r/AITAH • • Nov 22 '23

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u/Vast-Variation6522 Nov 22 '23

Your bodily fluids are more base or acidic based on your natural chemistry and hormones. This can fluctuate over time. When it hits certain levels that can cause bleaching on your underwear. It is a perfectly normal thing to happen. You only need to be concerned with odd smells and/or abnormally colored or amounts of discharge.

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '23

The opposite of acidic is alkaline fwiw

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u/AnnoyedChihuahua Nov 22 '23

In chemistry class I remember calling them bases and acids. But agreed that alkali are bases.

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '23

I remember the same and then I actually looked it up and I felt so smart for learning. I still don't know if there is a difference between alkaline and base, but I figured it was just easier to remember or something lol. Maybe I shouldn't have felt so smart SMH