subject: How You Can Realize And Overcome A White Vaginal Discharge In Fine Detail [print this page] First off a clear discharge is perfectly normal to have and should not be worried about. On the other hand if you have a white vaginal discharge then you most likely have a infection.
A clear discharge helps to clean, lubricate and keep the vagina free of germs. Most often this will happen before and after your menstrual period.
There are certain factors that may cause changes in the appearance or consistency of the discharge. These changes may include pregnancy, ovulation, or breastfeeding. There are also certain factors that can upset the ph level in your vagina. These may include douching, deodorant soaps, or perfumed body sprays.
A clearly white or colored discharge means you probably have a yeast infection or a bacterial infection. Symptoms of a yeast infection in women can be different. A white discharge could be thick like cottage cheese or just real thin and a slightly clumpy. Bacterial infection symptoms will have a light yellow to dark yellow almost brown color.
Usually the severity of the infection will determine the depth and texture of the white vaginal discharge. A thin discharge is probably a mild infection with a major infection having the Constancy of cottage cheese. A mild infection may clear up extremely easy but a heavy white vaginal discharge could mean youre dealing with a major candida overgrowth.
Sometimes if the infection is very severe, you may even experience a thick white discharge with blue specks in it. This type of discharge almost looks like crumbled blue cheese. I know, gross right? After all, yeast is a mold or fungus!
Of course symptoms that harsh require immediate attention and really you should address a mild infection immediately. Men can have a mild yeast infection and show no symptoms at all, they probably won't even know themselves. But they can still pass it back to you, found that little tid bit of information out the hard way. You can examine his semen to see if it's extremely thick or maybe a slight odor, it's really not uncommon for men to have a yeast infection and not know it.
Sometimes it can be hard to determine which type of discharge you have. Discharge can be normal and abnormal, and the discharge of a yeast infection may mimic bacterial infection symptoms.
You really just have to examine the discharge a little to see what you are dealing with. If it's clear to slightly cloudy and thin, then this is perfectly normal and you have nothing to worry about. If you have a white vaginal discharge thick to thin with no smell or maybe just a small yeasty smell, then you have a yeast infection. And if you have a yellow to brownish discharge with a foul odor, then you are dealing with a bacterial infection.
You can reduce the intensity of your normal discharge by remembering to always wipe form front to back to prevent the spread of bacteria and to wear loose clothing with cotton underwear.
I guess the best advice I could give anyone who may have yeast infection problems is to always change out of wet clothes or bathing suits as soon as possible and after intercourse or workouts to shower immediately, basically don't let moisture be present longer than it needs to be.
