Bleach Smelling Discharge

Bleach Smelling Discharge
What's Going On When Your Vagina Smells Like Bleach Or Ammonia
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By Rebecca Jane Stokes — Written on Oct 19, 2021
Sometimes it can feel like my vagina smells differently every day. I don't think I will ever get the self-loathing put upon women by the patriarchy long enough to ever fully embrace the way it smells, but I can definitely tell when I'm having a good vagina-smell day versus a bad one.
To me, a bad vagina smells like fish, or at other times, sweat. There are even times when my vagina (and probably yours too) has smelled like a loaf of slightly rancid bread. More specifically, like a loaf of bread thrown into the ocean and then retrieved and left to sit on a counter for a day or two.
All of those smells aside, there is one particular bad vagina smell that really makes my hair stand on end: when my vagina smells like bleach. And when you say that your vagina smells like bleach, what you're really saying is that your vagina smells like ammonia or chlorine.
There are a few reasons why your vagina smells like bleach, and we're going to go over them. We'll also talk about how to get rid of the smell , and get into how much that smell is affecting your sex life. That's right, I asked a dude what he thought of bleachy-smelling vaginas.
I am going to go ahead and assume that you have at no point poured bleach onto your vagina.
And if you did pour bleach into your vagina, please stop reading the internet and go directly to the hospital.
Your vagina is the merry little Roomba of your body. Without your intervention, it keeps itself clean and healthy thanks to its garden of good bacteria. Thankfully, that is where the comparison to Roombas ends. (Although, if cats like to ride your vagina please do contact me.)
Bacterial vaginosis can be a cause of this smell, a fishy smell is also related to this bacterial infection. You may also notice white or gray discharge.
Believe it or not, we don't know a whole lot about bacterial vaginosis. Thankfully, we do know that you don't get it from swimming in a pool or peeing in a public toilet.
BV is essentially the bad bacteria that have invaded your vagina converting nitrogen in your vagina into ammonia and that is just plain not good!
Or rather, eating a diet with too much nitrogen doesn't affect the way your vagina or your vaginal discharge smells at all, but it can affect the way your urine smells .
And the way it makes your urine smell is similar to the bleachy smell some women associate with trouble in the vagina.
Interestingly enough, when a woman enters menopause she tends to stop drinking enough water. Weird, right? When you're dehydrated, your urine is more concentrated and gives off a more powerful smell ... like bleach!
So, good news, it's not your vagina, the bad news: girl, you need to get some water in your body.
Yes, your vagina will, in fact, play the violin again.
Most of the time, in fact, BV clears itself up (that wonderful Roomba between your legs hard at work again!)
If it doesn't, your doctor can prescribe you antibiotics. They may also suggest that you wear a pad to cut back on the stank coming from your crotch region.
Most women who this happens to are new vegetarians, which means they are eating an overabundance of leafy greens. Once you regulate your diet, the smell will clear up on its own. That's what you get for not eating cheeseburgers.
Also, make sure that you are eating a diverse amount of vegetables because apparently, all kinds of vegetables can wreak havoc on the smells that come from your nethers.
And if it is really bothering you or the odor remains persisent, don't hesitate to call your doctor.
As a general rule, the only time guys get weird about the way a vagina smells is if they plan on providing you with some top-of-the-line cunnilingus.
I asked 20 men if they had ever experienced a vagina smelling like bleach and they all said no, which leads me to believe that a "bleachy" vagina isn't one of the smells down below that turns a guy off.
In fact, when I asked my own boyfriend he said "wouldn't that just mean it is extra clean?"
The smells that do trouble guys are usually an intense fishiness or body odor, both of which can be cured with a shower.
If you have a fishy-smelling vagina and the shower just ain't touching it, you might have BV or another infection or STI and should definitely consult your doctor.
Heck, if your vagina is in such a state that you are on the internet hunting for answers about it, I'd say check in with your doctor just for the heck of it anyway.
Take care of the old girl, and she'll take care of you.
Rebecca Jane Stokes is a sex, humor and lifestyle writer living in Brooklyn, New York with her cat, Batman.
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Foul smelly discharge is a common problem experienced by women. It is an offensive odor down there in the vagina that makes women uncomfortable. Smelly discharge is abnormal discharge and due to vaginal infections.
Do you have a smelly discharge? Is it brown, white, yellow or watery smelly discharge? This guide will explain what causes smelly discharge in women, how to prevent it and how to get rid of it.
Normal vaginal discharge is not smelly, though can come out in different colors. A vaginal discharge is important because it cleans your vagina and prevents vaginal infections. It consists of different kind of cells like bacteria (lactobacillus), fungi, vaginal cells and cervical mucus. It may be bloody discharge, yellowish discharge or pinkish brown discharge and still normal.
Bloody discharge is due to the mixture of blood with your discharge. It does not smell or cause any form of vaginal itching. It is normal kind of discharge in women during ovulation and implantation.
A vaginal infection commonly causes yellowish discharge. It could also be normal due to oxidation of your discharge when exposed to air or stress.
Pinkish discharge or brownish discharge is also due to the mixture of discharge with blood. While pinkish vaginal discharge is normal in most women, it can be caused by other diseases like cervical polyps, cancer, pelvic inflammatory disease or your birth control pill.
Also, the normal discharge can be thick or watery depending on your menstrual cycle.
Don’t know what a menstrual cycle is? It is the difference in days between 2 of your periods.
During your menstrual cycle, your discharge may be thick, watery, creamy white or egg white discharge. Normal discharge does not cause an inflammatory change to the vulva or vagina. There is no pain, swelling, itching of the vagina.
Foul smelly discharge is an abnormal discharge that is caused by gonorrhea, chlamydia, pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), trichomoniasis and bacterial vaginosis.
This is an infection that affects both men and women. In women, it can cause smelly discharge. Though not all women will show symptoms of gonorrhea infection, it can still cause complications in women showing symptoms and those not showing symptoms at all.
How is gonorrhea transmitted? Though there are other routes of transmission like during childbirth, the disease is a sexually transmitted infection. If you’ve had any unprotected intercourse, then you can have gonorrhea infection. Common symptoms of gonorrhea are
If you don’t treat your smelly discharge due to gonorrhea early, it can cause Infertility, PID or easily get infected with other STDs.
Chlamydia infection of the vagina can cause smelly discharge in women. Symptoms of chlamydia are:
If you don’t treat your smelly discharge due to chlamydia, you can develop PID which can affect your tubes causing ectopic pregnancy or infertility.
Bacterial vaginosis can cause fishy smelling discharge in women. It is not sexually transmitted and is caused by Gardnerella vaginalis.
Any insult that affects the vaginal normal flora will cause bacterial vaginosis (BV) . They include the use of soap to wash your vagina, use of vaginal sprays, use of vaginal douche to clean the vagina.
These can cause lactobacillus, which keeps the vagina acidic thereby preventing infections, to be destroyed.
Symptoms of BV are fishy smelly discharge but no pain, no swelling of the vulva or vagina, no vulva excoriations or itching.
This is another infection that can cause your vagina to smell. It is caused by sexually transmitted trichomonas vaginalis. Though not all women show symptoms of trichomonas infection , it can cause serious problems like PID and infertility if not treated early.
Symptoms of trichomonas infection are
PID can cause smelly discharge in women. It is an infection that spreads up a woman’s genital tract from the vagina to the cervix, the fallopian tubes through the uterus. Both chlamydia and gonorrhea infections, when poorly treated or not treated at all, causes more than 90 percent of PID infections . Other causes are bacterial vaginosis and trichomoniasis.
These are some of the possible colors of your smelly discharge and what they mean
Normal: Yellow discharge can occur in women when their discharge is exposed to air or due to stress.
Whats Abnormal? Yellow smelly discharge is an abnormal discharge and requires treatment. It is mostly due to a vaginal infection. If yellow smelly discharge occurs in pregnancy, it can cause miscarriage or preterm delivery if not treated early.
Normal: Brown discharge is a normal kind of discharge experienced by women. It can be from mild vagina tear during sexual intercourse, ovulation, or implantation.
During sexual intercourse , the vaginal wall can tear with slight bleeding. This can come out of your vagina as brown discharge. It is normal.
During ovulation , rupture of the Graafian follicle (most mature follicle) will cause bleeding with brown discharge. This discharge due to ovulation has no odor and no vulva itching.
During implantation , there is slight spotting that causes brown discharge with no smell.
Whats abnormal? Brown discharge with smell can occur in women and its due to an infection. Cervical cancer can also cause foul smelling brown discharge.
Whats normal: Vaginal discharge at both ends of your menstrual cycle is thick white discharge with no smell or itching. If your discharge becomes clumpy white and cottage cheese like then it could be due to yeast infection. However, yeast infection does not smell but causes vaginal itching, swelling, and excoriations.
Whats abnormal? Smelly white discharge is usually due to vaginal infection. Vaginal infections from bacterial vaginosis can cause a fishy odor that is very unpleasant.
Whats normal: Watery cervical mucus is an indication of your ovulation. Sexual intercourse during this time will get your pregnant. It is not an abnormal discharge and does not cause vaginal itching or smell too.
What abnormal? Watery smelly discharge is likely due to bacterial vaginosis which has a fishy vaginal smell. It is abnormal and requires treatment.
If you notice any of this type of abnormal discharge, then you should inform your doctor.
This is due to PID infection in women. It is an abnormal discharge that requires treatment. You should tell your doctor.
If you want to get rid of your smelly discharge then you should also know how you can prevent it.
Most of the causes of your smelly discharge can be cured. It involves letting your doctor know about it. During your visit, samples from your vagina or urethra will be collected and tested. The cause of your smelly discharge will be treated.
Treatment of bacterial vaginosis is by use of oral metronidazole (Flagyl). It has an excellent success rate and cures the infection. Are you pregnant? You can be treated too with Flagyl as it is safe in pregnancy.
Treatment of PID, gonorrhea, and chlamydia is by use of antibiotics too. Though PID may require a combination of antibiotics and longer days of treatment.
Now it’s your turn . Do you have an abnormal discharge that smells? Let us know if it’s white, yellow, brown or any other symptoms.
Dr. Akatakpo Dunn is a senior medical officer at the Presbyterian Joint hospital.

He has done over 100 c-section and supervised the delivery of over 300 babies. He currently trains Comunity health extension workers (CHEW) in rural communities in Nigeria.

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michelle

March 21, 2019 at 1:04 am

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I have a foul( NOT A FISHY) odour IT IS itchy yellow/brown discharge and I am ALSO NOT HAVING ANY PERIODS I CATHETERIZE MYSELF 5 TIME A DAY ,WAT IS THIS ? ,IT’S ALSO STARTED TO BURN WEN I URINATE AND IT’S COMING OUT IN LITTLE BITS (THE PEE) I THINK IT’S STOPPED FLOWING THEN STARTS AGAIN I CAN BE THERE IN LOO FOR A LONG TIME,IS THIS B.V ?
MANY THANKS
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