How to get rid of bad smells and vaginal discharge?

Question

Hello doctor,

I am 25 years old and have complaints of lingering bad smells and minimal colored vaginal discharge. I am not that sexually active because I am too embarrassed by the smell. I get a minimal pale yellow-white-clear discharge. I need some answers, I have tried over-the-counter yeast infection treatments over and over, and I keep getting them. I thought maybe it was a BV infection and got myself a prescription, and it came back. The smell lingers on typically when I am sitting for extended periods of time, but it is so embarrassing. All I want is something that works. When I go to the bathroom, I do not feel enough to feel it in my garments, but I can smell them anytime I stand up or sit cross-legged. It is more of a sweaty urine smell than anything. People notice, and I am so upset. I am on medication Escitolapram. I have never had this problem, but my mom and my sister both get yeast infections very frequently. I have taken BV antibiotics for this complaint and underwent laboratory testing a few days back. Please help.

Answer 1

Hello,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

I have gone through your history and understand your concerns.

Your symptoms are suggestive of vaginitis, and it is mainly due to a fungal infection.

Following are my suggestions for your condition:

Keep the area dry and clean, drink a lot of warm water, and consume a soft diet.
Use antifungal medicine and cream for application.
You have to eat less sugar and more curd in your diet.
Get your blood sugar and pap smear test to see the cause of your symptoms.
Get your STD (sexually transmitted diseases) panel. Some sexually transmitted diseases have other modes of transmission as well.
Use antifungal powder for the same.

Hope this information found useful.

Feel free to ask for more information.

Regards.