How To Treat Hemorrhoids

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I have a small hemorrhoid and it isn't too bothersome, just itchy. I just diagnosed it as a hemorrhoid today so I've taken the following precautions-i don't wipe(i rinse in the shower afterwards), plan to eat more fiber, and I'm using preparation H. Will it take more than a week or 2 to clear up? Also, with preparation H should I apply it after every bowel movement? And last….do most people consider hemorrhoids to be embarrasing like how people consider having diarrhea embarrasing?

I have a family member that has been suffering from fairly severe bouts of diarrhea over the past week and has seen blood in her bowel. She just informed me that she found blood and bowel in her bed when she awoke this morning. She is going to see the doc asap, but in the interim - does anyone know what could cause this? She had no idea that this occured during the night until she awoke in the morning.