How do you control Hiatus Hernia without undergoing any surgery?
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i also have hiatus hernia, was told by the doctor who found it that if i take OMEPRAZOLE for the symptoms and flare ups surgery is not needed,worked so far for me.
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What kind of hernia do you have? There are many different kinds. Hiatal hernia's and inguinal hernias for example are very different, and have different treatments. As always make an appointment to see your physician. I don't know what sort you have, but if you are in any serious pain go sooner rather than later. Some herniations are more dangerous than others. Get checked out.\n\nEDIT: Well if you haven't been examined by a physician, I suggest this first of course. Surgical repair may or may not be an option for you, this depends on a number of reasons, that I will not go in to. Your best source of info is from the surgeon who evaluated  your hernia.
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Im a guy, but i had a hiatal hernia, and my doc(who is a friend and has a pretty good sense of humor) informed me that giving birth to a baby of any size can cause one. I, of coarse, let him know i had never given birth:)
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Hiatus hernia- This is a form of diaphramatic hernia in which a portion of the stomach protrudes into the chest cavity through the aperture created by the esophagus (foodpipe) as it leads to the abdominal cavity. It is exceptionally common and occurs in a sizable number of people who are in their 40 years of age and above.The diagnosis of a hiatus hernia is made by taking X-rays of a patient after he has swallowed barium. \nSymptoms:-\n(1) Pain beneath the lower end of the breastbone.\n(2) Difficulty in swallowing.\n(3) Symptoms of an ulcer of the lower end of the esophagus. This is due to irritation of the lower end of the esophagus following the hernia. It is often asociated with a burning sensation, belching, and acid eructation.\n(4) Bleeding from the lower end of the esophagus or stomach. \nSurgery\n(1) When there is severe and repeated hemorrhage from the stomach or esophagus.\n(2) When nutrition is interfered with by obstruction of the passage of food. \n(3) When pain is unbearable and is repeated over a prolonged period.\n(4) When a portion of the stomach becomes caught in the hernial sac and is not released.\nTreatment:-\n(1) Eating only small quantities of food at one time.\n(2) Walking or standing for about half an hour after each meal.\n(3) Sleeping propped up on pillows.\n(4) Eating a diet free of greasy, fried, highly seasoned foods.\n(5) Taking milk and antacids if symptoms similar to those of an ulcer are present.\n(6) Reducing, if the patient is overweight.\nPlease see the webpages for more details on Hiatus hernia.
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This is the only real way to instantly cure the hiccups! Look no further! The Hughes/Green method cure's the hiccups EVERY time GUARANTEED! You will be amazed! Hundreds of instantly cured hiccuper's have sent in their testimony's of deliverance! Files are available for researchers! Carefully understand both the HOW and the WHY of this method. If you don't get the WHY you might not get the HOW. Here's how to cure the hiccups:\n\n"Hughes/Green Hiccups Cure"© 1997\n\n(1) Pour a TALL glass of water.\n\n(2) Hold your breath... ***\n\n(3) IMPORTANT...PINCH YOUR NOSE CLOSED.\n\n(4) Slowly, take 10 - 20 swallows of the water...while holding your breath with your nose pinched closed.\n\n(5) When you can't stand it any more....you'll know by that overwhelming drowning sensation -- after a gasp, take a deep breath and relax.\n\nThis cures the hiccups 99 percent of the time - guaranteed! It's a proven medical remedy! (A second treatment could be necessary for stubborn cases.)\n\n*** For stubborn cases, try EXHALING COMPLETELY and then taking 10 - 20 swallows.\n\nNOW: HERE'S WHY IT WORKS: Hiccups are caused by an uncontrollable spasm in the diaphragm, (the "breathing" muscle). Often, this spasm is triggered by irritable conditions in the smooth muscles of the stomach or the esophagus. The "Hughes/Green Hiccups Cure" forces an increase in the carbon dioxide levels in the diaphragm itself, as well as in the stomach and esophagus. By swallowing, you are making the muscles work -- so they use up their available oxygen and replace it with carbon dioxide. By temporarily discontinuing to breath, you prohibit new oxygen from entering your body and thus create an anaerobic condition in the spasming diaphragm muscle. When the spasming diaphragm and stomach are deprived temporarily of oxygen and encounter the higher levels of carbon dioxide ... you feel that scary drowning sensation! BUT this causes the spasming muscles to relax! The hiccups go away! Essentially, you are "tricking" your body into thinking that it's drowning ... and it decides to use it's resources for something other than hiccuping. The rather "scary" drowning sensation caused by this method is NECESSARY for the method to work. If it's not just a little bit difficult ... it doesn't work.
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the first answer is totally wrong so ignore that. a hiatal hernia is when your stomach slips up into your chest due to an enlarment of a hole in diaphram that naturally exsists to allow your esophagus into your abdomen. basically your stomach  is partially in your chest and partially in your abdomen. it is pretty harmless but the most common problem is refulx of acid. so you may get bad heartburn. other problems can occur but that is the most common. crunchs have nothing to do with this except right after you eat you may want to take it easy to let the food work into your abdomen. you can't burst anything rhough the stomach wall cuz that is not where the hernia is.
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I wont recommend a surgery at this initial stage ... i hv spend a big part of my life in Asia (India)(M now settled in UK) N will recommend u 2 follow wot v call the Grand Mom's tips ... drink plenty of water, avoid drinks (huge intake) ... tke loads of fruits n salads n if possible try looking for a homeo treatment ... \n\nThis will definately help u in not only controlling the stuff but will also assit u in minimizing / eliminating\n\nCheers ... God Bless
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First of all, you DO need to go to the Dr.\n\nBut I wouldn't jump to any conclusions. It's probably GERD (Reflux Disease) which would be exacerbated by the smoking by the way. Reflux doesn't have to be just after eating. My bet is that, whatever it is.. it's probably related to the upper gastro-intestinal track and most likely easily fixed. \n\nHOWEVER: GERD that goes without treatment is the leading cause of esophageal cancer, which is deadly and with the smoking, you're at even a higher risk. So, the first thought is still an important one... go see your Doctor ;-)\n\n----\nI doubt it's pleurisy... Pleuratic traumas are usually sharper pains and are persistent, not "come and go." Also, shortness of breath is also associated with pleurisy.
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my husband had acid reflux...tried the diets, tried the nexium, the prevacid, etcetera, nothing helped. now his acid reflux has turned into a hiatal hernia, and hes having surgery in April to correct the problem.
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you could have a possible hiatal hernia which causes acid reflux ie heartburn
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Yes, it can. Your best non-medical intervention is to avoid large meals (have lots of "snacks" instead) and don't eat late at night. If you go to bed around 11, best not to eat after 8.\n\nAlso best to avoid "gas producing" foods for your evening meal, as the gasses fill up your stomach and make the hernia protruded even worse than usual. You know what I mean, stuff like beans, broccoli.\n\nNot speaking for myself, but several patients have told me that "food combining rules" are helpful, rules like "don't eat fruits and vegetables at the same meal". I don't know these rules, but I easily googled them when I first heard of them.\n\nIf you still are getting uncomfortable when you lay down in bed, try sleeping in a recliner so you are in little more upright of a posture. If you don't have a handy LaZBoy, those folding loungers from LeFuma -- you know, the fancy dan ones that cost $100 -- are so comfortable that I can't stay awake! I ONLY use them for sleeping!\n\nIf you decide to go on medication, here is a tip. Nexium is just the same as Prilosec except for addition of something to prevent/treat bleeding ulcers. If bleeding ulcers have never been a problem, why not just take which ever is cheapest for you?
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See a doctor before doing anything. Here is one idea:\n\n\nTreating acid reflux first involves medication.  Over the counter medications such as: antacids, Zantac, and Pepcid can ease the heartburn symptoms and provide temporary relief.  Prescription medications are usually the best option because they can also help your esophagus heal.  These are called Proton Pump Inhibitors (PIP).  They work to stop some of the digestive acid from being produced to stop acid reflux and give your esophagus a chance to heal.  Some of these medications are:  Prevacid, Nexium, and Prilosec.
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I had my hernia repaired after three years. I now know that I probably didn't need surgery at all. I faked the pain and was operated on within a few hourse.\n\nIf a hernia is asymptomatic in nature, i.e. minimal pain, almost no symptoms, then it is possible to wait for years without needing surgery, or in some cases not undergo surgery at all. Most hernias will likely need to be repaired at some point, and the important thing to know is that not all repaired hernias stay that way!\n\nA hernia is basically a weakness in the muscle wall which allows underlying tissue to 'poke out'. The most common hernias present in the groin. Men and women can be affacted, though it's more common in males. Doctors believe that most hernias are caused by slight defects during fetal development, except for 'sliding' hiatus hernias which are caused by Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD).\n\nIMPORTANT: If you have a hernia and you are experiencing elevated pain you should consult a doctor immediately. Hernias can be life threatening. They can cause blockages, o bleeding, or interfere with the normal operation of near-by organs.
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eat shitt man you don`t need any pain management
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Pain-free (or painless) operation.
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You've got a long life ahead of you, Lord willing, so plan for the long term.  Educate yourself about nutrition, and eat *good* food.  (Learn about organic food here, too.) Step one here is to get rid of the junk in your diet.  Step two -- which needs to come very quickly -- is to find good-quality nutrition that also tastes good.  You *have* to do this, or you won't sustain the change in your diet (this is a pressure release valve: if you don't do it, you get tired of eating things you don't like and go back to eating good-tasting junk).  Step three is to do a little judicious cheating.  This is MANDATORY; I'm really not kidding here.  Pick a day, even if it's just once a month, and on that day eat anything you want.  (This is another pressure-release valve.)  Don't worry about diet pills; you eat right and exercise and your body will do the rest for you.  And you'll feel better, too, because you won't have a bunch of chemicals floating around in your system, and you won't have to keep taking pills to keep the weight off.\n\nNow for the 'getting into shape' part.  You can't do that by changing your diet; I don't care how healthy you eat.  You've got to exercise.  If you're looking for a cheap routine, there are a number of sources online that give the details of the Five Tibetans.  You could do that once a day to start.  After a couple of weeks, bump it up to twice; after a couple more weeks, to three times.  Don't overdo it -- 3 reps each exercise is plenty to start with, and go slowly.  Don't force anything, especially anything involving your spine, or you'll hurt yourself (this is a Bad Thing, because if you're hurt, it's harder to exercise).  Pay particular attention to how each exercise works your breathing.  When you start, just move slowly through the exercise with your lungs in neutral and see what happens to your breath.  You should notice that some movements cause inhalation, and others compress your lungs and cause you to exhale.  Use that information -- breathe with the movements, not against them.  If you want better-quality instruction and have some money to spend, check out Steve Barnes' Five Minute Miracle.  If you want more variety, look into Scott Sonnon's Flow-Fit and Intu-Flow programs. (Intu-Flow will also get you started with weight training, which is a good thing for fat loss as well.)  All of these start easily enough to be accessible to just about anyone.  With any of these, set yourself a goal of learning at least one new thing a week about your body, and when you do, write it down.  This will become a journal of insights about you and how you work -- a great tool, and a great encouragement on the bad days.\n\nNow this last bit may be a little hard to hear, but pay attention because it's critical to your success.  Real change that lasts is rarely sudden. There are ways to drop lots of weight, very quickly,  but there is almost no way to drop weight quickly *and keep it off.*  Patient, steady progress will give you better results than 100% all-out effort that exhausts you after a month.  Changing overnight is like quitting smoking -- as Mark Twain said, "It's easy; I've done it hundreds of times."  But change that sticks is slower and more careful.  Take the time to find a way to really accept each little bit of change into your lifestyle.  You can't afford to ignore the 'growing pains' caused by the change.  Pay attention to the inconveniences that each change creates and do your best to eliminate them.  Pay attention to the feelings of resentment or deprivation that may crop up and find a way to alleviate them.  All of this is how you actually get the change to be a comfortable part of your normal life, and it's why lasting change takes so long.  Put in the effort; you'll be glad you did.\nThe core problem here is that human beings crave stability at every level of ou
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GERD(gastroesophageal reflax disfunction)...first if u have over weight u have to try to count it down...if u are smoker its better if u decrease the number of it per day.....secound u have to have right nutrition program..( try to use cafein,dark tea,chocolate,spicy foods,fast foods,....less than usual).....u have to have ur nake before dinner and lunch....dont eat spicy food for routine and dont drink(drink rare) the things which are with gas like pepsi ,coke and others......when u have ur food its better to dont do these things since one or 2 hrs past.... 1 take bath 2 excersising 3 having fruits 4 smokin 5 having dark cafe 6 luind down or sleep some of them guide ur blood to other parts of ur body like skin and another make ur stomac acid getting rise....another thing is dont wear tight clothes which will keep ur stomach part under pressure ...thats all i know u have to do and dont have to do without using medicament.....but if u wanna use drug although u will attention to all above ...the best drug is Omeprazole ...thats capsul u have to have it in the morning,30 mins before u have ur break fast when u are fasting .....thats only one per day.....it will decrease ur stomach acid...the other medicament are like ranitidin ,cimethidine.....u have to take them twice a day one 30 mins before ur lunch another one one hr before u go to bed for sleep at night......the other one is some suspontion like AL_Mgs ,one spoon 30 mins after lunch and dinner....i advice u to do one week what i notice above it u dont feel any better then start omeprazole frist .....the other thing....maybe of GERD have a reason of the bactria named H.Pylori(helicobacter pylori) the specialist can find that by indoscopy and take a biopsy...