My muscles have been very achy lately and the internet tells me to do bath soaks with Epsom salts. I understand that warm water helps to relax muscles, but how does salt in the bath help? Do our bodies actually absorb Epsom salt through the skin to a degree that it actually makes a difference, or is it more a relaxing/scent/placebo? What mechanism is happening that the Epsom salts contribute to?
Similar vein: baking soda, magnesium, etc added to baths – do they actually help? What works best?
In: 276
Sitz baths! After the last year of medical issues and doctors visits I can say for a fact I don’t know how tf it works, but it does. At least three different doctors have recommended them to me; one for cysts and another for matrixectomy post op care. Most women after giving birth also do them to help relieve pain and speed up healing. I’ve used it mainly for pain relief but to help with draining of infection. I work on my feet and for the hell of it decided to only soak one foot after work and boy it was like night and day. My bones and joints ache pretty frequently due to my line of work so Epsom salt soaks have become a part of my routine.
Latest Answers