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Fishy vagina (don't laugh please)

Ok, I wash my vagina in the morning and sometimes at night too, I havent got any bacterial infection or anything but my vagina sometimes...ok often... smells a bit fishy. I have seen the doctor who said i dont have thrush basically i was wondering what other peoples vaginas smell like. please dont laugh cause i find it really embarrassing incase i get a boyfriend. please help.

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well...mine has a super citrous aroma...i am not sure if it is the lemon and lime condoms that my bf and i use...but it is most pleasent. hehe
Reply 2
thats actually not at all funny. im being serious and just wanted some adviece
i supposed all girls have diferent smells down there...

its probably normal to have a more...personal smell than others at times isnt it?

anyway, girls will probably know that better than me
Reply 4
Erm, doesn't smell of anything, a little sweet I guess. Are you washing with soap or shower gel? I swear I read somewhere it's self-cleansing so if you;re doing that too much/ at all you're proabably throwing the natural PH balance out of kilter or causing an infection of something.
hey, its true, i just thought about that. there are creams and special soaps for that aren't there? if u are using normal soap or shampoo maybe its that what's causing the smell.
Have you tried a douche?

Sorry I just wanted to say the word 'douche'
do u eat loads of fish? it could also have something to do with your diet. Try eating more fruitsand vegetables and less fish and meat for a few days, see if it helps.
oh, but dont eat too many asparragus! those are prooved to make your insides smell AWUEFUL!!
Reply 9
You should go see a dermatoligist and he might be able to give you a deodorant.

Also, do you shave / trim / or leave it natural?
Masta Killa
the only help i can give you is to not masterbate with a fish... inserting a dead fish up yourself is the only explantion i can think of why this has occured...


Humm, slightly odd and yet, constructive.

Don't buy soaps that have very strong fragrances, i can only imagine they make it worse, buy some sort of neutral soap. You could always wear scented pantyliners.
Reply 11
As far as I remember, this sort of thing is usually caused by bacteria-facilitated reactions of soap. Some manner of antibacterial soap in the place of the normal stuff might well clear it up.
Reply 12
I heard it happens when you get close to your period but never noticed. :confused: It's natural I suppose, just never use soap.

My mum told me women in the Middle Ages were not allowed to cook fish when they were on for that reason. :rolleyes:
Maybe you should go back to your doctor, just to be on the safe side. Has anyone commented on its fishy-ness, or do you thin (in the nicest possible way) that you could be a bit paranoid?
Reply 14
EW. How does this help the OP?

OP, make sure you don't use soap to wash *down there* as this can upset the pH of your bits.

DO NOT use douches as they can cause thrush and who wants to smell like flowers down there?

You make think it smells fishy. But so long as you looking after that area in the correct way, I don't think you need to worry. Most boys like that girly smell. :biggrin:
Reply 15
Segat1
DO NOT use douches as they can cause thrush and who wants to smell like flowers down there?
Just found out 'douche' in Dutch/French and in English are entirely different things. :blushing: *will always use the word shower from now on*
Reply 16
hugatree
Just found out 'douche' in Dutch/French and in English are entirely different things. :blushing: *will always use the word shower from now on*
yes they are - I discovered this when learning German, and announced to my mother "Ich douche mich" and she nearly died laughing.
Ok gonna sound really dumb here but what is a douche in english then, I know what it is in french and german but I don't even know what it is in my own language??!?!
I looked it up on the net but it doesn't seem like a very funny thing to me so maybe I got the wrong def?
Clairehayz
Ok gonna sound really dumb here but what is a douche in english then, I know what it is in french and german but I don't even know what it is in my own language??!?!
I looked it up on the net but it doesn't seem like a very funny thing to me so maybe I got the wrong def?


A thing specifically designed to wash out the more... sensitive areas of the female anatomy. Regularly used by porn stars who get regularly railed for several hours a day and have an air of professionalism to uphold.
Reply 19
wash it