Some really horrible comments, and I didn’t particularly want to divulge my personal habits, but hopefully those with discharge-free lives will learn something from this thread and stop being so judgemental.
It’s not exactly something you talk to friends about. I’ve talked about periods and all the gory details of childbirth, but I just wouldn’t talk about vaginal discharge. I have stress incontinence since having kids, not frequent or heavy enough to warrant Tena lady but having pantyliners has certainly saved me from having wet trousers.
I also have very heavy discharge, for no particular reason, and yes I did check with a GP as a teen because I was so embarrassed and was told it’s perfectly normal, as long as there’s no sudden change or foul smell. But it can be a white stain in the gusset, or actual blobs of clear jelly when I’m ovulating. Useful for conception, but not pleasant in knickers for a few days every month. The moist feeling is horrible, and for those saying ‘what about if you’re getting intimate and there’s a pantyliner there’, well I just take it off in the bathroom first, with the clean knickers underneath. If I had the stains of discharge there, that wouldn’t be very sexy either, so it doesn’t make any difference. Plus, for those saying I should just change my knickers instead of wearing one, I don’t particularly want the stained knickers in the laundry basket for days, not that people rummage through dirty laundry but just in case it was seen. If I can throw away a used liner, it’s more discrete.
If you’ve never had to deal with it, then lucky you, but don’t just make rude comments or suggestions or make out it’s pantyliner wearers causing landfill chaos.