Pain relief after hemorrhoids surgery, effective in hot water low-pressure bidets
Feb 03, 2025
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According to Uijeongbu Eulji University Hospital on the 3rd, a research team led by Professor Kwon Yoon-hye of colorectal surgery at Uijeongbu Eulji University Hospital (first author) and Professor Park Kyu-joo and Yoo Seung-beom of colorectal surgery at Seoul National University Hospital (both correspondents) compared the pain scores of 101 patients with hemorrhoids surgery.
The research team conducted a multicenter study in which patients were divided into 51 electronic bidet groups (38℃, sub-medium water pressure) and 50 left-handed bath groups for treatment, and compared pain scores for 7 days after surgery.
As a result, the Visual Analysis Scale Score, a pain assessment measure, showed no significant difference between the group of patients using hot water low-pressure electronic bidets and those using the left bath. The VAS score is a method of measuring the level of pain felt by a patient when the state without pain is '0' and the most extreme pain imaginable is '10'.
However, the research team said that the study did not find quantitative evidence that the use of hot water low-pressure electronic bidets showed the same level of pain relief as the use of a sitting bath.
Hemorrhoids are typical diseases that cause pain and bleeding in the anus. Depending on the cause of the disease, it is divided into hemorrhoids accompanied by bleeding, dentition with torn anus, and anal abscesses that fester and burst. Of these, hemorrhoids occur the most, so hemorrhoids and hemorrhoids are sometimes used in the same sense.
Traditionally, the sitting bath is known to help manage pain and wound after hemoptysis. This is because warm water reduces sphincter spasms, relieves discomfort and increases blood flow to promote wound healing.
Recently, with the development of bidet function, several studies have shown that low-pressure bidet use can also reduce anal sphincter pressure, but so far, there have been no bidet utilization studies to manage post-anus surgery problems.
Professor Kwon said, "This is the first study to apply bidet to pain relief and wound management after anal disease surgery, and it is of great significance. Although the equivalence between hot water low-pressure electronic bidet and sitting bath has not been proven, bidet use is as effective as sitting bath and its ease of use is higher, requiring further research in the future."
Professor Kwon then explained, `The hemorrhoids in the early stages improve with preservation treatment such as sit-down bathing and drug use, but if the symptoms worsen, surgical treatment is required"There are many patients who are not able to actively treat due to the nature of the " area, and if symptoms appear, it is of paramount importance to receive accurate diagnosis and treatment through specialist treatment."
Meanwhile, the study was published in the January 2025 issue of BMC Surgery, a prestigious SCIE-class international academic journal, titled 'Comparison of War Sitz Bath and Electronic Bidet with a lower-force water flow for postoperative management (BIDLOW)'.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
