Does a little girl need to take medicine for vaginal yeast infection?

Girls' bodies are very fragile, especially those who are still in their developmental stage. Girls in their developmental stage are still in a relatively ignorant stage about the changes in their bodies, so when changes occur in their private parts, they cannot help but touch them with their hands, which can easily lead to infection and inflammation of the girl's vagina by fungi. So, does a little girl need to take medicine if she has vaginal fungal infection?

Little girls suffering from candidal vaginitis generally cannot use vaginal medications. Clean the vulva with a 2%-4% baking soda solution and take nystatin tablets or fluconazole orally. Keep the vulva clean and hygienic at ordinary times, wear pure cotton underwear, wash the underwear with boiling water and expose it to the sun, and change sanitary napkins frequently during menstruation. Apply chlorpromazine ointment to the vulva. Do not wash underwear and socks in the same basin.

Why do little girls also get candidal vaginitis? Experts analyze the main reasons into two points:

First, little girls get infected because they don’t pay attention to vulvar hygiene;

The second reason is that his mother suffered from candidal vaginitis and the disease was transmitted through the sick mother's towels and bathtub.

Typical symptoms of vaginal candidal infection in little girls include:

There is a lot of white vaginal discharge in the vagina, which is okara-like or curd-like. Young girls are often accompanied by vulvitis, extreme itching of the vulva or vagina, and in severe cases, restlessness, sometimes burning pain in the vulva, urgency, and frequent urination. Younger children who cannot speak will cry and become restless. Parents must take their children to the hospital for examination as soon as they discover the situation. After the doctor has examined the secretions, the diagnosis can be confirmed only if hyphae or spores of Candida albicans are found. The condition will be quickly brought under control after treatment with common drugs such as nystatin.

How to prevent little girls from getting candidal vaginitis?

Clean the girl's vulva every day and change her underwear every day;

After defecation, be sure to wipe from front to back to avoid contamination of the vulva with feces;

When the child has an infection in other parts of the body, do not use antibiotics indiscriminately, or follow the doctor's orders, and the medication time should not be too long. Avoid bacterial imbalance;

When parents suffer from candidal vaginitis, washing utensils (bathtubs, towels, bath towels, etc.) should be separated from children to avoid cross infection;

For children with diabetes, parents should pay attention and actively treat them to reduce the occurrence of candidal vaginitis. Changes in urine acidity and alkalinity in diabetic patients can also lead to the occurrence of candidal vaginitis.