: a tub in which one bathes in a sitting posture
also
: a bath so taken especially therapeutically
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At-home remedies to soothe rashes include sitz baths (baths that only involve soaking the genital area) and rinsing your mouth with salt water several times a day.7
Try to avoid popping or scratching sores or shaving the areas around your sores.
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Francisco J. Rivera Rosario, Health, 7 June 2025
For sensitive skin or after childbirth, consider using a peri bottle (squirt bottle) or sitz bath (a warm, shallow bath in a basin placed on the toilet or in a bathtub).
—Brandi Jones, Msn-Ed, Health, 6 Mar. 2025
Self-care measures, such as anal massage, sitz baths, topical treatments, and diet modifications, can relieve symptoms and promote healing.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 28 July 2024
Fill a sitz bath basin or bathtub with enough warm water (comfortably warm, not hot) to cover your hips and buttocks.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 28 July 2024
This postpartum recovery gift box includes birth recovery essentials such as overnight pads, iron-boosting tea, mesh undies, sitz bath sachets, and more.
—Maya Polton, Parents, 27 Mar. 2024
Here, the thick butcher block countertops act as a fitting repository for an old sitz bath that has been repurposed as the sink.
—Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 22 June 2023
Hydrocortisone creams, suppositories, and sitz baths can reduce swelling, discomfort, and itching.
—Caroline Chirichella, Health, 6 Mar. 2023
This is most commonly done as part of a facial mask or in a sitz bath.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2022
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Francisco J. Rivera Rosario, Health, 7 June 2025
For sensitive skin or after childbirth, consider using a peri bottle (squirt bottle) or sitz bath (a warm, shallow bath in a basin placed on the toilet or in a bathtub).
—Brandi Jones, Msn-Ed, Health, 6 Mar. 2025
Self-care measures, such as anal massage, sitz baths, topical treatments, and diet modifications, can relieve symptoms and promote healing.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 28 July 2024
Fill a sitz bath basin or bathtub with enough warm water (comfortably warm, not hot) to cover your hips and buttocks.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 28 July 2024
This postpartum recovery gift box includes birth recovery essentials such as overnight pads, iron-boosting tea, mesh undies, sitz bath sachets, and more.
—Maya Polton, Parents, 27 Mar. 2024
Here, the thick butcher block countertops act as a fitting repository for an old sitz bath that has been repurposed as the sink.
—Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 22 June 2023
Hydrocortisone creams, suppositories, and sitz baths can reduce swelling, discomfort, and itching.
—Caroline Chirichella, Health, 6 Mar. 2023
This is most commonly done as part of a facial mask or in a sitz bath.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2022
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“Sitz bath.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sitz%20bath. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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sitz bath
noun1
: a tub in which one bathes in a sitting posture
2
: a bath in which the hips and buttocks are immersed in hot water for the therapeutic effect of moist heat in the perineal and anal regions
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