Overview Of Sitz Bath
A sitz bath is a warm water bath that offers cleansing or healing properties to some conditions. By sitting in the bath, water covers only your hips and buttocks. The water might then contain specific medicine that is generally used to treat certain conditions.
Sitz baths are often used to relieve pain, itching, or muscle spasms. Generally, these baths can be recommended as ways to to relieve pain and speed healing after hemorrhoid surgery or an episiotomy, which is a surgical cut that widens the vagina opening during childbirth.
