Patient's question:
My mom has been suffering from senile vaginitis these days. I noticed that sometimes she keeps scratching herself with her hands, and I’m afraid it might spread the infection, so I told her not to scratch. But she said, "It’s itchy!" However, she has already applied medication, but it hasn’t improved yet. Is it necessary to pay attention to her diet as well?Doctor's answer:
Atrophic vaginitis, also known as senile vaginitis, frequently occurs in women after menopause and is a type of non-specific vaginitis.1. It is recommended to consume more light and nutritious foods, such as beans, vegetables, and fruits. Foods that tonify the spleen and kidneys can also be eaten in greater quantities, such as: Chinese yam, broad beans, lotus seeds, coix seeds, and lily bulbs, etc.
2. Avoid sweet and greasy foods: Oily foods like lard, fatty pork, butter, beef tallow, and mutton tallow, as well as high-sugar foods like chocolate, candies, sweet pastries, and cream cakes.