Why does itching and swelling of vulva occur?

Vulvar itching is generally considered just a symptom rather than an independent disease. When vulvar itching occurs, it often causes unbearable stinging pain. It is more likely to occur at night, and this phenomenon is more common in middle-aged women. When the itching is severe, it can even make people restless, and it has a great impact on the patient's daily life, sleep quality and production labor. Let’s take a look at what exactly causes vulvar itching.

It is considered that the symptoms are caused by infection of vulvar hair follicles, which can be induced by unclean skin, scratching or reduced body resistance. Suggestion: avoid scratching, apply local antiseptic and antipruritic drugs such as miconazole cream, etc. If there is redness and swelling around the skin, you need to go to the hospital for external use of ichthyol ointment and symptomatic treatment of oral anti-inflammatory drugs.

Folliculitis of the genitals is often caused by decreased immunity, poor hygiene of the vulva, secondary bacterial infection (mostly Staphylococcus aureus infection), or damage caused by pulling, friction, and scratching of the hair. Bacterial infection, sleep, diet, environment, gastrointestinal function, sweat gland secretion, physical constitution, vitamin deficiency and other factors can affect it. This is also the cause of folliculitis. If you suffer from genital folliculitis, you should keep your genitals clean and take a bath frequently. Limit the use of alcohol and spicy foods. Eat more foods rich in vitamins, trace elements and high protein.

Symptoms of female folliculitis include redness, swelling and pain around the hair follicles of the vulva, which gradually form cone-shaped pustules with a pubic hair protruding from the center. Pustules may be multiple, and adjacent small pustules may fuse together to form large pustules, accompanied by severe congestion, edema and pain in the vulva.

There are many causes of vulvar itching, such as trichomoniasis infection or scabies infection, or fungal and certain bacterial infections, which can easily cause vulvar itching. When itching occurs but there is no clear diagnosis of a specific disease, avoid scalding the vulva, avoid using various antibiotics to clean the vulva, and avoid hot or cold compress stimulation.