Itchy vulva is one of the common gynecological diseases among women, but many people do not take it seriously or find it difficult to talk about it in their daily life. It is important to know that female vulvar itching is paroxysmal, and in severe cases, yellow mucus will appear in the vagina and there will be a foul smell, which seriously disrupts the normal life of individuals and brings them a lot of trouble. Therefore, female vulva itching should not be taken lightly, so what causes it to attack? How to treat and prevent it?
Improper use of sanitary napkins
Many women do not have any abnormalities in their private parts in normal times, but once they get to their periods, they will feel itchy in their private parts, so this is the time to first check whether the sanitary napkin used is suitable for them? Excessively thick, chemical fiber material, unknown manufacturers of sanitary napkins, the use of internal plug tampons contaminated, or not replaced in a timely manner, etc., are possible causes of vulvar itching during menstruation.
Sexual intercourse allergy
Women around itching may also be allergic to allergic reactions that occur during sex life. There are allergies to semen, condom allergies, and friction allergies, respectively. If you often have itching after lovemaking, then you should pay attention to find the pattern of attacks, such as changing another brand of condom to use, or changing the way you make love.
Mixing underwear with other clothes
Women’s underwear is the intimate clothing that comes in direct contact with the private parts, so don’t be lazy and throw it in the washing machine with other clothes. According to a survey of 153 washing machines in Japan by experts from the Osaka Institute of Environmental Science, the results showed that only one was found to be free of mold. Washing machine bucket per liter of water found up to 4566 candida, drying clothes found on the mold, most of them are also washing machine bucket inside the value added.
Wrong cleaning private parts
Now there are many nursing solutions on the market for women’s private parts cleaning, many women mistakenly think that “sterilization”, can ensure the hygiene of the private parts, and the use of soap, lotion, etc. frequent rinse private parts, in fact, vaginal secretions is not what unclean things, therefore, generally do not need to over clean, disinfection, this will lead to dysbiosis In fact, vaginal secretions are not clean, so it is not necessary to clean and disinfect them excessively.
Dietary factors
Lack of iron, riboflavin, microbiotin A, microbiotin E and fat in food can also make the vulvar skin dry, flaky and itchy.
After understanding the various common causes, we can target our treatment.
If vulvar itching occurs, first pay attention to the cleanliness of the vulva, do not use soap to wash the vulva; try to restrain scratching and rubbing the affected area; avoid spicy diet; pay attention to avoid emotional depression and tension. If the symptoms are still not relieved, you should go to the hospital to find out the cause of the itching and treat the cause.
The treatment is to remove the chronic lesions, so we should take a detailed medical history, actively search for the cause, and make the corresponding external treatment to achieve twice the result with half the effort. If the vulva itchiness is caused by diabetes, the itchiness can often be relieved by actively controlling the diabetes.
You can cleanse with liquid or apply ointment, in serious cases must be treated in hospital.
Of course it is best to stay healthy in daily life and focus on prevention.
Some precautions to prevent vulvar itching.
Pay attention to the treatment of the original disease, keep the vulva clean and dry, do not use soap to wash too often. Prohibit scratching, avoid alcohol and stimulating food.
Do not scratch, rub, hot water scalding.
Appropriate application of sedative drugs, safety drugs, antihistamines to adjust the mood, reduce worry and tension, reduce itching.
Topical antipruritic drugs.
The above measures are best carried out under the guidance of an experienced doctor in a regular hospital.