Soothe hemorrhoids.Manywomen have hemorrhoidsafter giving birth. A hemorrhoid happens when a vein in the rectum swells. This can happen because of pushing a baby during delivery or because of constipation. Hemorrhoids can be painful, itchy, and cause bleeding from the anus. A sitz bath can reli...
Butt plugs were historically used to treat hemorrhoids andconstipation, though they were more commonly called rectal dilators. In the U.S., a doctor named Frank E. Young patented the first rectal dilators – made from rubber – in 1892. They didn’t become popular until the early 20th centur...