What should I do if my vaginal discharge smells sour? It is usually normal

It is normal for women to have a sour smell in their vaginal discharge. The female vagina is an acidic environment. Therefore, if women do not feel other adverse symptoms, it is generally considered normal. They just need to pay attention to personal hygiene and do relevant preventive work.

In real life, some women find that their leucorrhea has a sour smell. This situation brings great mental distress to women. They are very worried about whether this situation will affect their physical health. So, what should women do if their leucorrhea has a sour smell?
Generally speaking, the female vaginal environment is acidic, and this acidic environment is actually a good protection for the female reproductive organs. It can maintain the ecological balance of bacteria in the vagina and prevent the occurrence of some gynecological inflammation. Therefore, it is normal for women's leucorrhea to taste sour.
However, to observe whether a woman's leucorrhea is normal, in addition to the smell, you also need to observe the color and properties of the leucorrhea. Generally speaking, if a woman has sex, the secretions will increase, and the smell may become stronger at this time. However, if there are no other adverse symptoms, there is usually no need to worry too much. However, if you find that the color of your leucorrhea is abnormal, there is a strange smell, and there are adverse symptoms such as vaginal itching, you can't sit idly by at this time. At this time, usually there is an infection, you need to go to the hospital for a vaginal discharge examination, and then do targeted treatment based on the results of the examination.
Generally speaking, abnormal changes in the color, quality and quantity of leucorrhea are called abnormal leucorrhea. Clinically, most women with abnormal leucorrhea are caused by not paying attention to personal hygiene. Normal people can just clean the vulva with clean water. If there is no gynecological disease and no special need for sterilization and anti-inflammatory, it is best not to use too much female wash. It is reported that women who use vaginal wash have a 73% higher risk of pelvic infection than those who do not use vaginal wash. The main reason is that the wash used destroys the self-cleaning function of the vagina, allowing pathogens to take advantage of the situation.