i would NOT put witch hazel on it for a start!! you can't use it on broken skin. i've never heard of witch hazel being used for hemmorhoids, anyway.

hemmorhoids are not neccessarily painful. i have a couple and they never give me pain or itch, as it happens. so that could be what you have. then again maybe it is just a cut or something. either way the best thing you can do for the minute is leave it alone, ie, no poking! keep the area clean etc, and when you wipe, wipe very gently. give it a couple of days and if it is still giving you a lot of bother get a doctor to check it out for you and tell you what it is. doctors see everything. i can guarantee they have seen much worse things than this, so dont worry.

I wanted to add that witch hazel is a major ingredient in tucks pads, widely used for hemorrhoid relief. It is an astringent and it will help reduce the swelling. I have used it for hemorrhoids and it works fine...but an ice compress is better and faster and cleaner. Just make sure you are NOT straining when you move the bowels...