Many people attempt to cover up this smell by washing their vaginal area excessively, but this is not the best ways to treat a fishy vaginal smell. If you are trying to cope with this problem, here are some helpful things that will make your fishy vaginal smell easier to treat.
First you should know that the most common cause of a fishy vaginal smell is bacterial vaginosis. Bacterial vaginosis is caused by an overgrowth of a particular type of bad bacteria. This bacteria overtakes the helpful bacteria in your vagina, which is what causes the unpleasant odor. The good news is that most cases of bacterial vaginosis can be cured at home, although more difficult cases may require a visit to a doctor.
When you are trying to cure a fishy vaginal smell, sometimes you have to go against your own instincts. Those instincts may tell you to use heavily scented soaps or perfumes to cover up the unpleasant smell.
Unfortunately, these soaps or perfumes can further irritate your vagina, making you even more uncomfortable than you already are. In addition, soaps that are anti-bacterial or heavily scented can further disrupt the balance between the good and bad bacteria in your vaginal area and ultimately make a fishy vaginal smell worse instead of better. Instead of using these soaps, you should use only plain water or a very mild soap to wash your vagina. Remember that this area of your body is designed to be self-cleaning, and that any other cleansers can do more harm than good.
If you are desperate to find a remedy for a fishy vaginal smell, there are a few different things that you can try. The first is to insert a peeled garlic clove into your vagina. This may sound crazy, but the garlic clove will help to kill off the bad bacteria without harming the good ones. This will help to restore the balance of bacteria in your vagina, which will help to cure the fishy smell. You also won't need to worry about being able to remove the clove of garlic since it will most likely dissolve within a few hours.
In addition to using garlic to kill bad bacteria, a probiotic can help you to reintroduce the good bacteria to your vagina and cure a fishy vaginal smell. You can take a probiotic by mouth, or use a live-culture sugar free yogurt internally to help restore the bacterial balance. Many people choose to freeze yogurt into a tube shape by using the fingers of a rubber glove or a tampon applicator, then insert the yogurt and leave it until it melts. If you do this, you will want to be sure to wear a pad or pantiliner so that the melting yogurt does not ruin your underpants.
If you have a fishy vaginal smell that just will not go away, then you may need to see a doctor. Very difficult or reoccurring cases of bacterial vaginosis sometimes require a course of antibiotics in order to kill off all of the bacteria. Of course, once you do this you will want to use yogurt or a probiotic to restore the good bacteria to your system.
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