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The aim of the present study was to determine whether sitz bath does have any therapeutic properties improving upon a patient\u2019s postoperative symptoms after a closed lateral sphincterotomy.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Materials and Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Forty\u2010six patients were randomly assigned to receive analgesics and fiber supplement alone (control patients) or a twice\u2010daily sitz bath along with identical fiber and analgesics (sitz bath group). A 24\u2010h pain score\u2014post\u2010defecation anal burning and symptom improvement\u2014was evaluated on a visual analog scale (VAS).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The groups were equally matched for age, gender distribution, and duration of disease. No significant difference in mean pain score between groups (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.284) was noticed after one week. However, the patients from the control group experienced significant anal burning compared with patients from sitz bath group (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.0001). The improvement score was higher in the sitz bath group when compared with the control group; however, it did not reached a statistically significant level.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Patients after sphincterotomy for anal fissure receiving sitz bath experienced similar levels of pain when compared with those not receiving sitz bath. 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