Post Date November, 17 2024
After urinating, women like to clean their genitals. Every time they go to the bathroom, they need to bring a tissue and wipe it clean after urinating, right?
Wiping can help prevent urinary tract infections. The female urethra is shorter than the male urethra, and the skin of the perineum is deeper and more wrinkled. Bacteria that breed at the urethral opening are prone to retrograde infection, causing inflammation of the urethra and bladder. According to foreign data, among patients aged 20-50, female urinary tract infections are 50 times higher than male infections. According to the World Health Organization, approximately 50% -60% of female urinary and reproductive tract inflammation is caused by unclean lower body. The most effective way to prevent urinary tract infections is to clean them properly. After urinating, if not wiped dry immediately, the remaining urine will make the underwear locally moist, providing an appropriate breeding environment for various bacteria. The growth and reproduction of these bacteria can easily cause urinary system inflammation. The Chinese national standard for toilet paper (GBT20810-2006) also considers the importance of hygiene and has clear requirements for the microorganisms in toilet paper: Escherichia coli (a common pathogen of female urethritis), Staphylococcus aureus, and Streptococcus hemolyticus (a common pathogen of skin infections) should use qualified toilet paper to prevent urinary tract infections. Rumor: Be vigilant! Using paper towels to urinate can easily lead to vaginitis Many women's toilets in daily life cannot do without toilet paper. However, I believe this is about hygiene habits and is a potential risk factor for gynecological diseases. Currently, many toilet papers are made from recycled paper, which contains a large amount of bacteria. Frequently wiping with paper towels can easily cause bacteria to stay and breed in the vagina. The best method is to use nothing after urination and change underwear every day. The truth is that after urinating, it is not appropriate to use qualified toilet paper to wipe properly It may cause gynecological infection, but not wiping may cause infection of vulva and urinary system. Therefore, immediately wiping with clean toilet paper after urination is the correct method. Of course, changing underwear should also be advocated. Wiping will not cause vaginitis, and the vagina is a structure that is connected to the outside world, making it impossible to be absolutely sterile. But relying on its self-cleaning effect, the vagina can inhibit the proliferation of pathogenic bacteria and ensure vaginal health. In the normal vaginal microbiota, lactobacilli are a dominant microbiota. Estrogen promotes the growth of vaginal lactobacilli in the vaginal tissue structure, while the metabolic production of vaginal lactobacilli maintains a weak acidic environment between pH 3.8 and 4.4. Inhibiting the growth of other bacteria is the self-cleaning effect of the vagina. In this case, even Gardnerella vaginalis, which may cause bacterial vaginitis, due to its small quantity and slow reproduction, will not cause disease. Because of this cleaning effect, the small amount of bacteria in the environment, when wiping the external genitalia, using toilet paper to stain the small amount of bacteria from the vaginal opening, will not pose a significant threat to vaginal health.
What is vaginitis usually? The ecological balance of the vaginal microbiota is disrupted, or a large number of exogenous pathogens (such as trichomonas) invade, and vaginitis may occur. The decrease in estrogen in the body (after amenorrhea) or the destruction of the weak acidic environment of the vagina (vaginal cleaning, etc.), which is not conducive to the growth of lactobacilli in the vaginal environment and disrupts the cleaning effect of the vagina. In addition, long-term use of antibiotics to inhibit the growth of lactobacilli or low immune system (such as diabetes patients and patients who have been using hormones or immunosuppressants for a long time) can also make other pathogenic bacteria dominant. It should be pointed out that after sexual activity, the weak acidic environment of the vagina can be disrupted, and the pH value can rise to 7.2 for 6-8 hours. Therefore, frequent sexual activity can become a risk factor for vaginitis by disrupting the growth environment of lactobacilli. In addition, if the vulva is not wiped clean after urination, in addition to the infection of the urinary system, local immersion in urine may also cause vulvitis, vulva eczema and other diseases. It is a good hygiene habit to wipe immediately after urination, and it is important to choose qualified and safe toilet paper.
Besides wiping, what should women pay attention to in their daily genital hygiene? 1. Do not hold your urine during normal times, and have a habit of drinking plenty of water and urinating. Rinsing the urethra with urine can help prevent urethritis.
