Obese women are more likely to suffer from vaginitis

　　Beware of obesity female bring vagina disease question

　　One day, a man who often came to see Gynecology A patient in the outpatient clinic told the doctor that she found that the patient Vaginitis It seems that more of the patients are obese, so I asked the doctor, "Is vaginitis related to obesity?" ”

　　It should be said that the occurrence of vaginitis is directly related to not paying attention to local hygiene, and there does not seem to be a direct causal relationship with obesity. However, in clinical It is true that many patients with vaginitis are fatter. What is the reason for this? Before explaining this phenomenon, we must first introduce the self-purification function of the vagina.

　　The vaginal epithelium can proliferate under the action of estrogen. The cells contain glycogen, which is decomposed into lactic acid under the action of vaginal bacteria to maintain a normal weakly acidic environment in the vagina and inhibit pathogens that can reproduce in an alkaline environment. If this normal weak acid environment is lost, vaginitis can easily occur.

　　Women are more likely to suffer from diabetes when they reach menopause, and diabetes is closely related to obesity. Statistics show that among obese people, the incidence of diabetes is four times that of non-obese people, and as the degree of obesity increases, the prevalence of diabetes increases. Women with diabetes are more likely to suffer from fungal vaginitis. This is because the glycogen in the vaginal epithelial cells of diabetic patients exceeds the normal level, which increases the acidity of the vagina and promotes the reproduction of Candida, thereby inducing fungal vaginitis and causing increased leucorrhea. Itching of the vulva and other symptoms.

　　In addition, menopausal women have low immune function and are prone to diseases. If they use broad-spectrum antibiotics for a long time after illness, it will change the mutual inhibitory relationship between microorganisms in the vagina and easily induce the occurrence of fungal vaginitis.

　　It can be seen that there is indeed a certain relationship between obesity and the occurrence of vaginitis in women after middle age. Therefore, middle-aged women should control their food intake and strengthen their exercise . In this way, it can not only lose weight and prevent diabetes, but also reduce the occurrence of vaginitis.