Hi Michelle, This is day 2 of sleeping on my 2 1/2" elevated bed and day 2 of not having pain in my stomache! Is this for real...it is not much elevation but seems to help. DH will raise it more if I need it. He likes it too...seems to help his sinuses. Three days of taking the apple cider vinegar..just 1 spoon at night. Don't know if it is helping the guts but my throat feels much better and I haven't coughed for 2 days. I found some real tasty applesauce by Motts. Enjoyed that today with toasted rye bread. I eat oatmeal for breakfast and am not a big bread eater..I like speciality breads best. I am one up on you...I'm having my third colonscopy in Aug. and 1 endoscopy. The GI specialist I see for the colonoscopy is not local but I think I will ask my GP to refer my hiatus hernia condition to him as well. If anything developed I would want him taking care of it...he's very thorough. What is a hydascan? I have never had any major surgery. With just DH and I to cook for, our meals have suddenly become sporatic. He likes fried food..not on my list so we are worse than a restaurant. It will settle down and I hope he learns to eat more my style...it will be healthier for him. Thanks for all the food suggestions, it has really helped. I hope you are enjoying a lovely summer weekend and felling well. Keep in touch. If anyone else wishes to contribute ideas or their experiences with acid reflux, please do so. Jean

Yes, you should. Either the surgeon or your dr. There could be some nerve damage which takes time or ???Or you have picked up something heavy. Good luck

Hi, has anyone experienced hernia during pregnancy? My wife has a swelling in her right groin area and it pains often. The doctor first thought it was due to the dislocation of the pelvic bone and later identified it is a hernia. We want a normal delivery because she already had an emergency C-section with our first child. We are scared and thinking to consult nearby Hernia clinic ( Shouldice Hospital, Ontario ). Suggestions, please.

I want to add a few comments. The OP asked for feedback on hiatal hernias and or surgery for that condition. Let’s keep the context straight. No one here is offering anything mre than their experiences or opinions. No one is giving medical advice or psingnas a doctor. Hiatal hernias — part of the stomach protrudes past the esophageal sphincter and into the esophagus or otherwise bulges above the diaphram. Pressure can cause the contents of the stomach to enter the esophasgus. This is not good. Aside from being uncomfortable, the esphageal lining (inside the esophagus) is made of very different tissue than the lining of the stomach. It is not healthy for stomach acid to enter the esphagus and when this happens chronically, it can cause scarring and changes to the tissue of the esophagus. Sometimes people with chronic gastrointestinal reflux can develop strictures and narrowing. Other changes may be the development of “columnar tissue” which can be a precursor the Barrett’s esophagus. These tissue changes may result in esophageal cancer. Esophageal stretching for strictures is not the same as the complex surgery forhiatal hernia (Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication — https://memorialhermann.org/services/treatments/laparoscopic-nissen-fundoplication) Colleeen and arcy, I wonder if you might be referring to or have in mind another type of hernia (which often bulge through the opening in abdominal mussel. As far as I’m aware, hiatal hernias do not bulge out through abdominal muscle, nor can they be pushed back intoplace on the correct (internal) side of the abdominal wall (as some other hernias can). The surgery done to address a hiatal hernia is much more complicated. One consequence of the fundoplication surgery that would cause me to not ever have it, is that the patient will not ever be able to vomit. (That is what I have been told). I have had horrible food poisoning twice that involved much vomiting. I can’t imagine how awful it would be not to be able to vomit when necessary. Rob333, I wish you comfort and a productive and satisfying visit with your doctor.