Aa
Aa
A
A
A
Close
Avatar universal

excessive white discharge daily

Im 32 and having daily white discharge for years now. I know that discharge is normal and everytime I go for my yearly pap they say its normal but Im thinking that everyones AMOUNT of normal is different and Im thinking it even varies among doctors. My question is to the doctor, how MUCH is normal if you KNOW you are NOT being sexually aroused but STILL having excessive white discharge. How do my doctors know or I know how much is too much its not like we are measuring it. However, it is so much that I have been wearing the mini tampons for the past 5 years every day that I leave my house so that I am not wet all day. I am concerned with this most importantly because of the TSS that I am at risk for by wearing tampons and not pads. Its very frustrating that I should have to wear a pad (or tampon) every day, ISNT IT? Is this normal? Do most women out there where a panty liner on a daily basis due to discharge? Look forward to hearing from other women.
55 Responses
Sort by: Helpful Oldest Newest
Avatar universal
Since so many people are experiencing this, then its normal.  Once its not itchy, discolored or smelly, then you should not worry.  Use what it takes to keep you clean and fresh.  Don't scorn what comes out of your body, its yours.  
Helpful - 1
Avatar universal
I'm 25 and having daily white discharge for few weeks,i was scared if its a dieses can cause heavy sickness, after reading all this now i feel lighter than before but i just want to know should i consult doctor sooner or being nit and clean will heal it . Somebody please suggest me soon
Helpful - 0
14808943 tn?1436651716
Hi. Well, I read what you posted and I think I'm on the same boat as you are. I think the solution to what we have is drinking lots and lots of water. I have a UTI and my doctor told me that it's because I hold in my pee when I need to go restroom, and that causes a lot of discharge. So stop holding in your pee when you need to go restroom (if you hold it in), and start drinking tons of water everyday. I drink soda everyday and only about a cup of water every other day, so there's no reason for me to wonder why I get such heavy, smelly discharge. Basically, I think the only way to keep things running smooth is drinking tons of water, going to the restroom when you need to go restroom, and cleaning yourself. I think the best way to clean yourself is by using your fingers. I heard douching is bad and can cause heavy discharge. I usually clean myself in the shower because I feel it's cleanest. Try all these things, and if it doesn't work then I suggest you visit your doctor. :)
Helpful - 0
Avatar universal
I'm only 13, and this year I have started getting heavy discharge. It is incredibly uncomfortable, and I always feel kind of... damp. It makes it hard to really enjoy myself because I always am thinking about it. It leaves a dried up white smear in my underpants. Can anyone help? :(
Helpful - 0
1 Comments
if you wear a panty liner it should help
Avatar universal
I'm only 17 and I have to... If I don't and I have just one feeling of discharge...I go to the restroom and my underwear are soaked and it is not comfortable ... does birth control help with that at all?
Helpful - 0
Avatar universal
I am 23 and married. I have had discharge ever since I can remember. So much I have to wear a panty liner ever day, sometimes changing it a second time. I have no infections and all paps have been normal. My doctor said its normal, but like you said, what exactly is normal. She suggested wearing pantys as less as possible. But that has just made more of a mess. It's so aggravating. Even though I'm married, it's embarrassing to make love when I have a panty liner with DC all over it. If anyone has any suggestions, I would love to hear them.
Helpful - 0
Avatar universal
All of you can try pranic healing, a no touch therapy. You can yourself imagine you are sweeping away the dirty energy out of your pubic area by moving your hand near the vagina area and imagine you are catching the dirty energy and throwing it into a bowel which contains  a hand full of salt and one litre of water for about50 to 100 sweepings. Then you can clean your hand with isopropyl alcohol or salt water. repeat several times daily till your white discharge stops.this is asiple cleansing process. you do not have to touch the vagina. you do this for even pain in any area. the sweepings can be increased around that area where the pain or problem is. Sweeping is just moving your hand from top to bottom and after every five waves pick up the dirty energy and throw it into salt water. you have to imagine you are catching the dirty energy. some may feel pain in the hand.. after you finish cleans your hand with salt water. happy healing. contact me for help
Helpful - 0
Avatar universal
I have been wearing tampons every single day for soooo many years, I have tried using panty liners because of the fear of TSS, but it goes through those, and I end up having irritation and yeast infection from the excessive moisture. My doctors all have said it was normal. But I never hear any of my girlfriends having this issue. It's miserable,
Helpful - 0
Avatar universal
My boyfriend think vaginal discharge is another mans *** and that I'm cheating on him :(
I get "you *** pants are on the floor"
"What were you doing today, did you go to your lecture?"
It saddens me to think everytime I try and explain he is so ignorant to the fact it's normal and I'm not cheating. It makes me feel like there's something wrong with me :(
Does anyone have this same problem, I know angle1992 has experienced this. But her boyfriend would have been around 16 at the time, mines nearly 22!  
Helpful - 0
Avatar universal
Ok i have had this problem for years and i have had all the tests for sexually transmitted diseases and tests and checked by gyno etc. everything even scans.  everything is normal.  like a lot of you here i have been told its normal.  this is not a medical problem however it is more of a lifestyle problem.  

i dont want to wear pany liners forever so my underwear is always wet and i have a gooyey liquid which hardens by the end of the day. my main problem is embarssment when taking off underwear during sex, looks so horrible and washing clothes before anyone sees,

There are treatments but nothing is permanent, it always starts again after the treatment,  So girls it is normal! unless it smells or itches or is anything besides whitish/cloudy colour then get it checked out.

I did notice that maybe with too much sugar in the diet it increases, so i think diet could affect it.  i eat a lot of sugar and for a week when i cut down i noticed it was less but that could be a coincidence.  if anyone finds a natural cure PLEASE TELL ME!!!!
Helpful - 0
Avatar universal
i have to wear a pad daily and it is the worst and most annoying thing ever! my doctor told me it was normal too, but i was wondering if there was still just a way to control it, becuase i feel like if it were normal, more women would have this : /
Helpful - 0
Avatar universal
Hi I'm 14 and I have this problem. It's thick and white, but very little amounts. I take showers twice a day because I feel gross. I haven't had my period yet. It's not allot so I don't have to wear a pantyliner or anything. It's smells weird. Iv'e had it for about a year now. It's daily but if I take a shower it goes away for a few hours. Haven't told my mom or anyone. Please help.
Helpful - 0
Avatar universal
Seriously, do you know how to write a complete sentence that makes sense?  Do you know your anatomy?  You urinate from your urethra not your vagina.  Drinking lots of water will NOT clean out your vagina since water does not come out of this area.  You probably noticed a change in the discharge because it was caused by a bacteria which the antibiotic help kill.  It was most likely an infection helped by the medication.
Helpful - 0
Avatar universal
I have the same problem and everyone i ask tells me its oh sooo normal but its not normal! Its embarressing and Iv dealt with this ever sense i hit puberty  10 years ago...
Helpful - 0
Avatar universal
Ive been experiencing this since before puberty. All the doctors say its normal n that I have more hormone glands than the average woman. im tired of wearing pantiliners everyday and I cant wait until it stop. The only time that im dc free is the day before my cycle start. Its annoying. I spoke to my grandmother, and she too experienced the same thing growing up. She said it didnt stop until she reached minopause. not only do I experience dc on the daily, when I gave birth to my daughter she had a cycle. It was only for about 4-5 days. I dont think thats normal either but her doctor daid it was. Her body was gettin rid of some of my hormones. Can someone tell me anything about that
Helpful - 0
Avatar universal
I'm 32 years old and have been having excessive vaginal discharge and weird odor since 2005 (age 26). It has been 7 years of complete torment and frustration. Up until 2005 I had normal discharge if any and no odor. At age 17 I did have Bacterial Vaginosis, but I had no symptoms and took one dose of metronidazole pills and it was gone. No problems until 2005. One day I was on the toilet and I noticed some weird clear gel on the tissue after wiping. Since then it has gotten heavier and has a distinct odor. Some times vinegar, sometimes a chemical smell, sometimes a fruit smell. Some times watery and sometimes thick and white. Some times yellow. Just before I get my period, it increases.

I have been to several doctors and they give me either metro pills or the gel. The same ole stuff. It never works. I was told I have BV and a Group Strep B. I'm not diabetic or anything as I've been tested for it many times. I was even given a yeast infection med to combat the problem but it doesn't work. Nothing works! I was diagnosed as having 2 small fibroids in 2008, but I don't think that has anything to do with nasty discharge. I have to wear maxi pads every day. Pantiliners aren't strong enough. If I'm going somewhere important, I have to wear a tampon to help keep my panties dry because it always wet and causes irritation. Underwear constantly ruined and stained.

I have tried Rephresh, Acidophilus and all other remedy's, but they don't work. At one point I had bad itching, but not so much anymore. But it does itch sometime. It isn't a yeast infection. I have just about given up on ever being normal again.

I find myself getting jealous of men because they don't have to walk around smelling like fish or have globs of discharge in their underwear. Or have nasty odor. Most women that I've talked to don't have this problem. Why can't I just be normal and not walk around wearing pads 24 hours a day? Please help! I don't have a boyfriend because he would think I'm nasty. Afraid to meet someone because eventually I have to tell them and explain my embarrassing situation.
Helpful - 0
Avatar universal
Omg im having the same problem. I mean it just started getting heavy and now my boyfriend thinks that im cheating on him bc I was laying down in bed right after I got out of the shower from work, and i got up to find the remote, and it literally just fell and seeped out of me and ran down my leg! (Wow so crazy!)    Now he is like convinced that its semen from another man, and im out fooling around when im supposed to be working, its stressing me out and messing with my relationship!
Helpful - 0
Avatar universal
Hi  all I know that even using the panty liners daily is not entirely good for you infact sometimes it also causes infection. It should only be worn during menstural cycles and not everyday, also using cotton undies can also help.

Helpful - 0
Avatar universal
Hi im 18! and I have the same problem. Im not a virgin but ever since I hit puberty i had this white discharged every once in a while. But recently it was so much that i even wet my JEANS! I was just concerned because its never been this much. I was on my way to class and then i just feel it coming .. so i go to the restroom and thats when i notice my jeans were wet too!! I felt uncomfortable cuz i thought people could tell and because it went through my jeans it started smelling a mixture of sweat and the fluid. Not pretty at all!! especially when i have to be all day in college!! and going class to class D: I just want to know if its NORMAL because i would only get wet if Im being sexually aroused or basically horny. Not just walking or doing any normal thing during the day and getting this wet!!
Helpful - 0
2070660 tn?1331436089
Thats me too! 16 a virgin, And it seems as if its coming out in quarts what is going on!? what did your doctor say? I went and saw a doctor they said it was candida but I did the treatment, I took the medication, The cream and pills I even tried being a veggie-girl i barely ate bread no sweets only fruits vegitables, and white meat but that did not even work! This getting annoying!
Helpful - 0
Avatar universal
i am 15 years old, and i have the same problem. White discharge, sometimes its thick and sometimes liquidy.... If it ever has a smell it smells like vinegar, and I wear a pantyliner daily. i am a virgin, and have had this since i was 13. I am going to the doctor soon and will ask her about different ways to lessen the amount of DC. xoxo good luck everyone.
Helpful - 0
Avatar universal
So it seems that this happens to be a common issue. I also have talked to my doctor several times over my DC and its always the same thing-- tests and your fine, its normal. I never had a problem with it till i had my son. I thought it might have been the IUD (we took it out due to PID) and my DC went away for a month or so then started back up... i dont know why its so bad for some of us but i am hoping that my body begins to get balanced again and that the DC becomes less of a bother to me. to those of you that are finding that your man is still a *** about it even after you explain the normality of this then he is a *** and you should tell him to screw off because he has no idea how hard it is to deal with! GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE! I am going to try a couple things that i saw posted here.
Helpful - 0
Avatar universal
If you can't be serious Then stay off this site and be a jackass elsewhere.  Go somewhere and get started on your prostate exams douche bag!
Helpful - 0
Avatar universal
Hi girls!..i been having this excessive dc since i was 18 im 28 now. i been to 4 dif doctors..obgyns,i event went to a specialist and they all did every test under the sun and did not find anything... i use to thing that i had a YI but it wasn't..i was told that some women just have a lot more dc and its normal...i learned to deal with it and not let take  over mylife. I have a bf for a year and half now and from the start i have explained to him whats going on with me and he understood and it dosnt really get in the way..on some days its worse then others like a week before my period. i know douching is not a good thing to do all the time but sometimes i will do it and it helps a little. i douche with worm water and acidophilus like the one you can take by mouth. good luck to you all.... and try not to have this issue take over your life, i feel like i lost 10 years of worrying and stressing and it held me back in life.
Helpful - 0
Have an Answer?

You are reading content posted in the Women's Health Community

Didn't find the answer you were looking for?
Ask a question
Popular Resources
STDs can't be transmitted by casual contact, like hugging or touching.
Syphilis is an STD that is transmitted by oral, genital and anal sex.
Normal vaginal discharge varies in color, smell, texture and amount.
Bumps in the genital area might be STDs, but are usually not serious.
Chlamydia, an STI, often has no symptoms, but must be treated.
From skin changes to weight loss to unusual bleeding, here are 15 cancer warning signs that women tend to ignore.