A hiatal hernia, which affects 50 percent of adults over age 50, won’t often directly cause pain. But it can lead to bothersome symptoms resembling g astroesophageal reflux disease (GERD ) .

TUPELO — Plenty of people have experienced acid reflux, but a hiatal hernia, which occurs when the upper part of the stomach pushes up through the diaphragm into the chest ...

Two-for-one acid reflux surgery. By Sameria Zavala, WAMC PAO ... "It is an anti-reflux procedure." A hiatal hernia pulls up part of the stomach into the chest cavity, ...

So, the treatment for a symptomatic hiatal hernia is also the treatment for acid reflux. Your gastroenterologist found inflammation, so he gave you a course of antacid treatment that was long ...

Having a hiatal hernia will prolong your symptoms, but in other instances, you can fix your acid reflux, medical experts say. "Most acid reflux can be alleviated with changes in behavior," Shah says.

People with a hiatal hernia are also at increased risk for GERD. Medications and other interventions Some GERD patients, particularly those with a hiatal hernia, find that their symptoms persist ...

Introduction. Atrial fibrillation (AF), gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and hiatal hernias are often seen in clinical practice. [] It has been suggested that GERD and hiatal hernia are risk ...

"I am 69, almost 70, and I have been on medication since my mid-30s," Nance said of dealing with her acid reflux. Nance, of Branson, said a hiatal hernia, which made her stomach protrude up into ...

People with acid reflux and hyperthyroidism should see a doctor and not assume their symptoms are due to hyperthyroidism. Other conditions, such as gastroesophageal reflux disease or a hiatal ...

Getting the right help for GERD, chronic heartburn and acid reflux. By 6abc Digital Staff. Tuesday, September 3, 2024. ... Heitler-Klevans also had a hiatal hernia, ...

Severe and recurring heartburn is a symptom of frequent or persistent acid reflux, also known as GERD. For people with GERD, ... GERD is also associated with hiatal hernia, ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 74-year-old woman who is active and healthy. I recently had an endoscopy, and the findings were a hiatal hernia of about 5 centimeters with some inflammation. I have been having ...