Why are women always bullied when swimming?

Swimming is a good exercise. But recently some female friends have complained that they feel uncomfortable after swimming. In fact, female friends also need to pay attention to the period when swimming, otherwise, you will have gynecological diseases caused by swimming!

A few days ago, a friend of mine came to complain, saying that she went swimming a lot recently, but found that her lower body was a little itchy and the amount of leucorrhea increased. She joked: I am not a female hooligan, even someone in the swimming pool bullied me.

In fact, it is not that swimming pools want to bully girls, but among the people who go swimming, there will inevitably be some patients with tinea corporis, tinea pedis, trachoma, fungal or trichomoniasis, and even gonorrhea, genital warts, etc. During the swimming process, they may bring pathogens into the pool water. If the pool water is not sterilized in time, healthy swimmers will have a greater chance of infection.

Especially female friends, there are great differences in physiological characteristics from male friends. The female vagina is tubular, connected to the uterus at the top and the hymen at the bottom. It is flat at the front and back, and communicates with the labia majora and minora and the outside world through the vaginal vestibule. The bladder, urethra and urethral opening are in the front, and the rectum and anus are in the back. If the external environment, urethral opening, and anal opening change, it may affect the vaginal environment, which provides the possibility of bacterial infection.

Under normal circumstances, there are up to 29 types of Gram-negative and Gram-positive cocci, bacilli and other microorganisms in the female vagina, and usually 7 to 8 types can be detected. Under normal circumstances, if the vaginal microecology and immune function are balanced and the vaginal pH value is within the normal range, inflammation is not likely to occur. However, after entering the swimming pool, if bacteria invade, the normal flora in the vagina will be destroyed, the resistance will be reduced, causing symptoms such as abnormal leucorrhea and genital itching, and the possibility of causing gynecological diseases such as candidal vaginitis, bacterial vaginitis, Trichomonas vaginitis and sexually transmitted diseases will increase.

So, women can’t swim? Of course not. However, there are several situations and periods when it is best for women not to swim. Generally speaking, women should not swim if they are ill; in addition, it is recommended that women do not swim during their menstrual and ovulation periods. During women's menstrual period, not to mention that menstrual blood in the swimming pool will affect the appearance, from a physiological point of view, during women's menstrual period, the cervix is ​​open and the probability of infection is relatively high. During ovulation, women need to prepare for the entry of sperm, so vaginal secretions are relatively thin and have weaker antibacterial capabilities. If they swim in a swimming pool at this time, the probability of developing vaginitis will greatly increase.

However, some female friends also reported that they did not swim in the pool, but just sat around the pool watching their friends swimming, so why did they also get sick? This is probably because they crossed the "red line" by the swimming pool. Generally speaking, the changing rooms in public swimming pools are relatively simple, for example, stools and toilets are shared. It is inevitable that there will be bacteria on these shared items, which can increase infection if you are not careful. Another problem is the ground or platform near the swimming pool. People often walk around barefoot on the ground near the pool, and the mold on their feet will stick to the ground. If you sit on it casually, it can easily cause candidal vaginitis.

Of course, the most important thing is to be aware of prevention. If you are sick, menstruating or ovulating, it is best not to swim. If you swim regularly, you should clean your whole body immediately after swimming to rinse off the parasitic bacteria in sensitive parts and eliminate the hidden dangers of infection. This is the best way.