I suspect I might taste bad down below, although my boyfriend assures me otherwise.
I do practice good personal hygiene, but I consume quite a bit of garlic and tomatoes, and lots of citrus fruits. Could this be affecting how I taste?
My first question is why do you suspect you taste bad “down below”. Actually my first question should be, what exactly do you mean by down below? I’m going to assume you’re talking about your vagina, but down below is vague enough that it could mean any of the delicious nether regions that we all too often denigrate to a single euphemism.
I ask why, because I’m aware that the issue of how a woman’s vagina, and more precisely her vaginal fluids, smell and taste is one of those topics that causes many people anxiety.
Because most women are raised with pretty negative messages about their bodies in general, and their genitals in particular they also often find themselves worried about how “acceptable” they’ll be, and prone to feeling self-conscious.
Add to this the fact that there is much mystery and precious little education for young men about women’s bodies, most men pick up more than a few negative stereotypes about the taste and smell of a woman’s vagina (it’s “dirty”, it tastes like fish, etc…)
The good news is that most adults who enjoy a healthy sex life, and for whom part of that sex life is the, hopefully frequent, experience of going down on a woman, end up loving the taste and smell of their female partners. After all the smell and taste is one of arousal, desire…sex really. So for a lot of people it becomes a turn on, not a turn off.
Every woman has a slightly different taste, and it is dependent on many things, including natural secretions, arousal fluid, sweat, diet, and certainly whether or not you have any sort of bacterial or yeast infections.
In terms of what you can do if you want to experiment with changing the taste of your own vaginal fluids, there does seem to be a lot of non-scientific agreement that diet can have an impact. That said, eating a lot of garlic (particularly raw garlic) will affect the way you taste.
If you’re interested in experimenting with your taste I’ve heard and read about many things having an impact: raw garlic, multivitamins, asparagus, pineapple.
You mentioned reading that parsley, alfalfa and wheat germ will make you “taste better” but the fact is that taste is largely subjective, so while they may change the way you taste, the “better” part is really a judgment by you and/or anyone else you’re sharing your vaginal taste with! I hope this helps a little bit. If you’re looking for more information on vaginal taste here are three excellent information and discussion sites:
