![]() ![]() Visit a physician for diagnosis and appropriate treatment. If the discharge is occurring due to an infection, it is recommended to not treat it yourself with the help of over-the-counter medications. You might have other vaginal or sexually transmitted infections even without symptoms of itching, irritation or burning. Because it’s mucus, it can look like a stretchy blob of blood-streaked pale, creamy-pink snot You may miss it completely if it comes out while you are on the. The jelly-like plug is often blood-tinged or streaked with old, brownish blood when it comes away. You have a discharge that smells foul and is frothy or green, yellow or gray. When the mucus plug dislodges from your cervix its called the show, or a bloody show. The elasticity and viscous texture of the mucus plug discharge largely depends on the. Sometimes the Show will be clear in colour and other times it will be bloody red or brown or. Mucus plug is present at the entrance of the cervix and helps to seal it. Other symptoms of the infection include a itchy, red, irritated vagina or vulva and discomfort during sex and urinating. A mucous plug of sticky mucus discharged from the Vagina. This could indicate a common sexually transmitted infection, trichomoniasis. You have a discharge that is green or yellow and frothy with an unpleasant smell. The plug can also come out in pieces over time, so the individual might see a small and periodic discharge of mucus and blood, or perhaps not even notice the change at all. Compared to vaginal discharge, a mucus plug discharge only occurs during pregnancy. A mucus plug dissolves at the start of labour while a vaginal discharge can occur at any phase of pregnancy and post-pregnancy stage. It can become more watery, stickier and thicker, or maybe a. Losing your mucus plug can make vaginal discharge appear brown or pinkish in color (as opposed to the colorless and odorless pregnancy discharge youve. A mucus plug is seen inside the womb protecting the baby from unwanted organisms while a vaginal discharge is seen in the cervix. This can be another kind of infection referred to as bacterial vaginosis. Even if the mucus plug stays intact, you may notice other changes to your vaginal discharge. You have a thin gray or white discharge that has a fishy smell after intercourse. This implies that you may have developed a yeast infection. You have a discharge that is odorless and whitish that is associated with discomfort, for example, pain during urination or during sex, itching, soreness or burning-or there is inflammation of the vulva. You notice an increase in 36 weeks pregnant discharge (you have not reached 37 th week of pregnancy) or the nature of the discharge changes, for example, it becomes mucus-like, watery, or bloody-even if there is a bit of pink or brown old blood. ![]() If you have any of the following symptoms, call your midwife or doctor right away: ![]() In case of any doubt, it is best to consult your doctor or midwife. If a lot of clear, thin discharge occurs, it can be difficult for you to determine whether it is just mucus discharge or there is leakage of amniotic fluid. ![]()
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