I've tried multiple things, including those donut pillows, prep H, and moist wipes, and none of those seemed to help my hemmie. Baths give temporary relief that end the next time you use the toilet. The only things that gave me somewhat lasting relief were the vitamin E trick (take a gel capsule of vitamin E, poke one end with a pin, and squeeze the gel out onto your hemmie), and calmoseptine which was cooling and lovely although I don't think it actually helped to heal or shrink th ehemmie. Other than that, I just had to wait for my hemmie to stop hurting and to shrink. Good luck, I hope you get some relief soon. Hemmies suck!