What is Lactobacillus

  A woman’s vagina is like a city with many inhabitants, just like a small jungle. If the master is weak, challenged, or in turmoil, various inflammatory diseases will occur and affect women’s health. The vaginal microecology is a small jungle. The microecology of the female vagina is complex and influenced by many factors, here we will focus on the inhabitants of the vagina, the mucous membrane of the vaginal wall is the residence of these inhabitants. Studies have found that the normal female vagina is a multiplicity of bacteria and hosts more than 50 species of microorganisms, including Lactobacillus (often called Lactobacillus), Bifidobacterium, Escherichia coli and other bacteria, as well as protozoa, viruses, mycoplasma and Pseudomonas albicans.  Lactobacillus, the king of martial arts, has so many bacteria and viruses that it’s scary to hear them all! If they make waves in the vagina, that’s not good enough! So, these residents elected Lactobacillus to be the king of the martial arts, why? Why? They are strong and powerful. Moreover, the vagina is a limited place, and it is not easy to live there, so many bacteria are squeezed to live in no place, and eventually can not live.  As an aside: Lactobacillus is not only an ally in the vagina, but also a dominant bacterium in the intestinal flora, playing a role in regulating intestinal function. It’s weird to think that the vagina and the intestines are both home to Lactobacillus.  That said, Lactobacillus is an ally and works hard to protect the stability of the vaginal microecology. Under the influence of estrogen, they are able to use glycogen to constantly produce lactic acid, regulate the pH of the vagina, and also secrete a variety of antibacterial substances such as hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), which is equivalent to the residents of the city set the rules, do not abide by the rules of the undesirable elements, “death”! With the strong alliance, there is a healthy micro-ecology of the vagina and the health of the female reproductive organs.  The jungle is also subject to imperial power however, even the jungle people can’t do it completely freely, they have to be subject to imperial power, and the vagina, the jungle, is mainly affected by the condition of the female body, especially estrogen, so estrogen is the queen that affects the status of the lactobacillus ally. When estrogen is low, Lactobacillus is low, and when estrogen levels are high, Lactobacillus has the advantage. Therefore, when estrogen is high in fertile women, Lactobacillus is firmly in charge; in adolescent and postmenopausal women, due to low estrogen levels, the amount of Lactobacillus is low, and vaginal inflammation is relatively easy to occur. There are some menopausal women who are treated with sex hormone supplementation, and then they can maintain a normal vaginal microecological environment and are not prone to vaginal inflammation.  As mentioned earlier, the vaginal lactobacilli of fertile women should be firmly established, but in reality, the incidence of vaginitis in fertile women is higher than in teenagers.  For example, fertile women are sexually active, some have many sexual partners, some are afraid of unclean vaginas and often douche their vaginas, some use tampons during menstruation …… These habits can easily give the ally a fatal blow and make the jungle volatile. , the vagina is prone to inflammation.  When pregnant, although the vaginal environment is conducive to the growth of Lactobacillus, but on the other hand, the usual a little brother “Pseudomonas albicans”, a kind of mold, is also easy to grow, has been discontented little brother, once the power is strong, it is easy to breed the idea of ascendancy, and sometimes the alliance will be beaten to the point of abandoning the armor, themselves as the Allies, triggering mycosis fungoides.  In addition, some cephalosporin antibacterial drugs that are commonly used on a regular basis are more likely to kill Lactobacillus, so it is better to shoot the birds in the head, if you eat for a long time, you will artificially pull the allies down and cause vaginal inflammation.  Some jianghu anecdotes about the ally jianghu rumors, wash more healthy! This is definitely a lie, nothing to wash, wash more, allies will also be very stifled together with washed away, you say this way jianghu will be peaceful? Something is wrong, use the medicine to go, many times also do not need vaginal douche.  I also met some strange patients who had vaginitis and filled their vaginas with yogurt, yogurt, yogurt …… three times at home. Yes, there is lactobacillus in yogurt, but there are many other things in yogurt that are not lactobacillus, and the vagina can’t take it!  It is important to maintain the status of Lactobacillus as the king of the world, to keep the vaginal micro-ecology stable, and to protect the health of the female reproductive tract by good habits and physiological hygiene, not by health products or false and deceptive advertisements.