Potassium permanganate sitz bath can promote the absorption of inflammation, eliminate edema, change the vaginal pH and other effects and functions.
1. Promote the absorption of inflammation: potassium permanganate sitz bath can use steam fumigation to increase local blood circulation to promote the absorption of inflammation, at the same time, potassium permanganate belongs to the strong oxidizing agent, has a good bactericidal effect, so the treatment of inflammation of the external genitalia has a good effect.
2. Eliminate edema: potassium permanganate combined with Chinese medicine sitz bath has a good effect of eliminating edema, clinical hemorrhoids after surgery commonly used in this way to inhibit infection, reduce oozing, avoid or reduce the occurrence of edema.
3. Change the vaginal pH: potassium permanganate soaked in warm water, sit on the buttocks in the warm water sitz bath, can make the potassium permanganate ingredients into the vagina, change the vaginal pH, inflammatory diseases have auxiliary therapeutic effect.
However, women should not apply potassium permanganate sitz bath for a long time, because the high concentration of potassium permanganate solution on the skin, mucous membrane has an irritating effect, if often used will destroy the vaginal flora, so that the germs directly into the vagina or even the uterus, but more likely to aggravate gynecological infections, so it is best to apply the potassium permanganate sitz bath in a way that is guided by a doctor.