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My husband (a hardcore motorcycle nut) suffered for years. When it got really bad about 9-10 years ago, he finally saw a doctor about it and had some type of state of the art laser surgery. No more problems.
I saw what he went through the last months before the surgery. It was not funny, I'd had a little problem during pregnancy that cleared up so I didn't think much about my other half's suffering at first- mine was absolutely trivial compared to what Armando went through. When it's bad it can be truly awful. Think: pain, embarassment, bleeding, prolapse. Sort it before it gets to that. Avoid stapling as that is a temporary solution, freezing is not always an option, laser surgery is a permanent fix, regular surgery takes longer to heal and involves more pain and disconfort during convalesence. IRC is a new one to me and I am happy to avoid first hand experience.