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The Healing Effects of a Sitz Bath For Hemorrhoids
Over 40% of the adult population in the United States will experience hemorrhoids sometime during their lives; if they are lucky, they know enough to ask, what is a sitz bath?
If hemorrhoids are mild they will likely clear up by themselves. But if they are more serious or the person has conditions in their life that causes them then it may well become a life-long battle to control hemorrhoids. It is important to understand the healing effects of various treatments for hemorrhoids.
What is a Sitz Bath?
A sitz bath is both a way of cleaning around hemorrhoids and a way of helping to shrink them. A sitz bath is a warm bath, usually with salt, Epsom salts, or soda mixed in. You sit in a shallow bath of the solution in such a way as to allow the water to bathe the affected area.
How does this help my hemorrhoids?
Warm water by itself will both clean the area and so reduce inflammation, and the warm water will also increase the blood flow in the area helping the hemorrhoids to heal. Adding Epsom salt, regular salt, or soda allows the disinfectant and germ killing properties of these compounds to intensify the effect of the warm water.
How do I take a Sitz Bath?
The best way to do this is with a special bowel that usually fits onto a toilet seat. You then sit and soak for 15 minutes (more or less). You can also use a few inches of water in your bath tub and add the salts there. The advantage of the special bowel is it requires less salts than your tub. your tub, even with only a few inches of water dilutes the salt much more than the smaller bowel.
Will a sitz bath cure hemorrhoids by itself?
In mild cases without inherent causes in the person's life, yes. Hemorrhoids will always soothe hemorrhoids, and always make them better, but in some cases, if the hemorrhoids are caused by bad diet, constipation, or prolonged standing or sitting, by physical straining while lifting, or by any number of other ongoing causes then you need to look into other means to work with sitz bath to take care of the problem.
What about hemorrhoid creams?
Hemorrhoid creams can usually provide temporary relief of the symptoms but are not a long-term treatment. For a cure and for longer term treatment you need to look to your diet and possibly the way you work.
What is a sitz bath? It is part of your hemorrhoid cure.
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