I-Ob-Gyn’s Guide to a Healthy Vagina at the Beach

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Izinsuku zasolwandle akuyona intandokazi yakho ye-ob-gyn. Ngaphandle kokuchayeka elangeni, okumanzi okungaphansi kwe-bikini kudedela omunye wemiphumela emibi engadingeki yasehlobo (uh, izifo zemvubelo) kanye nosuku lwesihlabathi nokuntweza ngezinye izikhathi kungase kuholele kwezinye izinkinga eziwuhlupho ngaphansi kwebhande.

Ngenhlanhla, awudingi ukuphuma uye ezindaweni zakho eziyisihlabathi eziyizintandokazi. Kufanele nje uhlakaniphe ngokuhlela uhambo lwakho lolwandle. Sibuze ama-ob-gyns amabili ukuthi angalijabulela kanjani ulwandle futhi gcina izingxenye zakho wesifazane ziphilile futhi zijabule (futhi yebo, kungenzeka). Cabanga ngalo mbhalo wakho wasebhishi wasehlobo, imiyalo kadokotela!

Phakamisa enye phansi nge-bikini. Kuzwakala njengokuhlupheka, kepha ukuphonsa elinye i-bottoms esikhwameni sakho sasebhishi kungaba umehluko phakathi kokungenwa yisifo semvubelo esiwuhlupho hhayi. "Izifo zemvubelo zivame kakhulu ehlobo-kuyashisa, futhi sijuluka umzimba wonke (ikakhulukazi ezindaweni 'zabesifazane'). Ukuhlala ugqoke isudi yokugeza emanzi kuyimbangela enkulu," kusho uMary Jane Minkin, MD, wasemtholampilo. uprofesa wezokubelethisa, izifo zabesifazane, kanye nesayensi yokuzala eYunivesithi yaseYale. Okungenani, qiniseka ukuthi ushintshela kuhambo olomile, oluhlanzekile olufushane lwasolwandle.

Cela idokhumenti yakho kudokotela. Ikakhulukazi ethambekele ekungenweni yimvubelo? Ngenhlanhla, ungazilungiselela. Nakuba i-Monistat ngokuvamile itholakala yonke indawo e-US (kanye ne-OTC), kusikisela ukuthi uma ungumlandeli wemithi (ngomlomo) enikezwa ngudokotela i-Diflucan (fluconazole), thola iphilisi elengeziwe noma amabili kudokotela wakho wezifo zabesifazane ngaphambi kokuba uhambe uye eholidini lolwandle, UDkt. Minkin. Ngaleyo ndlela, uma uzwa ukuthi izimpawu ziyaqhubeka, usukulungele. (Okuhlobene: I-5 Biggest Yeast Infection Myths-Busted)

Qalisa i-probiotic. Ama-probiotic ansuku zonke ezempilo yabesifazane yabesifazane, njenge-RepHresh Pro-B, asebenzela ukusiza ukugcina amabhaktheriya esitho sangasese sowesifazane kanye nemvubelo, okungakusiza ugweme ukutheleleka, kusho uLeah Millheiser, MD, uprofesa osizayo emtholampilo kanye nomqondisi we-Female Sexual Medicine Program eStanford University Medical Center. Ukwengeza iphilisi esimisweni sakho sansuku zonke kungasiza ekuqiniseni amagciwane "amahle" omzimba wakho.

Chama kakhulu kunokuvamile. Amaholide asebhishi angasho ukugqoka okuncane nobulili obuningi. Kepha futhi zingasho izinsuku ezide esihlabathini ngaphandle kwendlu yangasese. Akuyona iresiphi enhle yempilo yakho yangasese. "Qiniseka ukuthi uchama njalo ngenkathi ujabulela isikhathi sasolwandle," kuphawula uDkt. Millheiser. "Abesifazane abaningi bazobamba umchamo wabo ngesikhathi besaphumile futhi besebhishi njengoba bengakwazi ukufinyelela endlini yokugezela. Ukubamba umchamo wakho isikhathi eside esimweni sokuba nobulili obuningi kungaholela ekwakhiweni kwamagciwane esinyeni, okungadala ukutheleleka komgudu womchamo."

Phuza amanzi amaningi. UDkt. Minkin uthi: "Uma uphelelwa amanzi emzimbeni, ungase wandise amathuba okuba ungenwe yi-urinary tract infection (UTI)." Kungenxa yokuthi ukuhlala u-hydrated kahle kusiza umzimba wakho ukukhipha amagciwane amabi ngaphandle, kufaka phakathi uhlobo olungaholela kuma-UTIs. Futhi ngenkathi sizonda ukuba abaphathi bezindaba ezimbi, kwesinye isikhathi ukuzigcina unamanzi akusho nje kusho ukwengeza amanzi-kusho futhi ukweqa iziphuzo zasogwini eziphuzwayo.

Hlanganisa phezulu. Ngaphandle uma ugqoke isudi yokugeza ene-UPF factor, isikhumba sakho sisamile ngokobuchwepheshe obala, ngakho-ke cabangela isikhilimu selanga esiqondiswe esikhumbeni esizwelayo phansi lapho, kusho uDkt. Millheiser. (Ukushisa ilanga unqunu? Uzokwenza nakanjani udinga ukuvikelwa yilanga.) Ngemuva kwakho konke, ukukhanya kwelanga kuzobuya kuzokuluma lapho usumdala. UDkt. Minkin uphawula ukuthi iziguli zakhe eziningi ezidlula esikhathini sokuya esikhathini ziyakhala ngeminyaka yazo elangeni ngoba ziholele esikhunjeni esomile futhi esinzima ukusithambisa.

Geza kahle. Ukudlala kumagagasi nokuntweza umzimba kumnandi. Ukuya ekhaya ukuthola isihlabathi sivaleleke phansi lapho ngenxa yaso? Hhay kangako. Kwabanye besifazane, isihlabathi singaba kuhle kakhulu kuyacasula, kuphawula uDkt. Millheiser. "Qiniseka ukuthi ugeza isitho sangasese kahle ngamanzi ekupheleni kosuku," esho. Ungagezi nje ngesihlabathi sendwangu yokuhlanza kukhubazeka ngokwanele. (I-FYI, nayi inkomba yakho ephelele yokuthi kufanele futhi akufanele uhlanze kanjani lapho.)

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