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Sitz bath
Sitz baths are warm water baths to help soothe hemorrhoids and anal fissures.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
16 year experience in family medicine
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A 18-year old female asked:
What exactly is a sitz bath?
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A 35-year old asked:
When i take an epsom salts sitz bath i get diarrjea?
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A 23-year old male asked:
Dr which sitz bath is good for testicals pain hot or cold bath?
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A 39-year old male asked:
I got fissure and i do sitz bath, along this what type of creame or something is useful to apply. Thank you?
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A 21-year old asked:
How effective is a sitz bath in relieving hemorrhoid symptoms?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Is sitz bath help shrink fibroids?
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A 36-year old asked:
What is better for a sitz bath salt or epsom salts?
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A 42-year old asked:
Why would taking a sitz bath with epsom salts give diarrhea?
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A 79-year old male asked:
What is the recommended ratio of epsom salts & water for a sitz bath for hemmorrhoids?
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A 27-year old asked:
Saw proctolgist 10 days ago he diagonosed w constaoation n internal hens.They r not bleeding n am eating softners n benefiber w sitz bath n proctosol?
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A 40-year old asked:
Can I use epsom salts for hemorrhoids in a sitz bath?
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A 36-year old asked:
When using a 2 quart sitz bath for a fistulla how much epsom salt do u use?
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A 64-year old male asked:
I have an inflamed anus due to prostatitis.I been told to take a sitz bath. I now have jacuzzi that i sat in for 15 minutes. How hot can the water be? Is 101 too hot?
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A 42-year old female asked:
Can a sitz bath cure a urethral caruncle or redness at opening of the urethra?
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A 68-year old female asked:
I am using a special cream prescribed by a colon rectal dr for an annal fissure. Should I do a warm sitz bath too?
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A 18-year old male asked:
External hemorrhoides...what (no-prescription) treatments should i use? sitz bath and ice once per day were not usefu
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A 21-year old male asked:
After i used to warm sitz bath i feel dizzy and headache. Why i feel this? Is this bad? What should i do to not feel it again?
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A 34-year old male asked:
Told I have an anal fissure. Told to do sitz bath. Am i supposed to use epsom salts? I did earlier, now my rectum feels like it's turning inside out.
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A 28-year old female asked:
My vagina is too acidic and causing burning and discomfort. What can I do to make it more basic and regulate the ph? Sitz bath not doing much. Douche?
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A 29-year old female asked:
I found a bartolin cyst at my left lower vagina 3 days ago. its very small & not painful. i read online that a sitz bath can help & started sitz bath 3 days ago. how many days will it take for the cyst to burst or drain on its own & see it improve?
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A 27-year old female asked:
Why are warm sitz bath and warm compresses helpful in healing vaginal boils?
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A 24-year old male asked:
Can adding iodized salt to a sitz bath help a chronic anal fissure heal that also has a sentinel pile?
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A 34-year old male asked:
Is it okay to do hot sitz bath if you have varicocele grade 3? I'm doing a sitz bath for my hemorrhoids and I am 18 years old?
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A 23-year old male asked:
Bleeding at 6 o clock in the anal .don't know the cause of bleeding .doctor asked me to have a sitz bath with betadine and apply anovate cream?
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A 21-year old male asked:
What will happen if there's bit stool left on the anal near anal fistulotomy wound because i don't see, though i spray or warm sitz bath. Is it bad?
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A 35-year old male asked:
I have a large hemmoroid. Not sure if thrombosed. I have tried ice, sitz bath, prep h. No relief at all. Cant sleep. Its the size of a grape. Hurt bad?
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A 24-year old male asked:
I m unmarried&having chronic prostatitis. How often do i've to take warm sitz bath? As i read warm sitz bath are harmful for testis & sperm production
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A 24-year old male asked:
Do cold sitz bath affect testes my right testis pains.Ultrasound showed microcalcification whereas i m taking antiobiotic please help me...
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A 21-year old male asked:
I had fistulotomy yesterday due to anal fistula. I used to warm sitz bath 3xday. but i have recurrent varicocele. How to prevent worsening?
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A 21-year old male asked:
I had perianal abscess surgery one month ago and my doctor said you don't have to take any medicine but my wound is not properly healed and suggested for sitz bath with betadine solution.
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