Hiatal Hernia: Causes & Symptoms

Dr. Michael Gonzalez Ramos, General Surgeon with Baptist Health South Florida, explains with a graphic how a hiatal hernia is caused and how it looks like.

He explains this type of hernia is more complicated because it can’t usually be seen on the outside. It occurs in the diaphragm.

Hiatal hernia is very painful, patients get chest pain, reflux and heartburn. This hernia affects quality of life and patients should be referred to a surgeon for evaluation.
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[Yowhats-good]

Who feels short of breath all day and doctors say your fine its anxiety?

[andsoitgoes]

I’m grateful to this doctor for acknowledging the impact this condition has on a person’s life, unlike my doctor who seems quite u concerned that I can only eat liquids and pureed food and I feel like I have eaten glass most of the time.

[_fromthedivine_]

I know I'm extremely late to this video but the thing that helped me the most was losing weight and eating healthier, smaller portions of food. It's my son's birthday and I screwed up tonight and ate McDonald's and birthday cake after being on a clean eating diet and I'm suffering in pain right now🤦‍♀️😧😭 I've been living with this hiatal hernia for 30yrs!!! Doctor's never wanted to do surgery..just diet and exercise. I usually take Prevacid before eating greasy or acidic foods but I was unprepared tonight and the pain feels like a heart attack. Haven't had an episode in over 10yrs and one night going overboard did me in!!😧

[venkatk]

I recently underwent laparoscopic surgery to cure acid reflux due to hiatal hernia. It’s early days to comment on effectiveness but feeling better.
All the best everyone.

[laurajercha]

I have a small hiatal hernia. Not too worried at this time. But I’ve had an incisional ventral hernia since 2014. I’ve had 4 major abdominal surgery and I make tough scar tissue and a lot of adhesions. The last surgery was a complete bowel obstruction with sepsis and the hernia is along that incision inside. It is on my mind a lot. Because of my other circumstances several doctors have said they won’t repair it unless there is an emergency or have to go in for some other reason. Just too risky.

[SophiaVonHelgastein]

God helped me release my htl hernia. Jump up and down with abs relaxed and while jumping use your right hand and push in repeatedly where your stomach is on the left. Do for like 5-10 seconds.
It popped mine out after 6 years of hell.
Its not a one and done deal you'll have to do it multiple times a day to break up those adhesions.

[vbrandon]

It causes chest pains along with gastroparesis and gerd. I hate having all this. It's scary

[yonikab]

Us the choking symptoms too in the throat or feeling lump in the throat

[davidbell]

Diagnosed with a 2cm sliding hiatal hernia, has caused reflux oesophagitis twice, probably from silent reflux I get no heartburn only abdominal pain at night and lower back pain, considering get a toupet fundolipication but still not sold just in case it's something else

[JD-lciq]

You described the symptoms but not the cause

[taimoor]

I'm having hiatal hernia and gastritis and I'm 20 years suggestions

[Lu-cho]

Do you think a car accident can make this problem? Rear ended?
Also generating JOINT PAIN "arthritis"
?

[katmeg]

Can large hiatal hernia with antral gastritis cause low iron

[UnblockedOne]

I developed a hiatal hernia after severe constipation after a food poisoning & subsequently stomach paralysis. At one point they had me on Prednisone and also Prilosec.

[dclibra]

I currently have a hiatal hernia. I don't feel anything other than very mild symptoms of acid reflux. And that is with the drs telling me it's a large hole of 4cm to 5cm big.
I am having gastric surgery, and they will be going in and fixing the hernia as well. I'm happy about that.
Life will be much easier after it is fixed.
It's stressful. Because you can't eat or do everything you would like to. You feel left out. Sometimes hungry. A little depressed. But you have to know that knowing about it is important so you can help it and stop the issue before it worsens. Because the moment your intestines slip through, man... i can't imagine the pain that must cause.
If you have heartburn or acid reflux, get an endoscopy, an upper GI, x-ray, and a stomach ultrasound. They will help you. 100%.

[ginoasci]

cat scan showed that I have a sliding hiatal hernia but I Get burning in my stomach and upper abs I don’t typically get acid coming up into my esophagus just a burning in my stomach that I can’t get rid of. i’ve had all sorts of tests and all they can come up with is sliding hiatal hernia this is after I get rid of H. Pylori.
can a sliding hiatal hernia just cause burning in my upper abs?

[CourtesyFlush]

I need this doctor to review my scans to help me

[precisionsoundworksstudio]

Anyone with hiatal hernia feel something like little (painless) stomach/upper abdomen spasms?

[yonikab]

Is the chest pain and burning 🔥 too difficulty swallowing 😢😢

[MsBaileyLayne]

I think my resent weight gain has caused this hernia. I know it’s a hernia