Ladies, get rid of this completely with these home remedies

Fishy Vaginal Smell: Top Causes, Treatment & Home Remedies

LAST REMEDY WILL SHOCK YOU

When your private area smells like fish, it could mean an infection. Infections like bacterial vaginosis, STDs, or other germs might be the cause. These infections can happen from unsafe sex or not being clean enough.

Smelling bad down there can be like the stink of rotten fish. It might bring pain during intimacy, itching, burning when you pee, and a gooey, yellow-green discharge. Seeing a doctor or a special lady doctor, called a gynecologist, is a good idea. They can find out why you have the smell and discharge and give you the right treatment, like antibiotics.

Why does the bad smell happen?

The main reasons for the bad smell in your discharge could be:

1. Bacterial vaginosis

It's a kind of vaginal infection caused by certain bacteria, making your discharge smell strong, yellow, or gray. It's thick and stinky, like decaying fish. This infection might also cause itching outside your private part and pain or redness when you pee.

What to do: Visit your doctor or gynecologist for proper treatment with antibiotics like metronidazole or clindamycin. If untreated, this can raise your chances of getting more infections or problems in your pelvis.

2. Trichomoniasis

This is an infection you get from sex, caused by a parasite, and it makes your discharge smelly, yellow-green, and sometimes you may spot blood or feel pain while peeing.

What to do: Your doctor will give you antibiotics like tinidazole or metronidazole to treat this. Avoid sex during treatment, and make sure your partner also finishes treatment, even if they have no symptoms.

3. Gonorrhea

Another STD caused by bacteria that leads to a yellow, pus-like discharge with a bad smell. You may feel pain or burning when you pee too.

What to do: See your doctor for proper treatment with antibiotics like azithromycin or ceftriaxone. It's important to finish treatment and avoid sex, and your partner should also complete treatment.

4. Chlamydia

Another STD caused by bacteria that can give you a thick, yellow discharge without a smell. It can also cause pain when you pee, bloody discharge during sex, and an odor if not treated.

What to do: Complete the treatment your gynecologist gives you, usually antibiotics like azithromycin or doxycycline. Avoid sex during treatment, and make sure your partner gets treated too.

HOME REMEDIES

Dealing with a smelly discharge down there needs the right treatment based on why it's happening and how bad it is. You should talk to your doctor or a special lady doctor called a gynecologist for a checkup and to get the right treatment.

It's important that the person you've been intimate with gets treated too to prevent passing it back and forth. During treatment, it's best to avoid having sex until you're sure it's completely cleared up.

Home Fixes

Here are some simple things you can do at home to ease any discomfort from the bad-smelling discharge:

1. Guava Leaves Bath

Guava leaves have stuff in them that can help fight infections, which is good for healing vaginal issues.

How to make it:

- Boil 1 liter of water.

- Take it off the heat and add 30 grams of guava leaves.

- Let it sit for 3 to 5 minutes, then strain it.

- Pour the mix into a big bowl once it's cooled.

- Sit in the bowl without clothes, cleaning your private area until the water cools. Do this 2-3 times a day.

2. Garlic

Garlic is a natural wonder with antibacterial properties that can help you fight infections. You can eat it or use it directly.

How to use it:

- You can take garlic capsules daily before meals.

- Another way is to insert a garlic clove inside your vagina before bed and remove it in the morning, following your doctor's advice.

3. Stryphnodendron Bark Bath

This bark can help fight infections like gonorrhea. 

How to make it:

- Boil water with 2 tablespoons of Stryphnodendron bark for 10 minutes, then let it cool.

- Strain it and pour into a bowl.

- Sit in it once a day for 3 days.

4. Peruvian Pepper Tree Bath

The bark from this plant can fight bacteria and fungi.

How to make it:

- Boil water with 10g of the bark for 10 minutes.

- Strain and sit in the mix once it's warm enough, doing it three times a day for 3 days.

What to eat

Some diet changes can help reduce foul-smelling discharge and regulate the naturally-occurring vaginal flora. Therefore, it is important to eat 3 to 5 portions of fruits and vegetables, as well as probiotics, which can be found in natural yogurt and kefir. These can also help strengthen the immune system to treat infections faster and to prevent new infections.

SOURCES

Dr. Sheila Sedicias

Gynecologist

Breast specialist and gynecologist, with studies completed at the Federal University of Pernambuco in 2008. Licensed to practice with the CRM-PE, #17459.