Abnormal vaginal discharge in women can easily lead to complications! How to prevent it?

Abnormal leucorrhea refers to abnormal changes in the color, quality, and quantity of leucorrhea, such as the appearance of tofu-like leucorrhea and thick leucorrhea. Under normal circumstances, the vagina and vulva often have a small amount of secretions to keep them moist, which is called leucorrhea; it is composed of vaginal mucosal exudates, cervical glands, and endometrial secretions, and contains vaginal epithelial exfoliated cells and white blood cells. Abnormal leucorrhea is one of the common gynecological diseases in women. The clinical incidence of abnormal leucorrhea is very high, which brings great trouble to female friends.

The complications that may be caused by abnormal leucorrhea include:

1. Gynecological inflammation

Abnormal leucorrhea is often a possible gynecological inflammation, such as cervical erosion, cervical polyps, cervicitis, candidal vaginitis, Trichomonas vaginitis, bacterial vaginitis and pelvic inflammatory disease.

2. Good health

Abnormal leucorrhea caused by gynecological inflammation will cause serious harm to the body if the inflammation is not treated in time. In mild cases, it will affect the body, and in severe cases, it may lead to serious consequences such as infertility, so it should be taken seriously.

Measures to prevent abnormal leucorrhea

1. Pay attention to self-regulation

In daily life, women should learn to self-regulate and resolve emotional problems in life such as stress, excessive tension, bad mood, etc., maintain a cheerful and optimistic attitude, a happy mood and a stable mood, which will help prevent abnormal leucorrhea.

2. Enhance immunity and get enough sleep

Eat a balanced diet and eat more foods rich in vitamins. Keep exercising to improve your physical fitness.

3. Change your underwear frequently

Underwear is the underwear of the genitals. Clean and soft underwear can keep the genitals dry and hygienic. Otherwise, the genital environment will become humid and hot, which is easy to breed bacteria. Therefore, it is recommended that women put on clean underwear immediately after cleaning the vulva, preferably cotton underwear, to reduce the irritation of the clothes to the vulva.

4. Do not over-clean the vagina

Under normal circumstances, our vagina will maintain the pH balance on its own. Try not to clean the vagina with detergents or disinfectants, or even scrub it excessively. This may not only disrupt the balance of the vaginal environment, but may also cause vaginal damage. So usually just rinse it with warm water.

5. Pay attention to your sex life

Women who have sex should pay attention to the hygiene and regularity of their sex life, avoid unclean sex or too many sexual partners, and avoid sex during menstruation, etc., which can help prevent abnormal leucorrhea.

4 treatments for abnormal leucorrhea

1. Abnormal vaginal discharge caused by trichomonas vaginitis: If the discharge is large, yellow and foamy, and accompanied by vulvar itching, you may have trichomonas vaginitis; this type of vaginal discharge is most common, with itching and tingling in the vulva, and even a crawling sensation. The amount of vaginal discharge increases significantly, with white foam and a sour smell. Metronidazole tablets can be used, 200 mg three times a day.

2. Abnormal vaginal discharge caused by gonorrheal vaginitis: If the secretion is bean dregs-like and the vulva is itchy, you may be infected with candidal vaginitis; if the secretion is extremely abundant and yellow and purulent, and your partner has a history of promiscuity, you may have gonorrheal vaginitis; during treatment, you can try the following methods: use Chinese patent medicines such as honeysuckle 10g, goldenrod 15g, bamboo shoots 15g, stone reed 10g, rush 20g, plantain 10g, and phellodendron 15g, decoct in water and drink as tea, once a day. You can also add water to the dregs and decoct them, and use the soup to wash the vagina.

3. Abnormal vaginal discharge caused by candidal vaginitis: The vulva and vaginal wall are often covered with a layer of white film-like substance, which will reveal the red and swollen mucosa after being wiped off, which is easy to be infected with fungi, often accompanied by vulvar itching and burning pain. Especially for diabetics or pregnant women, this should be considered, because pregnant women and diabetics have poor physical conditions and low immunity, which are easy to cause fungal infection and lead to candidal vaginitis. Candidal vaginitis causes severe itching of the vulva, vaginal stinging, and more vaginal discharge, which is like tofu dregs or curd. Nystatin suppositories (10,000 units) can be used, inserted into the vagina once a night, and a course of treatment is 10 days.

4. Abnormal vaginal discharge caused by bacterial vaginitis: The vaginal discharge caused by bacterial vaginitis is yellow, large in volume, and has a foul odor, accompanied by redness, swelling, burning pain in the vulva, and frequent urination, urgency, and pain. You can use enhanced sulfonated tablets, two tablets each time, three times a day. If the vaginal discharge increases, it may also be cervical erosion; if accompanied by abdominal pain, it may be pelvic inflammatory disease; if the vaginal discharge is watery or bloody, has a foul odor, or there is vaginal bleeding after intercourse, irregular bleeding, be alert to the possibility of cervical cancer and endometrial cancer.