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Posted 4/20/2009 10:59 PM (GMT 0)
     I took a bubble bath with bubbles I purchased from the Dollar Store.  The following day, I noticed little sores on the outside of my vaginal area.  Within the next two days I was suffering with a full blown flare.  When I mentioned this to my GI doctor, he was in agreement with me.  He explained that for the average person....the bubble bath would be no problem, but if there were any bacteria in that bubble bath it could certainly cause a flare.  My immune system goes into high gear upon meeting a foreign substance and it literally attacks itself.  I should have known better though.  My friend's daughter developed a severe kidney infection from bubble bath.
Posted 4/21/2009 10:03 AM (GMT 0)
That is scary - I take baths all the time because they help my pain
Posted 4/21/2009 1:35 PM (GMT 0)
Wow, I'm sorry that product caused a problem with you. I use baby bath stuff or Lavender bath soak. I will definitely stay away from the other bubble bath stuff.

Thanks for the info.
Posted 4/21/2009 2:06 PM (GMT 0)

hana24 said...
That is scary - I take baths all the time because they help my pain

There's nothing wrong with taking a hot bath to ease pain and promote relaxation. Rather than using bubbles, try natural sea salt for easing pain, relieving tension and coaxing out toxins.

http://www.ecoviva.com/html/scented-sea-salts.php

Posted 4/21/2009 3:14 PM (GMT 0)
This is certainly an eye opener! I also use bubblebath, but I guess I should switch to the bath soak or salt products mentioned here.

What is it about bubblebath that makes it prone to bacterial contamination and not the soak/salt products?
Posted 4/22/2009 12:46 PM (GMT 0)
     Glad I could share this helpful info with you good people.  Yep, sure was an eye opener for me too.  I do enjoy an nice hot relaxing bath from time to time, but make sure the tub is scrubbed out and dried first.  Then I just use good ole H2O.  Who knows, maybe the Dollar Store stuff was imported from China...lol. 

     Oh, and you mentioned the crabcakes.....I suffered flares twice after consuming crabcakes.  Don't know whether this was just a fluke or it could have been the fillers used in them.  I should mention that the crabcakes were from the same restaurant both times!!!  Needless to say, I no longer eat crabcakes or frequent that restaurant.

Posted 4/22/2009 8:15 PM (GMT 0)
Y'all may laugh, but I find the cheapest, most comforting and safe (at least for me) product is Mr. Bubble.  Plus it has aloe in it, which makes my (sometimes) sore bottom feel better.

Posted 4/22/2009 8:24 PM (GMT 0)
I take baths, but I don't take salt baths. They are generally used as a laxative.
Posted 4/23/2009 4:23 AM (GMT 0)
I think they only work as a laxative if you drink them, not soak in them. The salt baths are great to heal fissures.
Posted 4/23/2009 8:17 AM (GMT 0)
Sulfates are laxatives. Both Epsom salts and sea salts contain sulfates, which are absorbed through the skin and used as laxatives in baths.

I used to love taking salt baths before I found out I had Colitis.

During my second flare when I was going to the bathroom every 15-30 minutes, I was taking Epsom salt baths and drinking V8. That was before I found out I had Colitis.
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