Stories on the internet will talk much about blue waffle and many websites and blog sites have written information about it, of course, this might not be backed by any medical or scientific research.
Many of the sources you will find talking about blue waffle disease may not have been reviewed by a professional medical doctor.
Outright, a source from Planned Parenthood(1), will say that blue waffle is completely, 100% urban legend story. No such thing exists, so all those talks and tales you have heard about blue waffle disease, it’s symptoms, and how it’s spread are just made up.
The blue waffle pictures you have been seeing on the internet are as well fake, and you can find some at Documenting Reality(2) having been posted on January 2010. Supposedly, those who blindly talk about blue waffle disease say that it has symptoms such as irritated vagina, red patches, smelly discharge, burning sensation, itching, and bluish hue of the vagina skin and tissue.
Well, these may be signs linked to a condition known as vaginitis, which is a common irritation of the vagina or vulva. When you have symptoms that indicate you could be having vaginitis, it’s important you get the help of a doctor for an immediate checkup.
In an article published(3) on BlueWafflesDiseaseClinics, it features a lady going by the name Su, she claims that she was diagnosed with the disease. There isn’t supporting evidence to ascertain the claim, and there doesn’t seem be have many people saying they have contracted this disease.
Explanations(6) as to how blue waffle came about tend to bring up varied theories. First, there is a theory that it came from a photo of a woman that used an antiseptic known as Gentian Violet, and which is used to treat yeast infection. Amazon has warned that this product can create purple stains that are hard to remove.
Someone could just work around a picture of woman having applied this product and use it to scare people. Another theory holds the view that a picture of the vagina may have been photoshopped so that it appears blue and gnarled, and then shared as just a joke.
It is possible to have dark-colored labia, these are the lip-shaped parts you find on both sides of the vaginal opening, and that is normal. You may have noticed your labia appear darker at time of puberty, and that again is considered to be normal, however, it is not common or a reality to have blue genitals. The only time your genitals may turn somewhat blue is when there are bruises or injuries, but that again, it does not appear bright blue, just some bluish tinge.
Like Slender Man and the perception that somebody can have Kylie Jenner’s lips(5) using a shot glass, when it comes to blue waffle, it is a fictitious tale that has been fueled by fear, rumors, and the irresponsible use of the internet. Most of the age groups that have been affected by the mythical disease are teens and those actively involved in unprotected sex.
Jen Gerson Uffalussy who regularly writes for Fusion says that she polled numerous OBGYNs regarding blue waffle, and surprisingly, none had heard of this term. This suggested that many teens who go to see their physician don’t talk about it because they have known that it’s something fictitious or they are quite embarrassed to mention or ask it.(6)
Many people have fallen pretty to this blue waffle hoax including Kathy McBride, a councilwoman from New Jersey City who believed that it is a real disease after a prankster called her on Fools Day. Sex educators, parents, doctors, and people in the healthcare sector should come up boldly to dismiss the authenticity of this subject.
That said, teenagers and people who practice unsafe sex need to know the dangers. Probably, there is so much planted in minds of young people about sex and what it can do to their bodies, but having hoax diseases popping up on the internet and the misleading information only serve to confuse these young people.
Reference:
Many of the sources you will find talking about blue waffle disease may not have been reviewed by a professional medical doctor.
See here for : Blue waffle Pictures of Women and Men
Outright, a source from Planned Parenthood(1), will say that blue waffle is completely, 100% urban legend story. No such thing exists, so all those talks and tales you have heard about blue waffle disease, it’s symptoms, and how it’s spread are just made up.
The blue waffle pictures you have been seeing on the internet are as well fake, and you can find some at Documenting Reality(2) having been posted on January 2010. Supposedly, those who blindly talk about blue waffle disease say that it has symptoms such as irritated vagina, red patches, smelly discharge, burning sensation, itching, and bluish hue of the vagina skin and tissue.
Well, these may be signs linked to a condition known as vaginitis, which is a common irritation of the vagina or vulva. When you have symptoms that indicate you could be having vaginitis, it’s important you get the help of a doctor for an immediate checkup.
In an article published(3) on BlueWafflesDiseaseClinics, it features a lady going by the name Su, she claims that she was diagnosed with the disease. There isn’t supporting evidence to ascertain the claim, and there doesn’t seem be have many people saying they have contracted this disease.
Why the Name “Blue Waffle”
The term “blue waffle” is derived from a slang word for vagina(4). The reason it has been used is because the purported disease is claimed to invade a woman’s vagina, changing it to bluish look. But as many medical professionals and other experts say, there is no such kind of a disease; it’s just another urban legend. Tales about the disease say that it makes areas of the vulva to become blue.Explanations(6) as to how blue waffle came about tend to bring up varied theories. First, there is a theory that it came from a photo of a woman that used an antiseptic known as Gentian Violet, and which is used to treat yeast infection. Amazon has warned that this product can create purple stains that are hard to remove.
Someone could just work around a picture of woman having applied this product and use it to scare people. Another theory holds the view that a picture of the vagina may have been photoshopped so that it appears blue and gnarled, and then shared as just a joke.
It is possible to have dark-colored labia, these are the lip-shaped parts you find on both sides of the vaginal opening, and that is normal. You may have noticed your labia appear darker at time of puberty, and that again is considered to be normal, however, it is not common or a reality to have blue genitals. The only time your genitals may turn somewhat blue is when there are bruises or injuries, but that again, it does not appear bright blue, just some bluish tinge.
Like Slender Man and the perception that somebody can have Kylie Jenner’s lips(5) using a shot glass, when it comes to blue waffle, it is a fictitious tale that has been fueled by fear, rumors, and the irresponsible use of the internet. Most of the age groups that have been affected by the mythical disease are teens and those actively involved in unprotected sex.
Jen Gerson Uffalussy who regularly writes for Fusion says that she polled numerous OBGYNs regarding blue waffle, and surprisingly, none had heard of this term. This suggested that many teens who go to see their physician don’t talk about it because they have known that it’s something fictitious or they are quite embarrassed to mention or ask it.(6)
Blue Waffle and Common STDs
While there are well known, documented STDs, blue waffle is not in the list. You have heard of Chlamydia which is caused by bacteria, genital warts is caused by HPV, and syphilis again a bacterial infection. While women may be afraid of contracting blue waffle disease, one lesson we learn is that there isn’t danger in having the disease, why? Because it doesn’t exist in the first place, the danger however is that people aren’t getting the right information.(6)Many people have fallen pretty to this blue waffle hoax including Kathy McBride, a councilwoman from New Jersey City who believed that it is a real disease after a prankster called her on Fools Day. Sex educators, parents, doctors, and people in the healthcare sector should come up boldly to dismiss the authenticity of this subject.
That said, teenagers and people who practice unsafe sex need to know the dangers. Probably, there is so much planted in minds of young people about sex and what it can do to their bodies, but having hoax diseases popping up on the internet and the misleading information only serve to confuse these young people.
Reference:
- https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/teens/ask-experts/whats-blue-waffle
- https://www.documentingreality.com/forum/f149/blue-waffle-infection-really-gross-42939/
- bluewafflesdiseaseclinics.com/
- http://www.bluewafflesguide.com/blue-waffles-disease-pictures/
- http://fusion.net/story/123818/kylie-jenner-challenge-the-gross-lip-plumping-science/
- https://splinternews.com/why-teen-girls-live-in-fear-of-blue-waffle-a-totally-di-1793854950
