Sitz bath for Hemorrhoids
Enjoy instant comfort and relief from irritating and painful piles using a sitz bath for hemorrhoids.
Sitz bath at home
Easy ways to take a sitz bath at home is sitting in a wash basin or in your bath tub with only a little bit of water as basically a sitz bath is just a warm water bath to treat skin irritations, infections and hemorrhoids.
If you are serious in plumbing, you can even go and buy an authentic sitz bath.
But the most common and by far most comfortable are the sitz baths that fit over the toilet like in the first picture: a kind of plastic tub that fits perfectly over the seat of your toilet. All you have to do now is:
- fill the tub with warm water. There is an overflow so if you put in too much water, it will simply end up in your toilet bowl.
- add some additive like salt, sitz bath Epsom salts or simply baking soda relieve any infection in and around the anal area. You can also mix essential oils in the water: lavender and juniper oils work best to help with swollen or tender skin.
- make sure you have a book and some magazines at hand and
- soak the hemorrhoids in it for about 15-20 minutes. Keep some warm water nearby in case you need to refill the colder water in the sitz bath.
- very important: get up slowly! Sometimes the expansion of the blood vessels caused by the warm water could result in dizziness.
- as usual: don’t use hard toilet paper to dry yourself. If possible just let yourself dry by air or pat yourself dry with clean humid tissue or a dry cotton towel.
- do this about 3 times a day.
How does a sitz bath treat hemorrhoids?
The sitz bath for hemorrhoids works by cleaning the infected and swollen area, as well as increases the blood flow to the rectal region.
You will enjoy instant comfort and relief from the painful symptoms caused by hemorrhoids.
If you suffer from chronic constipation, you will find that sitz baths are a soothing aspect of your self-care as well.
A sitz bath for hemorrhoids for travelers?
What about treating your hemorrhoids when you are on a holiday? The best solution is using the Sof Sitz inflatable sitz bath for hemorrhoids. It only costs about 10$, inflates in seconds and is designed to fit all standard toilet seats. It’s also easy to clean as it is made from durable heavy duty vinyl.
But even if you travel, you can take a simple warm sitz bath in your hotel’s bath tub. Main thing is to soak your hemorrhoids in warm water for 15 to 20 minutes 3 times a day.
