A<unk>  or hip bath is a bath in which a person sits in water up to the hips. It is used to relieve discomfort and pain in the lower part of the body, for example, due to hemorrhoids (piles), anal fissures, perianal fistulas, rectal surgery, an episiotomy, uterine cramps, inflammatory bowel disease, pilonidal cysts and infections of the bladder, prostate or vagina. It works by keeping the affected area clean and increasing the flow of blood to it. Such hip baths were originally a European custom, although modern<unk> s are used mainly for therapeutic purposes. The term<unk>  is derived from the German word<unk> bad, meaning a bath (Bad) in which one sits <unk> en).
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