Blueberry Waffles Disease

Due to a lack of immediate action and medical evidence to debunk the blue waffle meme and stop the panic rising on the internet, many people fell prey to the misinformation. It came around repeatedly, exposing the false claims to new teens and adolescents. There were even some rumors circulating that a person’s body could turn entirely blue if they don’t treat the Blueberry Waffles Disease in time.

Blueberry Waffles Disease is not only unheard of in medical texts and websites, but prominent doctors have also debunked them. Anita Ravi, MD, a physician in family medicine, confirmed that the Blueberry Waffles Disease was not real when she presented a speech on the website of Annals of Internal Medicine in 2017.

So is blue waffles a real disease? Absolutely not! If you think you have symptoms of an STD or notice bumps, discharge, sores, and other changes on the genitals, the best thing to do would be to visit a lab or a clinic to get a test. 

There are some vaginal infections and STIs that show symptoms similar to that of those depicted in the Blueberry Waffles Disease picture. Genital herpes or Simplex Virus-2 are STIs that can cause ulcers and sores that will turn into scabs. And if you have a yeast infection, you will see swelling and inflammation in the vagina. 

Such symptoms could be an indication that you have an STD and would require real treatment. But to reassure you, there is definitely no such thing as a male blue waffle or blue waffle female disease and will not turn your genitals blue!

While there is no proof of how the prankster managed to click the picture of a Blueberry Waffles Disease with an infected blue labia, it is likely that the blue color derived from gentian violet, an antiseptic dye used on fungal infections. The solution leaves a blue/purple stain on the skin and is a natural remedy to treat oral and vaginal fungal-yeast infections. 

It is a sad reality that several people fell for the Blueberry Waffles Disease prank as it only reflects a prevalent narrative that keeps plaguing society: Women who are sexually active or have multiple sex partners are not normal, and that they will eventually reap what they sow. After all, it was a women’s disease, not a “blue waffle men” disease.