Joined: 26 Mar 2004 Posts: 3 Location: st helens, merseyside uk
Douching Posted: 03-26-04 21:31pm
If medical professionals do not recommend
douching then what is the best way too
keep your vagina clean?
Someone once told me that you should never
clean your vagina as it cleans it self!
Is this true?
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bootsie840
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Nov 2003 Posts: 113 Location: pennsylvainaia
Posted: 03-26-04 21:55pm
Actually it is true I was told the same
thing infact I was told even using regular
soap isnt good either, it can cause
vaginal infections, and yes your body does
clean itself, sounds pretty disgusting,
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ms_chatz
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 Mar 2004 Posts: 23 Location: Houston, TX
Posted: 03-27-04 01:31am
Yes it's true. Discharge is one way the
vagina cleans itself. Also, during your
period toxins are flushed out. Douching
isn't recommended by docs, but if you feel
you must douche, just use water (no baking
soda, vinegar, coke or anything like
that). Douching can lead to all kinds of
infections.
Ms_chatz
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2ferano
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Dec 2003 Posts: 3717
Posted: 03-27-04 04:51am
Yep, they are both right. Douching is
very bad. I personally have never had a
desire to do so. I just wash "it" with
everything else and have never had a
problem. Well, unless I currently had an
infection. Gross!
But, yeah, a lot of soap has given me
infections. I now use dial
antibacterial(the orange bar) and it
doesn't seem to bother me. All of the
pretty smelling soaps irritate me.
And your body does clean itself! One of
the great wonders of being a woman!
