Patient's question:
My vagina has been itchy for a few days. Yesterday, I went to the hospital for a thorough examination, and it seems to be a fungal infection. Why is it still itchy and even worse after I took the medicine? What's going on?Doctor's answer:
Vaginal itching is often caused by vaginitis, which can result from many reasons. Common types include simple vaginitis, fungal vaginitis, infantile vaginitis, and vaginitis caused by trichomoniasis. When vaginitis occurs, regardless of the cause, patients primarily experience symptoms such as vaginal itching, redness, swelling, and burning pain.From a traditional Chinese medicine perspective, decocting herbs with properties of clearing heat, detoxifying, expelling dampness, and reducing swelling and pain for sitz baths can significantly alleviate discomfort and itching in the vagina, as well as treat vaginitis. Commonly used herbs include prickly ash, cinnabar fruit, Sophora flavescens, and hydrocotyle vulgaris.
Vaginal itching is a condition that is difficult to relieve. Patients should maintain a positive mindset and face it with optimism. Only by doing so can they boost their confidence in overcoming vaginal itching and believe that recovery is attainable.