The story begins with that ordinary morning, when Aunt Teng walked on the road and enjoyed the scenery normally. A low cry came: "It's all you, I should have known, if it wasn't for you, how could I have suffered so much..."
The boy in front of the girl was dazed and overwhelmed.
At this point, Aunt Teng already understood seven or eight points in her heart, scumbag!
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I was about to go forward and yell: "Let me come..." Unexpectedly, the next dialogue caught Aunt Teng, the "old driver", off guard.
"I didn't know it would be like this, I really don't know, honey, I'm sorry..."
"You don't know?! You don't know also wash your underwear and socks together! Now it has caused a vaginal infection, you say what to do, you have so much foot, I should have thought of it earlier! ”
"Beriberi"? "Vaginal infection"? Wait, let's get to know the truth.
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First, what is the relationship between beriberi and vaginal fungal diseases?
This has to start with a pathogen called Candida.
Candida may be the result of an infection that comes into contact with the external environment, but most "vaginal fungal diseases" are caused by endogenous infections.
Candida can be described as a fighter in the "slag" bacteria, usually it likes to hook up everywhere, skin, mouth, gastrointestinal tract, anus and vaginal mucosa are its hookup objects.
When our immune function is normal, it is in a state of "colonization", living peacefully with the flora of our human body, and is a well-behaved oval.
However, in some cases, such as pregnant women, diabetic patients, long-term use of antibiotics leading to dysbacteriosis, etc., it will look at the opportunity, transformed into filamentous pseudocells, full of the nature of "slag", in our body constantly "demon", and finally develop into "vaginal fungal disease".
Also susceptible to vaginal fungal diseases are these people:
Use of unclean hygiene products, frequent use of vaginal douchers, heavy, long-term use of antibiotics, etc.
Unclean, irregular application of sanitary napkins and tampons.
The obvious symptoms of vaginal fungal disease are:
Itch Itch Itch
Severe itching, restlessness, sleeplessness all night, seriously affecting life!
Increased vaginal discharge, painful urination, redness and edema around the vulva, pain and shame to speak!
However, is it to blame the other half for having "athlete's foot"? In fact, the pathogen of beriberi is - skin ringworm bacteria.
Even if dermatophytes come into contact with the skin of the vulva due to co-laundry, close contact, etc., it is difficult for them to survive and multiply in the acidic environment of the vagina.
Therefore, no matter how big his foot is, it has nothing to do with your "vaginal fungal disease"!
Second, "your" vaginal fungal disease, is it from "his" tinea pedis?
Can't underwear and socks really be washed together?
The answer is yes.
Seeing this answer is not to hide the small excitement in your heart? If you meet any of the following criteria, wash your underwear and socks together or wear one and throw one, as you please.
People living alone and single dogs (do couples smell sour or what?) ）；
Clothes are dried (most germs prefer humid environments);
Immune normal (note that diabetes, AIDS, cancer is under way and chemotherapy can cause immunity).
Although we subconsciously think that socks are dirtier than underwear, the truth is:
The socks worn have sweat, old, staphylococcus aureus, fungi, etc. After a simple cleaning, it can be basically eliminated.
A pair of dirty underwear carries an average of 0.1 grams of feces, which contains 10 billion bacteria and viruses such as hepatitis A virus, rotavirus, salmonella, and E. coli [1].
So, the two of them are mixed together, and who do you say is more afraid?
Third, these situations, or wash them separately
Use of public laundry facilities;
Intimate clothing for children;
Have pets at home, carpets, barefoot;
Have a fetish for cleanliness;
The body has special conditions (skin diseases, menstrual periods, anorectal diseases, etc.).
Friends with large athlete's foot or sensitive skin and low immunity should pay attention.
Although beriberi innocently carries the pot for "vaginal fungal disease", its pathogen, dermatophytes, is not a "good bacteria", it can infect the skin of the groin, resulting in "tinea pecta".
Because the groin is sweaty, moist and airtight, the stratum corneum of the skin also provides favorable conditions for the growth of dermatophytes. But it can only "end here".
In addition, Aunt Teng wants to give the girls a little TIPS: once you suspect that there is vaginitis, affecting your life, hurry to the doctor, there is nothing to be embarrassed, in the eyes of gynecologists, this matter is like a cold.
In the end, the misunderstanding of the boy's "athlete's foot" was solved. Unexpectedly, Aunt Teng would be asked a question that still scratches her head:
"This 'big-footed' boyfriend, is it too late to change now?"
bibliography:
[1] Gibson L A L, Rose J B, Haas C N. Use of quantitative microbial risk assessment for evaluation of the benefits of laundry sanitation[J]. American journal of infection control, 1999, 27(6): S34-S39.
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