Many women suffer from vulvar itching in daily life. The itching makes women restless, so they need timely treatment and daily prevention. The following introduces the causes of vulvar itching in women and dietary taboos.

Why does a woman’s vulva itch?

1. Sexual intercourse

Allergy: This is an allergic reaction that occurs during sexual life, including semen allergy, condom allergy, and friction allergy.

2. Fungal vaginitis

Itching of the vulva and vagina, flushing of the vulva, accompanied by bean-dregs-like leucorrhea with a peculiar smell, and scratching can cause eczema-like changes in vulvar dermatitis.

3. Viral infection

Genital warts mostly occur on the vaginal wall, cervix and vulva of women. Condyloma contagiosum that occurs on the vulva mostly appears as clusters of small finger-like protrusions, which can occasionally cause itching in the vulva. Genital herpes usually manifests as rice-sized bright blisters on the urethral opening and vaginal wall, accompanied by local itching.

4. Vaginal trichomoniasis

Itching of the vulva and vagina, foamy leucorrhea, often accompanied by a special odor, and vulvar dermatitis and eczema changes after scratching. Doing a vaginal discharge smear test can distinguish it from the above symptoms.

5. Local skin is unclean

Some women use toilet paper improperly. The skin of the vulva is soaked by menstrual blood, vaginal secretions, and even urine, feces and sweat, causing chronic inflammation of the local skin, causing itching of the vulva.

6. Drug allergy

"Fixed drug eruptions" caused by women with allergies taking sulfonamides or other drugs often occur at the junction of the skin and mucous membranes of the vulva. In addition to local itching, it can be complicated by erosion and exudation. If drugs are used for vaginal douching or intravaginal insertion, vulvar itching may also occur if allergic reactions and contact dermatitis occur.

Dietary taboos for female genital itching

1. Eat protein foods

Women with vulvitis should pay more attention to their daily diet in daily life, which has a good control and treatment effect on inflammation. In addition to the causes of vulvar itching that are closely related to inflammation, unreasonable diet is also one of the causes, so the daily diet must be actively adjusted. For example, you should eat more foods rich in protein and sugar in your daily life. This kind of food can effectively enhance the skin's resistance and thereby control inflammation.

There are many foods rich in protein, the most common ones include milk, soy milk, eggs, meat, etc. At the same time, experts also remind you that you should try to eat as few sweet foods as possible in your daily life to avoid making inflammation more serious.

2. Drink more water

It can be said that most people do not have the habit of taking the initiative to drink water. Whether they are men or women, they often have to wait until they are very thirsty before they think of drinking water. However, experts point out that if you don’t drink water for a long time or don’t drink enough water, the body’s resistance will decrease. At this time, various bacteria and germs may invade human health. It can be said that female genital itching is also closely related to lack of water in the body, so in daily life, we must develop the habit of drinking more water regularly.

In addition, special attention should be paid to daily life, that is, try to eat as many fresh vegetables and fruits as possible, which are not only rich in water, but also contain a large amount of vitamins and minerals, which are more helpful for women's health.

3. Avoid hair growth

People who often suffer from vulvar itching and other symptoms should pay special attention in their daily lives, that is, try to eat as little hairy food as possible. Such foods are very harmful to various inflammations. Moreover, hairy substances can easily lead to internal heat, which can lead to more severe inflammation. There are many common hair-producing foods in life, such as fish, shrimp, crab, chicken head, pig head meat, goose meat, chicken wings, chicken feet, etc. If these foods are consumed in excess, it will aggravate the itching and inflammation of the vagina.

In addition to these hair-raising substances, you should try to eat as little as possible of various spicy and irritating foods in your life, such as onions, peppers, chili peppers, peppercorns, mustard greens, and fennel. Eating less can play a good role in controlling inflammation.

4. Avoid greasy food

Regardless of whether women have vaginal itching or vaginal inflammation, they should try to avoid eating various greasy foods in their daily lives. Such foods are very harmful to health. Common foods include fried dough sticks, cream, butter, chocolate, etc. Traditional Chinese medicine points out that these foods have the effect of promoting dampness and increasing heat. If eaten, they are likely to increase the secretion of leucorrhea, which is very detrimental to gynecological health.