Will women get vaginitis from hot springs?

As the cold air moves southward, there has been a general drop in temperature across the country. The drop in temperature has made people feel the chill of winter, so many people like to take a hot spring bath. This is because taking a hot spring bath can not only drive away the coldness in the body, but also allow people to relax and let go of tense emotions. In addition to these, frequent hot spring bathing can also accelerate the discharge of sweat and make your skin moisturized. But some people say that frequent hot spring bathing can easily lead to gynecological diseases. So will women get vaginitis after bathing in hot springs?

Most hot springs contain rich chemical substances, which are helpful to the human body. For example, calcium carbonate in hot springs has a considerable effect on improving physical fitness and restoring physical strength; and the rich calcium, potassium, radon and other ingredients contained in hot springs have certain effects on adjusting cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, treating diabetes, gout, neuralgia, arthritis, etc.; but the more you soak, the better, especially for women, you must be very careful when soaking in hot springs!

It is common knowledge that soaking in hot springs can relieve stress and kill bacteria. Some patients with skin diseases even choose medicated hot springs for treatment. But there are exceptions: generally hot spring water will not infect vaginitis, because high-temperature hot spring water is sterile, but if the temperature drops below 40 degrees, it may cause bacteria to grow. In addition, if women soak in hot springs for too long, the normal acidity and alkalinity of the vagina and the beneficial bacteria ecology can be easily destroyed, making the vagina easily infected and causing inflammation.

How to take a hot spring bath scientifically

1. When soaking in a hot spring, you should try to close your eyes, meditate, and take several slow, deep breaths to truly release physical and mental stress. Also, don’t start your hot spring bath in a pool that’s too hot, but start in a pool with a milder water temperature;

2. Do not soak in the hot pool water for more than 10 minutes at a time. Make sure to expose the upper chest to the water or take a rest out of the water in time.

3. Do not soak in water above the chest level for more than 10 minutes at a time. Soak in milder water alternately or expose your body to the surface of the water to rest before soaking again;

4. The temperature of hot springs is high, and you will feel sweating, dry mouth, chest tightness and other discomforts after soaking. This is a normal reaction to rapid blood circulation. At this time, soak in cold water or rest in water for a while, and drink more water to relieve the pain.

Will women get vaginitis from taking a hot spring bath? The article above has already given an explanation for this issue, that is, if women soak in hot springs for too long, or the water temperature of the hot spring is relatively low, bacteria will survive and women will be infected with diseases. Therefore, in the face of such a situation, female friends must soak in hot springs scientifically, and seek medical treatment in time when infected with a disease, so as to protect their own health.