How to clean the genitals and vulva? Several benefits of daily sitz bath for men's sexual organs

The daily shower has long been integrated into our life, but the hot sitz bath, which bathes the vulva before and anus after, has gradually faded out of people's life. But you know, just because modern people are sedentary, we should vigorously promote this "traditional" genital health care technique among the public, especially men.

Sitting bath is not simply taking a bath in a bathtub. It is a common medical treatment. Sitting bath in a basin of water with proper temperature for 15-20 minutes is very beneficial to male reproductive health. The main methods are as follows:

Wash the vulva before. The male anterior vulva mainly refers to the external genitalia. For those who are too old with foreskin, if they lack special cleaning, they will form white foreskin scales over a long period of time. After the scales become hard, they may also abrade the foreskin and cause infection, or even turn into carcinogens, which will induce cervical cancer of their partners and lead to their own penis cancer. Sitting bath on the vulva can wash away the dirt. If combined with anti-infection treatment with traditional Chinese and western medicine, it can also help cure chronic prostatitis.

Wash your hips. The sedentary working state is quite common among office workers and drivers. Especially in the hot summer, there are quite a lot of men who come to see the doctor because of the repeated attacks of "sitting sore" caused by hip friction. In fact, if these patients often use warm water or cold water to sit on the buttocks, and dry the vulva and buttocks with dry and soft towels after the bath, they can reduce fungal infection, promote blood circulation in this area, and avoid "sitting sore" attacks. However, people with tinea cruris and eczema should not be scalded with hot water to avoid aggravating symptoms.

After bathing the anus. As the saying goes, "ten men and nine hemorrhoids". When hemorrhoids occur, men can hardly sit and lie down, and even have severe pain and blood flow. In fact, hemorrhoids are mainly caused by blockage of local blood flow in the anus. Daily and regular sitz bath with hot water and conscious action of contraction of the anus can enhance the function of anal sphincter, improve local blood flow, soften local tissue, and greatly alleviate hemorrhoids.

Massage the prostate. Clinically, it is common for middle-aged and elderly people to suffer from excessive nocturnal urination, which is actually the symptom of prostatic hyperplasia. If you take a warm water sitz bath every 5-7 days while taking medication, you can stabilize your condition and relieve symptoms and pain. You can also gently massage the prostate when taking a sitz bath. In terms of daily diet, we should pay attention to avoid drinking alcohol and coffee.

The elderly who feel dull should avoid scalding when taking sitz bath. In summer, try to use cold water sitz bath to enhance local blood circulation.

The towel for the sitz bath should be used exclusively by a specially-assigned person, and should be washed regularly with soap, exposed to the sun or boiled for disinfection. Towels and bathtubs should be placed in a cool and ventilated place.