Can women wash their genitals during menstruation?

Every girl has those few days every month that make you upset. You probably feel dirty or even sick. This is undoubtedly the most annoying thing every month for girls who love cleanliness. So some girls who can’t stand it wash themselves every day to make themselves comfortable and at ease. But there are two questions that girls need to know - can women wash their genitals during menstruation?

First of all, the answer is yes. It is best to stand or squat when washing at a suitable temperature. Do not wash deeply and it is best not to soak in the bathtub. There is no need to clean every day, and under normal circumstances, you should not use cleaning fluid, because the vagina will automatically secrete mucus, which has a good antibacterial effect and can improve your own immunity. If you use cleaning fluid frequently, it will destroy your own immunity and it will not do you any good.

The correct principles for women to wash their genitals:

1. Clean the vulva properly. Do not flush the vagina unless necessary to avoid destroying the ecological balance of the vagina and preventing external pathogens from invading the vagina.

2. Prepare your own cleaning utensils and towels. Cleaning utensils should be washed before use, and towels should be dried after use or in a ventilated place. It is best to dry them in the sun to help sterilize and disinfect. Because towels are not exposed to sunlight for a long time, they are prone to breed bacteria.

3. After defecation, develop the habit of wiping from front to back with toilet paper, and it is best to develop the habit of washing or flushing the anus with warm water. If you don’t wipe it clean, fecal stains left in the anus will contaminate your underwear. The intestinal bacteria contained in the feces will take the opportunity to enter the vagina and cause inflammation.

4. During menstruation, wash your lower body frequently with warm water and change sanitary pads frequently, because bacteria are most likely to multiply in a humid environment.

5. Do not use highly alkaline soaps or chemicals such as potassium permanganate to avoid changing the normal acidic environment of the vagina. Wash the vulva and anus frequently with water. Pay attention to the order when washing, that is, wash the vulva first and then the anus. Do not do the other way around to avoid contaminating the urethral opening. In addition, the practice commonly adopted by women of urinating first and then cleaning is also unscientific, because in doing so, bacteria can easily invade the anterior urethra. If you clean first and then urinate, the bacteria brought in during the cleaning process can be flushed out of the body by urine.

The above answers the question: Can women wash their genitals during menstruation? Here I would like to warn those girls who love cleanliness that girls’ resistance is relatively low during menstruation, which can easily lead to bacterial infection. So don’t think that washing every day is healthy. While loving cleanliness, you should also pay attention to using the correct method to achieve the goal of health and comfort.