Vaginitis sitz bath

Vaginitis is a common gynecological disease in women. If you have vaginitis, you should take medication to treat it in time. The more common medications are suppositories. Patients can also take a sitz bath and put the medicine in the water. Experts say that it is not suitable to take a sitz bath after being infected with vaginitis. It is okay to use a sitz bath for treatment, but it is best not to take a sitz bath when taking a bath, to avoid aggravating the symptoms of infection.

How to take a sitz bath for vaginitis

According to the specific condition, choose appropriate medicine, boil it into a soup and put it in a basin, let the patient sit in the bath while it is hot until the medicine liquid cools down. 1 to 2 times a day. The sitz bath method is a method of treating certain diseases by boiling medicine in a basin and letting the patient sit in it, so that the medicine liquid can directly penetrate the anus or vagina. It falls into the category of bathing method. It allows the medicinal liquid to directly act on the diseased area for a longer period of time, and with the help of heat, promotes absorption by the skin and mucous membranes, thereby exerting the therapeutic effects of clearing away heat and dampness, activating blood circulation and promoting qi, and astringing and consolidating.

Women infected with vaginitis should not take a sitz bath

Experts say that after being infected with vaginitis, women should pay attention to disease care, such as paying attention to personal hygiene, improving living habits and eating habits, and avoiding swimming pools, public baths, and sit-down public toilets, etc. These are to prevent bacteria from aggravating the infection.

Women also need to avoid sitting baths after being infected with vaginitis, but this does not require women not to take baths. Instead, they should try to take showers and use running water to rinse. When women take a sitz bath, the water cannot remain fluid and bacteria may enter the female vagina. If this is a bacterial infection, it may also cause other unnecessary troubles.

If women are not treated in time after being infected with vaginitis, it is very dangerous. Vaginitis may cause women to be infected with other gynecological diseases such as pelvic inflammatory disease and adnexitis, and may also affect women's fertility. Therefore, if women are infected with the disease, timely treatment is the most important thing.

Measures to prevent vaginitis

1. Wash your underwear separately

Mold can multiply in large numbers on the skin surface, in the gastrointestinal tract, inside the nails, and other places. If your family members or yourself suffer from tinea pedis, onychomycosis, etc., it is easy to cause cross-infection of fungi. Therefore, underwear must be washed separately.

2. Avoid excessive cleaning

Frequent use of acidic gynecological cleaning disinfectants, disinfected sanitary pads, etc. can easily create a moist and acidic environment that breeds mold. Gynecological cleaning products with weak alkaline formula are more suitable for daily cleaning and maintenance.