What are the food therapies for vaginitis?

Vaginitis is a common disease among women. After contracting the disease, patients will experience vaginal itching, frequent urination, urgency and a feeling of incomplete urination. It is a particularly painful disease for patients and will also have a great impact on their daily life and work. If you have vaginitis, you must pay attention to it. You can also use diet therapy while undergoing treatment. So, what are the food therapies for vaginitis? Let’s take a look below.

1. Yam and lentil porridge: 100 grams of fresh yam slices, 30 grams each of white lentils and lotus seeds, 100 grams of rice, and an appropriate amount of white sugar. Add water to white lentils, lotus seeds and rice and cook into porridge. When it is almost done, add yam slices and white sugar and cook until the porridge is done. Take 1 dose daily, divided into 2 doses, for regular use. It has the effects of strengthening the spleen and kidney, removing dampness and turbidity, and is suitable for menopausal women with spleen deficiency type vaginitis.

2. Dandelion, coix seed and lean meat soup: 250 grams of lean pork, 30 grams of dandelion, 30 grams of raw coix seed. Wash dandelions, raw coix seeds and lean pork, put them into a pot with appropriate amount of water, boil them over high heat, then simmer for 1 to 2 hours over low heat, and season them before serving. It has the effects of clearing away heat, detoxifying, removing dampness and stopping leukorrhea. It is suitable for yellow vaginal discharge caused by damp-heat, with symptoms including yellow and smelly vaginal discharge, sticky texture, thirst, bitter taste in the mouth and dry throat, severe pain in the lower abdomen, short and yellow urine, yellow and greasy tongue coating, and slippery and rapid pulse. It can also be used for vaginitis, salpingitis, etc. caused by damp-heat.

3. Black-bone chicken stewed with Cordyceps: 10 grams of Cordyceps sinensis, 300 grams of black-bone chicken pieces, and appropriate amounts of cooking wine, onion, ginger, salt, MSG, and five-spice powder. Soak the Cordyceps in water, then wash it and put it into the pot together with the black-bone chicken pieces, cooking wine, green onion and ginger. Add water and bring to a boil, then simmer until the black-bone chicken pieces are tender. Add salt, MSG and five-spice powder to season. Take 1 dose daily, divided into 2 doses with meals. Several doses can be taken consecutively. It has the effects of warming the kidney, replenishing deficiency, and stopping leukorrhea. Suitable for kidney deficiency type vaginitis, etc.

Through the above introduction, we know what food therapy is for vaginitis. After suffering from vaginitis, we must pay attention to the hygiene of the genitals, especially to carry out regular and systematic treatment. In addition, we should not have sexual intercourse during treatment, and our daily diet should be light, and we should not drink alcohol.