The BEST way to do a Sitz Bath.
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- Опубликовано: 24 авг 2021
- Everyone has been asking me how a sitz bath should be done. I present this video today! Thank you so much for being patient with me. More videos are coming!
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How many sitz bath videos are out there? Tons! But this video actually gives you helpful tips. Thanks so much for subscribing and commenting!
I know that you have said that the plastic sitz tubs that go on your toilet are bad but in the week since I’ve started using it, I have seen a definite improvement in my fissure pain. I was in agony with every bowel movement. I tried all of the suggestions from my doctor to keep my stool soft and still had intense pain and bleeding. I figured that the sitz bath couldn’t hurt and after a week I’ve been able to have a bowel movement with just a bit of pain. I’m 64 years old with knee replacements so having a bath isn’t an option. I’ve tried the shower method but with my knees I can only hold that position for a few minutes. I’ve also found a good video about reverse Kegal exercises and I think that has helped too. My doctor prescribed a compound ointment but the pharmacy hasn’t prepared it yet. I might not even need it if things keep improving. I’ve been struggling with this pain for almost 3 months. Today I finally feel human again. I will find your video about the plastic sitz baths and watch it. Now I’m curious about why I shouldn’t use it. LOL
Ok I watched your video and realized that you were referring to using them for hemorrhoids. I purchased the exact sitz bath that you showed first in your video. It actually has a larger opening than the toilet seat does because you put the seat up and the sitz bath is placed directly on the toilet. I do have one hemorrhoid but surprisingly it has not been bothering me at all. All I can say is that right now it has been a lifesaver for me. ❤️
I do love your videos though! Thank you for taking the time to share your information!
I really don’t understand the dots bath on the toilet since we aren’t supposed to sit on the toilet long. I think bathtub is the answer like you said.
Hey man, just wanted to say don't be fooled by the low view counts, you make some good quality content. 😃
Thanks very much for your encouraging words! Trying hard to be patient and let things build.
I agree and am sure your channel will grow and Im going to share it with others and am a subscriber now.
Thanks for all your advice doctor.
Your advice is helping me a lot. FRIDAY will be 3 weeks since my surgery.I really wish I didn't do it. The pain is almost unbearable still.i am not on painkillers anymore I only had enough for 7 days.I really enjoy your channel.,YOU ARE THE BEST..WISH U WERE MY SURGEON.
Thank you doc. You're like a friend to us
Ive been searching things on piles for 2 years and only recently cane across this channel- but this is the best channel with the best information out there!!! Im so glad i eventually found it and i hope more people fond this info soon so it can help them too!
To anyone reading! Don’t be embarrassed go get checked!! RUclips and Google can only help so much, but remember you’re no doctor! I dealt with the excruciating pain for a week straight thinking it would go away and it only grew, went to the ER and they sent me for emergency surgery! Best decision of my life, pain instantly gone, i was actually able to walk and lay down without crying. Swallow your pride and see a doctor! It’s worth it.
Thank you Dr. Chung you rlly made my process easier and helped me mentally fr, i was so scared.
Surgery for what
@@kellielesher5623hemorrhoids of course.
How bad was the surgery I have to get one
Bro wtf 💀 I ain't getting no surgery done
You are the best Dr with true intention to heal the patients.
Thank you. So glad i found your videos. After watching one, im already feeling much less stressed and anxious about this terrible condition.
DR Chung your videos are so great! Thank you for making and sharing these. Bless you! ❤️
I am currently sitting in bath tub crying because of pilondal disease it’s painful I don’t wanna go through surgery 😭please pray for me
Thank you, Doc. This video helps me a lot.
Take care.
Thank you for your advice and time you've been a comfort to me.
Thanks for all your helpful advice. My boyfriend is having THD procedure tomorrow and your videos are so helpful. Wish you were doing his procedure. Your calm voice and expertise reassures me that things will be okay. Thanks for taking the time to making such thoughtful videos. It’s so greatly appreciated!
Good luck!!
wow I’m glad I found this video. great video Dr.Chung!
Thank you so much Dr. Chung for all your advice, I've watched many many videos, but nobody explains the way you do, even my own doctor has failed to advice me properly. I've been suffering for the last 7 years. You have such a kind and sympathetic character unlike my doctor who seems to be very frustrated from his job and is always rushing me, I find it difficult to explain to him. Many thanks for your time and effort.
Change your Do please
Change your Do please
I'm watching this video while I am soaking in a bath 😂
Bro I am in the same situation as you now 😂
Doctor Ching I appreciate your videos and learned a lot about MY POOPER. I tried the Pranicura cream and after 8 days I had to give it up. The Sitz baths help, I do them after each BM. Seeing a Board certified colorectal surgeon late next week to discuss chronic fissures and angry hemorrhoids. Not going to worry about the external one, just the bleeder.
I'll tune to your channel whenever I am having a sitz bath next.
I like to lay on my bed with a heating pad after bowel movement. It relaxes my back and bottom end. Even just 10 minutes helps. I used to immediately go for a brisk walk or do aerobic exercise but I noticed that I would flare up. Just taking 10 minutes with heating pad a few times per day always is relaxing. Music, puzzle, etc. thank you for this video, I assumed Sitz baths were about cleaning silly me!!
Thank you for this tip Julia.
Thanks Dr. Chung! This really helped
Thank you for sharing your expertise Doctor! Spoke with my mother and she said that she used a piece of lemon and it will drive them inside. I like your ideas better, thank you!
You're welcome! That's the first time I've heard of the lemon technique. Very interesting!
Hello doc.. ur content is really to the point n very helpful.. please make videos on how to deal with hemorrhoids in pregnancy... especially in last trimester.. what precautions to take etc etc..wud be really thank ful
This is very helpful! Thank you so much doc!
The more videos on this I watch, the more I'm convinced chronic stress is the main cause of my hemmoroids over the years. Extremely high blood pressure and over a decade of pain. Age 29
Doc. your instructions and voice is also relaxing. Thanks for all the details.
I'm on my second Perianal absess surgery, I find it best to use a clean tub with 4-6 inches of warm water with a bit of epsom salt. i take my phone with me and rest it on a small chair or stool, some nice comedy or movie passes the time swiftly. When you're done using the bathroom, or #2, I use my shower wand to do the cleanup my wipes don't, especially if you are tender down there. after cleaning downstairs area spray down the tub, to clean, and then get your sits bath going. preperation is key so you dont kill yourself in the bathroom, so have your towel, slip mats, epsom, and table/stool, phone/tablet and all Sitz bath helpers ready. Safe and swift recovery to all!
Thanks doc. I appreciate it. Heading home soon from a long night of work. Very very rough.. a lot of sitting at my job. Trying to work on my diet as well. Hopefully I can relax soon.
Excellent explanation and very well understood. Thank you
I’m actually watching your video while sitting in my bath tub lol. Your voice is quite relaxing
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Great presentation and thank you!
I definately follow you. Thank you for all your help.
You have helped me so much! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!! I watch your videos when I’m relaxing in the tub with a sitz bath 😂
You helped ne out. During my darkest days thank you.
Glad I could help!
Thank you for your helpful service.
Hi Dr Chung , thank you so much for this amazing content . One question I have is , while in the tub should we bend or knees or should we lay our legs flat wide apart ? Thanks in advance .
Thanks for the enlightening content doc. I wanted to ask as well, is Epsom Salt needed for a sitz bath or is it recommended?
Thank yoy Doc, great video, very helpful
I just got home from having a thrombotic hemorrhoid excised. My god! The pain. It was 2” long and 1” wide. The most painful numbing injection ever and the most painful recovery, so far. Wish I could’ve gotten the heavier duty pain med because this is brutal. I’m supposed to do sitz baths and I’m so glad I found your video because I was about to buy one of those tubs. I think I’ll choose the standing in the shower method. Thank you for sharing this. I have subscribed to your channel.
Girl I'm suffering! I had a hemorrhoidectomy and I'm suffering
@@amberbuzzell7112 I’m so sorry you are having to suffer too. I still am. It’s been nearly three full weeks and the pain is still pretty bad. I’m still taking ibuprofen and there is no sign of letting up. I have an appointment on Friday because it seems the pain should have gone down by now. I hope you can get some relief soon.
Hi,
Thanks for all your tips. I’m wondering if you would recommend laser surgery?
Hello Dr., thanks for all these videos. They sure help. In one of the comments below, you mention a hot tub. Would a public one in a gym be ok? If so, how long do you recommend sitting in the hot tub?
Thank you so much. What cream is there best to use for external and internal hem.
Very helpful video! I have some questions - 1. Is it a good idea to put potassium permanganate in the sitz bath? If yes, what should be the ratio?
2. Can I use a simple flat bottom bowl for sitz bath? If yes, will stainless steel be alright?
Cheers!
Can you link this follow up video with the original video?
Dr. Chung, thank you for your service and information. I have always medical issues but as I approach mid life my bottom area is really unhealthy. From Gluten intolerance turning in Celiac disease, hemorrhoids and anal tags, fissures and as of last week a fistula. I’m discouraged and tired of being in pain and dealing with the stigma associated with the idea of these issues meaning I’m not clean or I’m hurting myself from (insert various reasons here) . I have been in the rabbit hole of your content and finding comfort that I’m one, not alone and two, that I have information to make changes in my health. Thank you.
Thank you Doctor.
Perhaps a discussion on diverticulitis and prevention fiber? What type of fiber Stool softeners strategy
Currently sitting in a sitz bath trying not to cry. I’m 29 weeks pregnant and in the process of moving. While lifting a box my hemorrhoids decided to make themselves known to the outside world. No creams, suppository or anything is helping and my OB won’t return my calls (I’ve been trying to be seen for a week).
I’m hoping my OB in our new city will be more responsive to my concerns, because this is so painful it makes me sweat!
Thanks for the advice, it’s making this wait more bearable.
Awful when doctor offices don't return your calls!! I wish you the best.
@@yourfriendlyproctologist Thank you!
Be careful! High level of pain can increase the risk of premature birth… here is the video the doctor made for pregnant women (and my advice) hope he could do one more elaborate ruclips.net/video/2aElfJMnwnA/видео.html
@@jonesfamilyfarms9325 how are you holding up these days ?
@@surayyah7503 I have a beautiful 3mo old girl now! :) but I took my older two to the pediatrician a day or two later. When the pediatrician asked why I was clammy, sweaty and shaking I explained to her my problem and that I couldn’t get ahold of my OB. She called my OB, the OB called me on her personal phone and got me in that afternoon to lance it. She squeezed out a chunk of coagulated blood the size of my thumb and I got up feeling 100x better, despite the fact that she didn’t numb me up before lancing.
I sashayed down that hallway on my way out, what a relief!
Nobody ever tells you about the nitty gritty details of pregnancy, but unfortunately hemorrhoids fall into that
Sleep,is there any best of worse positions for sleep. I didn't find a vid for that
You r our stress buster ❤
Hi Dr.chung
What type of anesthesia is giving during HALO procedure?
Very nice and informative video.. Stay blessed
Thank you so much🤗
You’re welcome 😊
Hello doc. Loving your videos. Hit the subscription in the 1st video itself. I had a query. I've got a serious problem with sitz bath. I do my sitz bath in a baby pool kind of tub. But being a female my urinary tract is exposed to the bacteria in water and causing painful UTI. please talk about this in your next video as it is a gender specific problem and must have been a cause of unavoidable pain for many.
@yourfriendlyproctologist Hi doctor, I am almost 2 weeks post-op from a simple fistulotomy and it says I should be doing 3-4 sitz baths a day for 15-20 minutes each. To me this seems abit excessive and my surgeon says its for comfort only, will doing these sitz baths help speed up the healing process or should I just stick with normal showers for hygiene and using warm bidet after bowel movements? I'll only continue with the sitz baths if they truly speed up the healing process. Thanks.
Hi doctor....How long I have to do...means the timing...thanks for your valuable information.🙏
What do you recommend for someone with full ileostomy, no colon. Not a candidate for surgery. Complex fistulas and painful abscesses breaking thru buttock cheek. My docs don't even seem to understand ileostomy issues, period!
Doc, Can I put baking soda instead of Epsom salt?
Hi Doc, thank u for this useful and amazing content, I had a fistula removed about 2 weeks ago now, (my surgeon advised its completely removed) is it normal to have hardness and swelling in that area of the wound?
How was your fistula now?? I had fistula removed about 1 week ago
You’re absolutely the shit doc pun intended; but really thank you so much for this solid advice ☺️
LOL!
Hahaha!!!
Dr. Chung. . thanks again for the helpful advice. One thing that I'm running into is--I just had anal fistula surgery (LIFT procedure) and doc left dissolvable sutures. The bath felt amazing and I ended up staying in for so long, that I actually think I might've ruined my sutures. 😞😞😞😞 Is there a warning about this? Does someone with sutures need to be wary of soaking too long?
I had banding fone about a month ago. The last couple days my butts been in agony when i poop and blood. I am going to get in contact with tje surgeon who did the hem banding. Until then will the sitz baths help with pain?
Thank you !!!!
Thank you doctor
HI doc..Please tell how to pamper one's hemorrhoids so that they flare up less often
thanks a lot doc
In the shower case, did you mean to lean forward or lean backward? This video is super helpful btw!
I suggest leaning forward
Thank you 💗
Doctor sir,
Please answer me,
I generally lay or sit on my bed over a heating pad ,immediately after bowel movement ,
Can this method be okay?
Your a great doctor I wish you were my doctor , My doctor of 40 years is going to retire SF bay area soon. I am going to cut the bottom of a 55 gallon plastic drum and clean it very well maybe 6 inches deep and then get 4 milk-crates in the kitchen or outside and set the drum bottom on top of the 4 milk-crates and fill with about 3 inches of water of warm water and sit down in it for an abscess thats draining very slow with a clear non odor puss. I dont want to fill a tub or use one of those toilet bowl baths for sitz bath.
Thankyou doctor
Gosh I wish u were my doctor you make these issues much less stressful
Should we do it in squatting position position or sit in the bath tub??
Hi doc, what’s your take on using bidets ? For those who struggle with recurrent fissures or hemorrhoids
Try it out! it might help you
How much sitz salts should i use? Any help would be appreciated.
Dr Chung, How much Epsom Salts should you use in a bathtub for a sitz bath?
Hello! Doc, its okay to do sitz bath during period? Thank you!
Thank you doctor. :)
Most welcome!
is there a recommended minimum time that you should spend in the sitz bath?
What if you don’t have a tub? Just a shower? Living in a tiny apartment here
Do you recommend ice pack? I’ve tried them couple of times and liked how it feel less painful down there but I’m not sure if it’s good or bad for my haemorrhoids
Try it out and see!
Please make a short video on best sleep position if you have a flare up or please respond to my post. I’m not sure if side or back straight on the bed is better.
Probably whatever is comfortable
I had got a cyst on my tailbone and the doctors said I have to take a sitz bath but I can't get soap on it and I can't take any baths is this cyst shower good for me
But sir my doctor told or bitadieane powder in sitz bath, for healing
hey Doctor Chung, I like you videos a lot, could you please help me answer a question? I get burning pain only when travel long distance, no other symptoms at all, no blood in stool no pain while passing stools and no symptoms at all otherwise....what could this be? fissure or hemorrhoid or fistula? no swollen thing outside the bum either ...i'll appreciate ur response. thank you
It's difficult to know based on your description. Consider a video consultation with me or see a specialist in your area.
Omg my family dont understand and neither did I know why I do say "get flat" when its hurting bad. I have to lay down. Relaxing is very hard for me. My body is rebellious to me
Is it ok to exercise with a Hemorrhoid?
Hi
Doctor we cannot have tub bath in our bathroom because they are small. I purchased sitz bath on Amezon and in the beginning I felt good but after some days I realized it is actually making things bad so stopped using them even though I was sitting for 10 minutes only.
Would laying down in such a way that the bum is angled towards the head help? Would the blood brain out better? Thanks for the helpful video!!
You can try it I suppose. I do not believe it will help in the long run.
Thanks!
You read me like a book Doc!! 😂
Hi Dr Chung, Thankyou so much for your informative video. I just got anal fissure last week and I was wondering why isn’t my fissures healing yet. Now I know why it is so hard to heal :( Anyway wanted to check with you, is there any best sitting or laying down position that doesn’t cause the sphincter muscles to squeeze as hard? I think a video on this topic would be very useful because I have been experimenting with different laying down position and I realised the laying flat down on your back (the usual sleeping position) can trigger so much pain for me (especially for the first few nights…). Any advice for this? Thanks!
Hi, i have and often get thrombosed hemorrhoids. This last bout have me two on my perineum close to my lady entrance. Is it possible to get them there? I'm bedridden so cant use a sitz bath.
Anybody else ever had their thrombosed hemorrhoids pop out on perineum. Thank you.
Hi Doctor Chu ng
I had colorectal cancer. And that was recently removed surgically. It had been about six months to that surgery.
After that I have pain in anorectal.passage. Doctors give me suppositories and creams but they on the contrary give burung sensation. Opium and Belladona suppository is the only thing that keeps the pain bearable, for around 6- 8 hours. So, for many months i have been using 2-3 per day.
There is mucus discharge too,. Pain is more when there is discharge.
The inside feels like I have vericose veins.
Any solution/hope, till I get a referral to a right doctor?
Thank you for sharing your story. The best next step would be seeing a specialist. I'm unable to recommend treatment because I cannot see you. I wish you the best.
Sitz baths are good for having a bowel movement in after you have surgery.
Do we need to do sitz bath with hot or cold water??
Wait… so the main point is just to relax while bathing? So why does it have to be a bath if you can relax while laying in bed and water temp isn’t a factor?
Why doesn't sitz bath help the ache after the bowel movement… I did it after I had a bowel movement but it still hurts for hours.
Hi Doc! So to clarify, we should do a sitz bath but not use a toilet bowl fitted sitz bath correct, instead we should set up a sitz bath in a bathtub where we are lying down and relaxed. So in a bathtub setting, which items should we buy in order to set up they lying down sitz bath correctly? Could you point me to some examples on amazon/or google images of good purchases to use for a sitz bath in the bathtub?
I believe sitting in your tub itself is the ideal situation. Sure, I can look up some products that may help people with sitz baths in the tub. Thanks!
@@yourfriendlyproctologist would this apply for perineal healing too?
@@yourfriendlyproctologist is it okay to use a giant wide bucket and sit on it . Cuz i have a deep cut due to perianal abscess drainage. And it's gonna hurt if i sit on the cut
I just take a hot bath with Epsom salts.
Hi Dr.i have a surgery coming in couple days, my specialist recommended not to take sitz bath instead to wet a towel put it inside ziploc and heating it up on microwave and use that ..so the stitches don't come out is that better than sitz bath?
I don't understand your doctor's recommendations, to be honest. I recommend discussing this with your surgeon.
my hemorrhoid burns n pain for about 2 months now and it wont go away eventho i alrdy met doc 3 times alrdy 😭😭 they gave me suppository and thats it. i cant stand it anymore. HELP
I'm so sorry to hear this!! You are not alone with this story as I've heard this from so many people. If you can find another proctologist, I would get another opinion. Wish you the best.
For how long should I do sitzbath..
I'm using a coney 10liter bucket for my sitz bath, is it bad practice? Its more like sitting on a toilet pot right?
Whats ur advice?
not sure what you are referring to.
Unfortunately I was using a toilet ditz bath after a gastro told me to do so but the whole time sitting there I always wondered if the practice was bad 😢😢
I think sitting is part of the problem?