin's glands and cervical glands, local medication alone cannot play a therapeutic role in this case, so oral metronidazole is also needed. At the same time, when the man is treated for trichomoniasis, he mainly relies on oral metronidazole.