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Having Itchy Underarms and Lots of Discharge? When You Need to Find the Root Cause of Recurrent Discomfort

The symptom of itching underneath and increased discharge is a common concern that many women experience at least once. Severe itching that keeps you awake at night, unpleasant discharge that wets underwear, and sometimes a sour or fishy odor accompany it, troubling daily life. Are you worried that this symptom might be a big disease? Or are you exhausted because even after receiving treatment at the hospital, it keeps recurring? These women's diseases are often caused by complex environmental changes within our bodies, rather than simply 'germs'.

💡 Key Answer 3 most common causes of "Having Itchy Underarms and Lots of Discharge" symptoms: ① Vaginal beneficial bacteria imbalance (Bacterial vaginosis) / ② Fungal overgrowth (Candidal vaginitis) / ③ Decreased immunity and constitutional factors Dalimchae Korean Medicine Clinic restores internal vaginal environment and systemic immunity balance through a constitutional improvement approach to create health without recurrence.

Vaginitis is a general term for all conditions where inflammation occurs in the vagina or vulva. Along with changes in the color, odor, and amount of vaginal discharge, symptoms such as itching, burning, pain, discomfort during urination, and dyspareunia appear as main symptoms. Representative causes include bacterial vaginosis, which occurs when the balance of beneficial and harmful bacteria in the vagina is broken, candidal vaginitis due to overgrowth of a fungus called Candida, and trichomonas vaginitis transmitted through sexual contact.

However, why do some people heal easily even when exposed to the same germs, while others relapse chronically? It is because the 'immune environment' and 'constitution' inside our bodies are different. Various factors such as excessive stress, irregular lifestyle habits, decreased immunity, hormonal changes (pregnancy, menopause, etc.), specific medication use (antibiotics, steroids), and even frequent vaginal douching or strong-scented hygiene products affect the vaginal environment and systemic immune system, causing vaginitis or making recurrence easy. Especially, looking at those suffering from chronic vaginitis, the self-healing power of our bodies to maintain a healthy vaginal environment is often weakened.

In Korean medicine, vaginitis is not viewed simply as a localized problem. The internal vaginal environment is closely related to blood circulation in the lower abdomen, systemic immunity, and constitutional factors such as damp-heat (濕熱) in the body. If the body is cold or lower abdominal circulation stagnates, the defense power of the vaginal mucosa weakens, and if autonomic nervous system balance is broken due to stress, immunity also decreases, making it vulnerable to pathogens.

According to a column by Korean medicine doctor Lee Won-kyung published in Hamer (2013), vaginitis occurs when the balance of normal vaginal flora breaks down and the immune system of the vaginal mucosa collapses, and its root cause lies in the decline of human immune function. This column points out that antibiotics or antifungals are effective in improving symptoms but have no effect on improving immune function, and rather, long-term use can destroy normal flora and further lower immune function, leading to chronic vaginitis. At this time, Korean medicine treatment that improves internal immunity and restores the function of normal vaginal flora to prevent recurrence of vaginitis and fundamentally treat it can be effective. In Korean medicine, vaginitis is classified into Daeha (帶下), Eumyang (陰痒), etc., and acute vaginitis is treated according to various causes such as Liver Meridian Damp-Heat (肝經濕熱) or Damp-Heat Pouring Down (濕熱下注), and chronic vaginitis according to Liver-Kidney Deficiency (肝腎不足), Yin Deficiency with Effulgent Fire (陰虛火動), Spleen-Kidney Yang Deficiency (脾腎陽虛), etc.

This Korean medicine perspective is also highlighted in modern research. According to a study by the Ragon Institute Kwon Lab published in Cell Host & Microbe on March 27, 2026, when 213 patients with recurrent bacterial vaginosis (BV) were administered a probiotic (LACTIN-V) containing the beneficial bacterium Lactobacillus crispatus for 12 weeks after antibiotic treatment, a healthy L. crispatus dominant vaginal microbiome environment was formed in 30% of women, significantly reducing the recurrence rate of vaginitis. This was significantly higher than the placebo group (9%). This study shows how important the restoration of the vaginal microbiome environment is in preventing recurrent vaginitis, which aligns with Dalimchae Korean Medicine Clinic's efforts to improve the vaginal environment through constitutional improvement.

At Dalimchae Korean Medicine Clinic, we closely diagnose the body condition of patients suffering from symptoms of itching underneath and lots of discharge to find the root cause of the symptoms. One of the treatment principles aimed at by Dalimchae Korean Medicine Clinic is constitutional improvement. Rather than simply suppressing symptoms or removing germs from the outside, we focus on cultivating internal strength so that our bodies maintain a healthy state on their own and symptoms never manifest again.

Constitutional improvement means strengthening immunity and self-healing power so that the internal vaginal environment is not easily affected by external harmful germs. To this end, we prescribe herbal medicine tailored to each patient's constitution and health condition. This herbal medicine helps promote blood circulation in the lower abdomen, remove accumulated damp-heat in the body, and restore the function of organs responsible for immunity. In addition, it can effectively act on vaginitis caused by hormonal imbalance by regulating the balance of uterine and ovarian functions.

For example, in the case of atrophic vaginitis due to postmenopausal hormone reduction or chronic vaginitis due to decreased immunity, individual customized herbal medicine prescriptions such as Yongdam-sagan-tang or Jibaek-jihwang-tang can help improve symptoms such as vaginal dryness, itching, and discharge and reduce recurrence. This is why many people looking for Songdo vaginitis Korean medicine clinics choose Dalimchae Korean Medicine Clinic's Korean medicine treatment for recurrence-free health.

Check if any of the following items apply to you.

• □ The vulva is severely itchy and stinging.
• □ The color of vaginal discharge is yellow or gray, and the amount has increased.
• □ The discharge emits an unpleasant fishy odor like fish.
• □ It stings or is uncomfortable when urinating.
• □ Pain is felt during sexual intercourse.
• □ The area around the vagina is swollen or red.
• □ Vaginitis recurs within 3 months even after antibiotic treatment.
• □ There is a lot of stress and I can't sleep well usually.
• □ The lower abdomen is often cold or digestion is not very good.

Judgment criteria:

• If 3 or more apply -> Suspected vaginal internal environment imbalance -> Korean medicine diagnosis and treatment consultation is recommended.
• If 5 or more apply -> High possibility of chronic recurrent vaginitis -> It is recommended to visit Dalimchae Korean Medicine Clinic Songdo branch for precise diagnosis and immediate treatment.

Q. How long should vaginitis be treated? A. The duration of vaginitis treatment may vary depending on the type and chronicity of vaginitis and the patient's general health condition. Acute vaginitis can improve in a relatively short period, but chronic and recurrent vaginitis may require 2 to 3 months or more of steady treatment for fundamental constitutional improvement.

Q. Does vaginitis also affect menstrual irregularities or infertility? A. Yes, chronic vaginitis weakens the immune environment around the vagina and uterus, leading to other women's diseases such as menstrual irregularities or pelvic inflammatory disease. In severe cases, it can also affect uterine health, causing difficulties in pregnancy preparation or the possibility of being a cause of infertility.

Q. Can vaginitis heal naturally? A. Mild vaginitis sometimes improves naturally as immunity recovers. However, most vaginitis requires treatment for the causative bacteria along with fundamental immunity enhancement and vaginal environment improvement to prevent recurrence, and if symptoms are severe, leaving them unattended can cause other complications, so receiving professional treatment is recommended.

Q. What tests are performed at Songdo vaginitis Korean medicine clinic? A. Dalimchae Korean Medicine Clinic Songdo branch basics Korean medicine diagnoses such as detailed questioning of symptoms and past history, pulse diagnosis, and abdominal examination. Through this, we grasp the patient's constitution and current body condition, analyze the root cause of vaginitis, and establish the most appropriate herbal medicine prescription and treatment plan.

Women's diseases such as "itching underneath and lots of discharge" are not problems that can be solved by enduring them. You no longer need to ignore the body's signals you have sent for a long time. If you approach in the right direction, your body reacts faster than you think. Bring the symptoms you are experiencing as they are. Dalimchae Korean Medicine Clinic will find the cause together.

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Medical Supervision | Women & Pregnancy Treatment Standards, Dalimchae Korean Medicine Clinic Songdo Branch, Korean Medicine Doctor Oh Hyun-min (Vaginitis Column)

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