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How to clean your vagina correctly and healthily

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Asked on:Apr 05, 2026 07:21 AM

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  • Bethea Bethea

    Apr 05, 2026

      Vaginal infections are many female facing disease . It will not only cause physical harm to the patient, but also cause greater psychological harm to the patient due to the unpleasant smell, pain during sexual intercourse and vaginal itching. Mastering correct health knowledge and paying attention to preventing the occurrence of diseases in life are the fundamental way to stay away from pain.

      The first thing you need to know is: in order to distinguish abnormal discharge from normal discharge, you should know that normal discharge will appear as the menstrual cycle changes.

      How to clean your vagina

      1. After defecation, wipe clean from front to back with tissue paper, and it is best to develop the habit of washing or rinsing the anus with warm water. If you don't wipe it clean, there will be fecal stains in the anus, which will contaminate the underwear. The intestinal bacteria contained in the feces stains will take the opportunity to enter the vagina and cause inflammation.

      2. During menstruation, wash the vulva frequently with warm water and change sanitary napkins frequently to prevent blood stains from becoming a breeding ground for bacteria.

      3. Do not use highly alkaline soap or chemicals such as potassium permanganate when cleaning to avoid changing the normal acidic environment of the vagina.

      4. Prepare your own special cleaning basin, special cleaning utensils, and towels. Cleaning utensils should be washed before use, and towels should be dried in the sun or in a ventilated place after use. It is best to expose them to the sun, which is beneficial to sterilization and disinfection. Because towels have not been exposed to sunlight for a long time, they are prone to breed bacteria and fungi.

      5. Wash the vulva with warm water. If soap is necessary, use less irritating soap. baby bath soap to reduce the risk of skin stimulation.

      A good vagina is part of a happy life

      vaginal, Uterus They are female reproductive organs, cherish them, they are part of your future or present happiness. So protect your vagina.

      The female external genitalia has a complex structure, with many skin and mucous membrane folds, including sweat glands, sebaceous glands, Bartholin glands, cervical and vaginal secretions, and menstrual cramps.

      There is the vaginal opening in front and the anus in the back, so it is more susceptible to Vaginitis

      1. Pay attention to sexual hygiene. When your sexual partner suffers from genital tract inflammation, try to avoid sexual intercourse or use condoms to prevent infection.

      2. Do not blindly abuse antibiotics and hormones, as they can cause bacterial imbalance in the body and lead to fungal vaginitis.

      3. Pregnant women cannot use any vaginal douches. Because there is one in the mother's body sperm In the body, the entire immunity will decrease, and fungal vaginitis usually occurs. If you get fungal vaginitis, you need to use medicine specially designed for pregnant women to treat fungal vaginitis.

      4. Pay attention to menstrual hygiene, use disinfected toilet paper and sanitary napkins correctly, wash and change underwear frequently, and put underwear in the sun after washing; Wash your vulva with warm water before going to bed.

      5. Prevent fashion vaginitis. The popular trousers for various body shapes have short and thin crotches and poor air permeability, which can easily allow bacteria to breed.

      6. Prevent sexually transmitted diseases Indirect infection of vaginitis. Pay special attention when swimming, saunaing, or bathing.

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