Gynecological diseases are not uncommon. In fact, most women will have some gynecological diseases, but they are generally not very serious. The most common one may be vulvar itching. Vulvar itching may be caused by many reasons, different The degree of symptoms varies from person to person. Some people feel that their leucorrhea is like tofu dregs. So why is itching of the vulva and leucorrhea like tofu dregs? What's the matter with genital itching and dregs?
1. What’s the matter with tofu residue
Vulvar itching accompanied by tofu-like leucorrhea is a typical symptom of fungal female genital inflammation. This disease is mainly caused by Candida albicans. It exists in the human body and body cavities, such as: oral cavity, workplace, and female private parts. Under normal circumstances, it will not cause disease even if it exists in female private parts. Only when this bacteria reaches certain external conditions will it multiply in large numbers and cause patients to develop fungal symptoms. Symptoms of female genital inflammation.
2. Symptoms of fungal female private partsitis
In addition to the symptoms of vulvar itching and leucorrhea, fungal female private parts inflammation will also show symptoms of female private parts inflammation. The burning sensation is especially obvious during urination. When the inflammation is severe, frequent urination, painful urination, sexual intercourse pain, increased leucorrhea, thick and yellow leucorrhea may also occur. Some female friends will experience restlessness and unbearable itching due to itching in the female private parts.
3. How to prevent vulvar itching
1. Do not wash women’s private parts excessively: Under normal circumstances, women’s private parts will maintain a pH balance, so try not to use cleansers in daily life. Cleaning women's private parts with chemicals or disinfectants, or even excessive washing, can lead to an acid-base imbalance in women's private parts, making them susceptible to mold infection.
2. Wear more cotton and ventilated pants: You should usually wear cotton and ventilated pants to keep women’s private parts dry. If there is not much secretion, try not to use sanitary pads, especially in hot summer weather. Minimize the use of pads.
3. Try to eat as little spicy food as possible: Under normal circumstances, women’s private parts can prevent some invading germs, but if they often eat spicy foods and destroy the human immune system, it is easy for germs to invade.
4. Do not abuse antibiotics: antibiotics must be used under the guidance of a doctor, because although antibiotics can kill bacteria, they can also encourage the growth of mold, so do not use antibiotics lightly.
5. Have normal and simple sex life: Many infection routes for women’s private parts diseases are spread through sexual intercourse. If there are too many sexual partners and people do not pay attention to hygiene during sex, it will easily lead to infection of women’s private parts.
4. How to use medication
(1) Western medicine cleaning
For fungal female private parts inflammation, topical medication is the main method, because mold cannot survive in an alkaline environment. It is easy to grow, so you can use an alkaline solution (for example: 2%-4% sodium bicarbonate solution to rinse the female private parts) and then insert nystatin tablets or suppositories into the female private parts. This is effective in treating vulvar itching and leucorrhea. therapeutic effect.
(2) Cleansing with Qingyin Decoction
Recipe: 30g each of Sophora flavescens, Albus albinoides bark, and Cortex bark bark, 20g each of Phellodendron cylindrica and Angelica sinensis tail, 50g Smilax smilax, and 10g alum. , Borneol 6g.
Method: First decoct the above medicine in water to 500ml, then add borneol and alum, and use it to rinse external organs or female private parts, 2 times a day, 20 minutes each time, for 1 week. A course of treatment.
(3) Gentian soup cleaning
Recipe: gentian, gardenia, skullcap, wooden barrel, these, angelica, plantain, Sichuan pepper, sophora flavescens, Pulsatilla , 10g each of wormwood, wormwood, and 30g each of yellow river carp and snake grass.
Method: Decoct the above medicine in water to extract the juice, fumigate and wash the female private parts for 20 minutes, twice a day.
5. What should women do if they experience vulvar itching?
1. Don’t scratch
The first reaction when itching occurs is to scratch. Scratching can relieve the itch for a while, but it cannot. Instead of solving the problem, you may accidentally cause skin damage by scratching the itch. If the itching is unbearable, you must endure it. At this time, you can listen to music, watch TV, or do other things to distract your attention.
2. Change to pure cotton underwear
Underwear is in close contact with women’s private parts. If the material of underwear is not good, it will affect the health of women’s private parts. Some people wear unqualified underwear. Underwear and long-term friction can cause itching of the vulva. There are many materials for underwear, such as pure cotton, modal, and bamboo fiber. It is best to choose pure cotton underwear, and it is best not to use chemical fiber underwear.
3. Adjust your diet
Don’t eat spicy and irritating foods, quit smoking and drinking, eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, absorb more vitamins, and let your skin return to normal. Metabolism, such a diet is very helpful in treating itching.
4. Seek medical treatment in time
Because the itching is in a hard-to-discuss area, many women are too shy to speak and dare not go to the hospital for examination and treatment, or they think it is too harmful for women. It is normal that there is no need to see a doctor. These various reasons delay the time of seeing a doctor, which is very detrimental to the treatment of vulvar itching. When vulvar itching occurs, we cannot ignore the disease and avoid medical treatment. We must go to the relevant departments of the hospital for examination in time to find out the cause of vulvar itching and cooperate with treatment according to the doctor's instructions.
5. Do a good job in local hygiene
Uncleanliness is a common cause of vulvar itching. This kind of vulvar itching requires women to pay attention to the hygiene and cleanliness of their female private parts and develop a habit of washing the vulva every day. 3. The habit of changing underwear, especially during menstruation, should be cleaned in time. At the same time, pay attention to the cleanliness of cleaning utensils, so as to avoid itching caused by unclean vulva. I would also like to remind everyone that women’s private parts should not be washed too frequently. The vulva has an acidic environment with a self-purifying effect. If it is washed too much, it will lead to an acid-base imbalance, which will also lead to vulvar itching.
6. Use qualified sanitary napkins
Every month, aunts use sanitary napkins. To prevent and treat vulvar itching, in addition to paying attention to cleanliness and hygiene, you should also pay attention to the choice of sanitary napkins. Buy When buying sanitary napkins, pay attention to the production date, and don’t buy products without sanitary napkins.