Sitz Bath

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A Sitz bath is a common form of hydrotherapy that may be used to relieve BPH symptoms. A Sitz bath helps relax the smooth muscle in the prostate, easing the constriction of the urethra and bladder neck and increasing blood circulation to the pelvic region.

A Sitz bath may involve hot or cold water or a combination of the two.

• The hot bath seems to be most useful for BPH. It involves soaking for 3 to 10 minutes in water that is about 105°F to 115°F, and then sponging the pelvic area with cool water.
• The cold bath involves sitting for 3 minutes in a tub of hot water (105°F to 115°F) followed by 30 seconds in a second tub of cool water (55°F to 85°F). (The level of the hot water in the first tub should always be about 1 inch higher than the water level in the second tub.) Repeat this procedure three times. The last bath should always be with cool water.