Has anyone tried active Manuka Honey on the peri? This has brilliant healing qualities. A nice regime is to smear the Manuka Honey on a pad and place that on the peri, wear that for half an hour, then sink into a blissful herbal bath. Some people believe warmth is better for healing than cold compresses. But cold compresses might have their place for a short time if there is significant swelling. And also for haemorrhoids. If you soak small muslin cloths, or even those square cotton wool make-up cleansing thingies, in the herbal liquid, then freeze them in a little ziploc baggie, then thaw them just enough to separate them, and place those on those 'orrible 'rrhoids' while you rest on your side - it shrinks the 'rrhoids right down. (Er .. did i mention a TMI warning?? LOL) Follow that up with some Proctosedyl ointment - you can buy that over the counter from a Pharmacy and that will help a whole lot with post natal 'rrhoids.