You have been working all day long and now your bottom just itches and burn. You can not stand the idea that you will have to suffer with this another day so you start to think about what you can do right now to make it stop hurting and to ease the swelling. You were told this day about sitz baths for hemorrhoids and you decide that you are going to give it a try. This method if done correctly is indulgent to your body and very relaxing.

You already know that hemorrhoids are pretty common and that it affects most any age group, though statistics show that 50% of adults over the age of 50 will deal with this most uncomfortable problem. You should know by now that hemorrhoids are simply large inflamed veins, centered on your anal opening. Most hemorrhoids begin inside the rectum and with time and pressure they fall out. That is when it becomes most uncomfortable. Most time when the hemorrhoids are inside the rectum they are not painful. They will however bleed if you pass a bowel movement, especially if you are straining. You may see blood on the stool or on the toilet paper.

They are not critical in the sense that you will bleed to death from them and they rarely get infected. But they do bulge and create pain, itching and bleeding. Your need is to shrink them and take away the discomfort and this can be done by a technique called the sitz bath. This method is easy and most comforting, simply follow these procedures and your bottom will be feeling much better.

Sitz bath is also known as hydrotherapy and involves the use of water to sooth and treat a disease. For us this is hemorrhoids. Another name for it is hip bath and is a bath in which only the hips and buttocks are soaked in water with or without additives. Its name comes from the German verb "sitzen," meaning "to sit."

Let us get started:

What you will need

The easiest thing to use would be a portable tub that is called the sitz bath, and it sits inside your toilet clinging to the toilet bowl and uses it on it or the seat. If you do not have that you can use your bathtub. Add two to three inches of warm water, usually about 95-100 degrees Fahrenheit, or 38 to 40 degrees Celsius.

Your store bought sitz baths will usually have a full working system included and that means it will come with a solution bag that you fill with warm water, tubing and a vent on the all around the bath to prevent the water from pooling and overflowing. When it gets filled it filters into the toilet to be flushed away later.

The bag can be hung on any hook, the higher the better as gravity will help, at least have it higher than the toilet seat. The tube runs to the seat of the sitz bath and infuses your bottom as you sit there.

Sitz baths are not expensive and you can get them at any pharmacy, drug store or medical supply. The range is from $10 to $30.

Rules to Remember

* Do not make the water too hot or too cold
* You can add salt or backing soda but nothing else unless your doctor tells you to
* Make sure you are safe
* Sit in the sitz bath 10-20 minutes
* Use the bath after a bowel movement or 2-4 times a day
* After the bath rise slowly so you do not get dizzy
* Carefully clean and dry the area
* Wash the sitz bath between treatments



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