Hiatus hernia

[glesga123]

Whats the best treatment ?

[Richard1966]

See a doctor.

[glesga123]

Aw, thats just hilarious. Have you tried, Imsadandlonely withnomatesandlittleconfidence.com.

[Androcles]

Have you been diagnosed?

See the link to answer some questions:

http://www.medicinenet.com/hiatal_hernia/page4 .htm

I have a partial HH and it is controlled as for GERD

[Sqad]

First.......medical treatment.........drugs and weight loss.

Second....surgery.....as a last resort.

[Brinjal]

Diet. By that I mean eat small meals dont overload your stomach with big meals. Avoid acidic foods like tomatos oranges anything too spicy sadly booze fizzy drinks milk chocolate. I have a hiatus hernia and I am not over weight. Lastresort surgery. Its not such a big op these days.

[Sqad]

brinjal

Its not such a big op these days

Big enough.

[slinky.kate]

squad i have had my herni done twice and its needing done sgain,how many times will they do it

[glesga123]

Thanks to all for your contributions. I've got the doc's later this week, but it's all pointing towards HH.

[Sqad]

slinky...sure it was a hiatus hernia?

Did the go through the chest and or abdomen?

[beso]

A hiatus hernia is when the stomach wall has slipped through where the oesaphagus passes through the diaphram. No amout of diet, drugs or weight loss program will fix it though some foods certainly do agravate the symptoms.

The operation is very often followed by a recurrence and many doctors will advise against bothering with it.

My wife had her's fixed by a Chinese trained alternative mediine practicioner. He felt the problem area through her body wall and literally pulled the hernia out. Hurt like hell but it was an instant cure and the problem has not recurred in the fifteen years since.

He also advised her to avoid strain that put pressure on her insides particularly on an empty stomach because their is no weight to pull the stomch down at this time.

[Richard1966]

So, when i said, Go see a doctor, you hadnt actual been and you hadnt actually had a diagnosis.

So you have what you suspect is a potentially serious condition and you take time to have a crack at me for posting a very obvious response to your inane question. Lets just hope the time you have wasted doesn't add a layer of complication to this condition.

[glesga123]

So, i cant use answerbank to post a preparatory question before i go to the doctors? What should i do, wait for him to 'surprise' me with his diagnosis, when i can get good information beforehand? Havn't you got anything better to do than to spend two days thinking of a (failed) clever retort to your previous useless 'answer' ?
Of course i will see a doctor (this Tuesday actually) and thanks to others on this site, less pedantic than you , i will have a better idea of what Hiatus Hernia is all about.

[Sqad]

beso.....the problem is with the piece of stomach that passes through the hiatus and undergoes a change not dissimilar to a gastric ulcer and that is why drugs, diet and weight loss might help.

[andy-hughes]

I have a hiaitus hernia, and the acid reflux is controlled with medication - proteum which I take morning and night.

I find my condition manageable - if i eat late before going to bed, i will get a surge of acid when i am asleep, and have to waken suddenly to vomit, so that is to be avoided. other than that, it is manbageable.

Surgery involvex taking the afected section of stomach above thw aesophagus, which cures the problem, but it removes the ability to burp, which can cause stomach pains.

I understand that current medical practice is to avoid surgery where possible, but your GP will obviously tell you more when he has assessed your individual condition.

[glesga123]

Thanks again to everyone who contributed.