Linseed, you can buy cheap packets of it from supermarkets, add 3 tablespoons of the seeds to a cup and cover with water, leave to soak overnight and eat the next day, all at once, or at different settings, with water, it naturally makes your stools oily-er, so easier to pass My friend had piles just before her LO was born, she swore by hot baths and anusol, said it stung like mad but did the trick. Very best wishes, hope they ease for you real soon, and congratulations on your beautiful little girl too