If you’re not familiar with the millennial lingo, ‘camel toe’ is the slang word used when a woman’s labia majora is outlined in tight-fitting clothes. Fitness wear, swimwear, spandex shorts, leggings, and yoga pants are the usual culprits that reveal the shape of your hoo-ha.

Why does a camel toe happen? Does it have something to do with the size of your vagina? Does it mean your vagina is loose?

Hold the question train! Health Shots got in touch with Dr Yamini Patel, MS Obgy, DNB, Laparoscopy and IVF specialist, Love N Care Hospital, Surat, who rolled out tips to prevent the frontal bulge.

Dr Patel says, “First of all, camel toe refers to those thick labial folds that are highlighted by your tight clothing. And vagina is essentially an internal muscular organ which has nothing to do with this external appearance. So the vagina can be loose with or without camel toe.”

Why does a camel toe happen?

1. According to Dr Patel, “Maybe the odd fitting of the clothes is responsible for a frontal bulge. Poorly stitched yoga pants or wearing extremely tight clothes don’t allow any space between your body and the cloth, which eventually highlights the fat beneath.
2. The yoga pants with front seam and poorly placed seams are the worst when you are trying to have a no-show.
3. Going the ‘no bikini’ route may seem like a comfy idea but when u don’t wear anything under your tight pants, be ready for a camel toe.
4. “It is also experienced that camel toe is more visible after childbirth in few women as your belly fat and the labial fat become thick and loose, making it more visible, though it is not universal,” says Dr Patel.

Does it mean we should stop wearing our sassy yoga pants?

Dr Patel says, “No, not at all! Here are few tips that can save you from a camel toe moment”.

1.Try to wear a one size up leggings whenever possible. It just gives some space between your intimate area so the cloth doesn’t stick to the body.

2. Spend a little more and look a lot more confident. “Yes, invest in just 2 but good quality yoga pants with proper stitching. This can prevent camel toe,” advises Dr Patel.

3. Wear a panty with liner under the tight clothing. It adds on a layer in-between and helps conceal the fat to be in a shape so that it doesn’t show up.

4.”Some cosmetic therapies, thanks to the recent advances and therapeutic machines, the shape and fat of the female private parts can be actually taken care of. These machines such as HIFU (high frequency focused ultrasound) or PEMF (pulsed electromagnetic field therapy) really works wonders for shaping and tightening the loose fatty areas of female private parts. These painless, non invasive therapies are really encouraging but should be done only by experts gynec-cosmetologist,” says Dr Patel.

Well, these are certain ways you can prevent a wedgie if it really bothers you. However, it’s 2022 ladies and we need to normalize and embrace our bodies as much as we can.