Question Posted Wednesday September 4 2013, 8:03 pm
Recently my vagina has been smelling like dried urine. I don't believe I've changed anything in my diet. I use Vagisil unscented vaginal wash in the shower. I do not douche and I shower regularly and wear clean underwear every day. I suppose my question is, could there be an underlying health problem to the dry urine smell I have been experiencing over the past week? Something that my body (liver of kidneys possibly) is trying to tell me? Thanks you
[ Answer this question ] Want to answer more questions in the Health & Fitness category? Maybe give some free advice about: Health? Dragonflymagic answered Thursday September 5 2013, 1:31 am: Even though you say you didn't douche, to me a vaginal wash means the same thing. Washing only the labia may be safe but soap or cleansing agents are a big no-no to get inside the vagina as they can upset the natural balance of good and bad bacteria. When that happens, you can develop vaginitis or yeast infections. Although my experience has been more of a old fishy smell rather than urine, perhaps your body is a little different in the odor it produces if you have an infection. I can be doing all the right things and still every once in a while get a vaginal infection or bladder infection. those areas on women are so sensitive to infections. So make an appt with the gynecologist. they will verify whether you have something or not and prescribe antibiotics. This is one of the biggest reasons they see women for appts other than a yearly check up so it shouldnt be embarrassing for you cus this is just more of the usual for them. Good luck. [ Dragonflymagic's advice column | Ask Dragonflymagic A Question ]
Attention: NOTHING on this site may be reproduced in any fashion whatsoever without explicit consent (in writing) of the owner of said material, unless otherwise stated on the page where the content originated. Search engines are free to index and cache our content. Users who post their account names or personal information in their questions have no expectation of privacy beyond that point for anything they disclose. Questions are otherwise considered anonymous to the general public.