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Dr Odile Bagot (Gynecologist-obstetrician)
Repeated baths, high temperatures, change of environment… The summer period is conducive to the appearance of fungal infections. The advice of Dr. Odile Bagot, gynecologist, to limit them.
Sun, heat, swimming… Mycosis loves summer conditions. They usually develop on the skin, with a predilection for warm, moist areas – such as the feet or folds – or in the vulva and vagina.
Summer yeast infections: beware of perspiration!
It happens that the holidays are spoiled by the appearance of a mycosis. And for good reason: this infection due to microscopic fungi is most often favored by heat, humidity and perspiration – which is why it is more frequent in summer.
“Heat is above all a risk factor for skinfold mycoses. But the origin of gynecological mycoses is multifactorial (change in lifestyle, diet, swimming, perspiration, etc.)”says Dr. Odile Bagot.
In addition, the heat and fluctuating odors can make you want to take more showers, at the risk of unbalancing the vaginal flora and causing vaginosis, a bacterial infection that manifests itself in liquid smelling losses, irritation and vaginal pain. .
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Fungal infections: easy tips to avoid them
To prevent a mycosis from developing “certain simple gestures and reflexes must be adopted“, assures Dr. Bagot:
- Use an anti-mycotic soap for prevention (pH 8);
- Avoid tight clothing (the skin must breathe);
- If you tend to have fungal infections, always keep an antifungal on hand;
- Dry yourself well so that there is no maceration;
- Avoid panty liners;
- Use cotton briefs and wash them daily at 60 degrees;
- When swimming, use a Florgynal® tampon (available in drugstores), impregnated with lactobacilli, to prevent water from entering the vagina;
- Refresh yourself with thermal water (to do this, use a thermal water spray on the vulva);
- Do not use intimate wipes (too chemical and allergenic).
Promiscuous places such as swimming pools or common showers should also be avoided: the fungi that cause yeast infections are particularly fond of such places.