A asked
I keep finding a lot of clumps of discharge in my pubic hairs like every day or every other day
Soso answered
Finding clear, white, or off-white discharge caught in your pubic hair is totally normal, especially as your body goes through puberty. Discharge is literally just your body's built-in self-cleaning system doing its job. It carries old cells and fluids out of your vagina, and because it can be thick or paste-like, it is super common for bits of it to get caught in your hair before reaching your underwear or drying there. Clear, white or off-white discharge is normal in puberty and can start some months before a first period, and it can look a bit yellow once it dries on your underwear. Tell a grown-up if it comes out a different colour (like deep yellow, green or grey), smells strong or bad, changes texture, suddenly gets much heavier, or comes with itching, soreness, pain when peeing or tummy pain.
How to keep things clean and comfortable
- Wash the outside gently once a day with plain water or something gentle a grown-up helps pick, never washing inside the vagina.
- Skip perfumed soaps, shower gels, bubble baths, and wipes, because they easily irritate delicate skin.
- Wear breathable cotton underwear and avoid clothes that are super tight down there.
- Pat yourself dry gently with a clean towel after showers or baths rather than rubbing.
Soso's answers are written by AI. They don't replace professional medical advice.
Where these facts come from
- Vaginal discharge: what is normal and what to mention
- What discharge does
- Washing down there
- Discharge that looks yellow on underwear
Each fact shows the study or medical guideline behind it, and what it does not prove. All our medical sources