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Does wearing thongs cause infections?
My mom said thong panties caused yeast infections and bacterial infections in the vagina. She said I shouldn't wear them for long periods of time if I absolutely "had" to wear them so I wouldn't risk my health so much. Is this true? If so, why?
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No, it's true that thongs increase risk of vaginal infections because of the g-string (called a butt floss for a reason) slides back and forth when you're wearing it. You don't want bacteria from your anus (and there are tons) to get into your vagina, which is a breeding ground for such bacteria, on account of being a dark and moist canal. Nice health lesson lol. If you wear them, just change underwear everyday, which you probably do. It's not really a problem if you keep clean.
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Wearing tight underwear, espcailly the kind that doesn't breath (for symplicities sake, lets call that anything that isn't cotton or silk) or that rides up, can contribute to developing yeast infections.
Wearing thongs wont automatically means you get a yeast infection, but if you are prone to them, wearing thongs will make them more frequent and much worse.
So that means you shouldn't wear thongs to bed. In fact, you really shouldn't wear underwear to bed. If you must, at least wear comfy old cotton panties, not fancy, constrictive underwear.
As long as you are healthy and comfortable though, there is nothing wrong with wearing thongs during the day. If you start to get yeast infections often, then you should take a new look at your underwear drawer. But yeast infections, although very uncomfortable, are completely curable.
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I really don't think this is true. I wouldn't be a first party informer cause I hate thongs as they're really uncomfortable and I don't wear them unless 'I really have to' But all my girlfriends wear them and nothing like that has ever happened.
Anyway, don't you think you would have heard something like that if it were true, what could it possibly cause?
But listen to your mom, she's only saying this for your own good, becuase she cares for you to worry about something like that.
Maybe she just thinks that it doesn't cover enough and wants you to stay away from it?
Anyhow, when would you really need to wear a thong??
Hope this helps, Good luck convincing your mom! (Hopefully have some satictics or graphs that prove that more than half the female popualtion wears them,lol)
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