In traditional Chinese medicine, dampness and heat are an important factor in diagnosing vaginitis. Traditional Chinese medicine treats vaginitis as vulvar itching. Abnormal leucorrhea or abnormal odor of leucorrhea are used as the diagnostic basis for damp heat treatment. Since vaginitis is closely related to dampness and heat, what should we pay attention to in life?

Self-diagnosis of dampness and heat from leucorrhea

Normal leucorrhea in women should be transparent, a bit like egg white. If you have a damp-heat constitution, the moisture in the body is heavier and the internal fire is strong. If you observe the leucorrhea at this time, you will find that the leucorrhea becomes thicker and yellowish. And there will be peculiar smell, but it needs to be paid attention to. At this time, there will be no obvious itching in the vagina.

Daily life suggestions for vaginitis

1. It is recommended to have a regular life, go to bed early and get up early, and ensure you have adequate sleep.

2. It is recommended to keep the vagina clean and avoid using cosmetics or cleaning fluids to clean the vagina.

3. It is recommended to maintain a healthy mentality. Build up self-confidence, don’t be too sad, don’t be too distressed. If you are in a bad mood, it is recommended to talk to family and friends or find some entertainment projects to relieve the bad mood.

The most basic dietary taboos for vaginitis

1. Avoid tobacco and alcohol

Smoking not only causes lung cancer, but women who smoke may even suffer from symptoms such as premature ovarian failure and menstrual irregularities. For vaginitis, smoking can make the symptoms worse. This is because the nicotine in cigarettes stimulates peripheral blood vessels to constrict, weakening the binding force between arterial blood and oxygen. When paired with alcohol, cigarettes can contribute to dampness and heat in the human body. Similarly, whether it is fermented food or medicinal wine, anything containing alcohol should be taboo.

2. Avoid spicy food

Chili, ginger, onions, and garlic are spicy foods. Women who eat more spicy food are more likely to suffer from dryness and heat. Dry heat is also called dry fire in traditional Chinese medicine. Dry heat can easily damage body fluids, causing accumulation of heat and poison in internal organs, congestion of the conjunctiva, red and swollen gums, sore throat, sores in the mouth and tongue, tinnitus, short urination, and burning in the anus. In terms of vaginitis, it can easily cause vaginal itching and pain in women, aggravating vaginitis.

3. Avoid sweetness

Sweet foods include chocolate, candies, cakes, snacks and other foods with high sugar content; greasy foods include fatty pork, butter, butter, lard and other foods with high oil content. Women who often eat sweet and greasy foods will only increase the amount of leucorrhea, which will affect the treatment effect and increase the treatment time of vaginitis.

4. Avoid seafood

For women, eating aquatic products including yellow croaker, hairtail, shrimp, crab, mandarin fish, etc. will only increase dampness and heat in the body, leading to worsening vaginitis. It is harmful but not helpful for vulvar itching and so on. It is also not conducive to the treatment of inflammation.