can hiatal hernia keep you up at night and cause bad pain in your chest and bad burning in your chest?
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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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The symptoms are, after you eat, your right side, right under your breast, feels like something is sticking, and it aches. Everything iritates it. You have TERRIBLE heartburn, and acid reflux after you eat anything. I have had my gallbladder taken out, but when you go to the doctor, make sure you ask for hidascan. That eliminates a lot of steps. The surgery is simple, its outpatient surgery, and you only are in the hospital for about five hours, depending on how you feel when you wake up. I had the surgery on a Thursday, and by Monday, was up cleaning house. They make four incisions, and take the gallbladder out on of the openings. The scaring is very little. Afterwards you will experience some of the same symptoms, but without the risk of it exploding, and poisioning your body. Good luck, and I hope this helps.
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Well I think it all depends on personal experience, but when you say 'at night', if you mean when you are lying down, that could have something to do with it. It could have something to do with indigestion or something. \n\nPS Personally, I have gotten sick more first thing in the morning than overnight.
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I have acid reflux, plus hernia and gerd I take one tablespoon of apple cider vinager 3 times a day.... gone!\nYou can use regular also. If you have fried foods that use catsup use vinager instead. Don't eat after 6pm. Sleep upright inclined if you have to. Use products like Zantac found at your drug stoes. Go see a doctor!\nYou will have to be careful what you eat,stay away from caffeine altogether.
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It may be, but a few things may need to be ruled out first.  GERD can cause chest pain and is caused by diet (fried foods, acidic foods like spaghetti sauce and pizza), smoking, drinking pop, obesity and inactivity.  Does your throat get hoarse?  Does eating make the pain better or worse?  Also, if this hasn't been done already you may want to get a test for H. Pylori, a bacteria that causes ulcers.
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A lower abdominal strain could feel like a cramp.  You may also be overdoing hip flexer exercises.  Doing "ABS" where you bring your knees to your chest for example work out you hip flexor or leg muscle...not your abdominals.  Also doing old-skol ab exercises where you lift your chest all the way up to your knees is the same thing.\nIf it is more of a Burn feeling almost like a cigarrette burn...it could be the beginnings of a hernia.\nAlso doing excessive cardio could give you "side stitches"...these are typically caused by muscle spasms in the chest/abdominal wall.
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Treatment:-\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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When do you see it act up the most? After eating spicy or fatty foods especially? My husband suffers from acid reflux and his gets worse after he eats aspecially after he lies down. There is also a burning sesation that goes along with it and also like you can't hold most of your liquids or food down it will go back up your esophagus. Also you will have bad breath even if you constanly brush your teeth due to the acid reflux. and defenitely pressure feeling from almost where your heart it to the top of your stomach. Happens daily and sometimes constantly. I would call your doctor and make and appointment to get it checked out. We disregarded it to heartburn and by the time his Acid Reflux also know as GERD was diagnosed my husband has 3rd degree burns in his esaphaughs and ulders due to the acid coming back up.
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Have the doctors ruled out GERD?  That's gastrointestinal reflux disease, it's more commonly known as acid reflux........and those definately sound like the symptoms!  I have it pretty severe and sometimes I wake up in the night with it burning and hurting so so so bad...I don't know it's just symptoms that are really hard to describe.
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http://hcd2.bupa.co.uk/fact_sheets/html/inguinal_hernia.html  Here's some info on a Inguinal hernia.\n\nThis other site says that it can relieve pain to lay down. http://www.webmd.com/hw/hernia/hw170935.asp\n\nI suggest going to the doctor either way though... just to find out for sure.  Good luck!
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Are you sure it is a hernia?\nI have had a hiatal hernia for 40 years that does not bother me. If it is in your lower abdomin you should probably have it fixed. It could be dangerous if your intestine is strangulated! Even deadly. The lower abdomen is the place where they are the most dangerous.
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I get heartburn easily too. Eat smaller meals, and eat less spicey or fried foods. Take soda (carbonated water, not Coke or Pepsi) with your meal. \n\nKeep a box of acid-relief tablets in your car in case your need them after dining out.\n\nIf this is a problem that occurs mostly at night then eat early. Give your body time to digest food before you go to bed. Also try tilting your bed upwards by placing a brick under each leg on the end that you have your head. This keeps the content of your stomach away from your oesophagus.
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First, don't panic.  Second, yes, by all means see your doctor.  These symptoms could be various things, the least of which could be gastric reflux or hiatal hernia.  It could also be something more serious.  \n\nCall your doctor's office and ask to speak directly to the physician, physician's assistant or a nurse.  Explain your symptoms in as much detail as you can.  They will get you in immediately if they feel it is urgent.  \n\nGood luck!
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Idigestion may be the cause.  Try to correlate what you had to eat and how long before you went to bed.  Eating food that is too greasy or too late can cause acid reflux when you lay down.  Try eating a little less, i.e. stop before you feel FULL.\n\nAdjust your posture, sit up straight and push shoulders back, slouching especially over a keyboard for long periods will also give you these symptoms.\n\nI've had angina and a heart bypass about 8 yrs ago so it worries me when I get similar pains but I can usually get rid of them by straightening up, having a good belch, taking an antacid, etc.\n\nHope this helps.
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It sounds like an ulcer, but should have shown up with the ultrasound. Hmmm... I would contact my doctor again. I spent 4 days in the hospital last year with pains like yours, turned out to be a hiatal hernia. Good luck!
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You are stressing girl! I can tell by your other questions! You are just like me lol, unfortunatley I worried so much I developed acid reflux and had to take medication for an ulcer. Your body is trying to tell you something-listen to it! Don't drink milk or eat late at night to help it out, but honestly I think it is directly caused by the stress in your life.
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You might have acid indigestion when lying on your back. Do you eat right before you go to sleep? \nWhen you're body is working overtime to 'fix' something like acid indigestion, you tend to get unfitful sleep...meaning nightmares, sweats, etc. \nSame thing if you are drunk. How many times have you woken up after only 3 hours of sleep from a bad dream because you are dying of thirst?