Changes in discharge color, volume, and odor occurring simultaneously with other discomfort symptoms often indicate gynecological issues. Yellow discharge alone is typically caused by spleen deficiency and damp-heat accumulation.Let's explore the underlying causes of yellow vaginal discharge!
Causes of Yellow Vaginal Discharge
Cervical Inflammation: Yellow discharge with odor, or becoming milky white and purulent, often accompanied by abdominal pain. Typically caused by chronic cervicitis or endocervicitis.
Amoebic infection: Yellowish discharge appears as bloody serous or mucous secretions, sometimes mixed with small pieces of necrotic tissue (resembling yellowish sauce). This is commonly caused by amoebic infection.
Tubal Cancer: In tubal cancer, tumor stimulation causes epithelial fluid leakage and necrotic tissue breakdown. Discharge appears intermittent, clear, and yellowish-red, flowing in waves with persistent flow.
Candidal vaginitis: Discharge appears yellowish-white, often thick and viscous, though occasionally thin. It typically resembles cottage cheese or curdled milk—white, flaky, or clumpy—and is usually caused by fungal infection.
Inappropriate Clothing: Prolonged wear of tight nylon pants may increase perineal humidity and temperature, promoting fungal growth and reproduction, affecting vaginal discharge, and leading to yellow discharge.
Internal Heat: Frequent late nights, insufficient water intake, and a preference for spicy foods are unhealthy habits that can easily cause women to experience "internal heat." Internal heat in the body may lead to yellow vaginal discharge.
Dietary Therapies for Preventing and Treating Yellow Discharge
1. Half a bowl of lotus root juice combined with 3 red cock's comb flowers. Simmer in water, mix in brown sugar, and consume twice daily. Suitable for excessive discharge.
2. Appropriate amount of leek roots, 1 egg, and 10g brown sugar. Wash leek roots, simmer in water, mix in brown sugar, cook until done, and consume together.Take one dose daily for 7 consecutive days. Suitable for abnormal vaginal discharge caused by spleen deficiency or kidney deficiency.
3. 250g white kidney beans. Stir-fry beans until golden, then grind into powder. Take 6g twice daily with rice water. Suitable for women with excessive vaginal discharge.
4. Purslane with egg white: Wash fresh purslane, place in a bowl, and mash with a pestle. Extract approximately 60ml juice. Take 2 raw egg whites, mix with the juice, and consume.
IV. Purslane with Egg White: Take fresh purslane, wash thoroughly, place in a bowl, and mash with a pestle. Extract approximately 60ml of juice. Take 2 raw eggs, break them, remove the yolks, and mix the egg whites with the purslane juice. Pour boiling water over the mixture and consume once daily. This formula is suitable for damp-heat type vaginal discharge. Those with spleen and stomach deficiency should not take it.
5. Rock Sugar and Winter Melon Seed Soup: Take 30g rock sugar and 30g winter melon seeds. Wash the seeds, grind into powder, mix with rock sugar, and steep in a bowl of boiling water. Simmer gently in a clay pot until tender. Consume twice daily for 5–7 consecutive days. This formula is suitable for damp-heat type increased vaginal discharge. Not recommended for those with spleen-stomach deficiency-cold or loose stools.