Hi Jonatan.
Thank you for sharing your experience. I have had it for the last few months, but it was enough. I want already to get rid of them. When I had an acute phase for about two months, I couldn't sleep sometimes or couldn't sit in the car, depending on their activity. It was a time of learning. By YouTube, of course. Now, I know that internal hemorrhoids are usually painless but bleed. External are painfully often but don't bleed. One thing about the leaking. I read that our anus muscles always leave a small hole. This is why one of the functions of internal hemorrhoids is to shut the tube before the anus. I heard, too, that some people have leak problems after the surgery, but not all. Anyway, usually surgery is the last choice and depends on your condition. You don't tell if you have any pain. I have already met a proctologist. I know that in England, like in Canada, it is difficult sometimes to get a specialist. But you must meet him, especially after having this deseas for 7 years. I don't like it when doctors say something like I have it too, everybody has it, so you need to live with it. I heard one doctor answer to it: If you say so, why do we need doctors? Anyway, I agree that we need to study how to live with this issue. The diet, the sport, bidé, so on. I hope that my experience was useful.