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Can a Hiatal Hernia Diet Soothe Your Reflux Symptoms?
Managing a hiatal hernia involves eating alkaline and high-fiber foods, which can reduce stomach acid and alleviate symptoms such as heartburn and acid reflux. Avoiding high-fat foods, caffeine, and acidic items plays a crucial role in symptom control.
Hiatal Hernia Surgery: Long-Term Care
Recovery from hiatal hernia surgery takes some time and requires many lifestyle changes; however, most can return more or less to normal within six weeks, with complete return to activity expected at three months. Critical to the success of hiatal hernia surgery is careful attention to long-term care.
What Is Paraesophageal Hiatal Hernia?
More specifically, part of the abdomen (which contains your stomach, intestines, and several other organs) pushes into the chest cavity (which houses the heart and lungs) through the diaphragm, a sheet of muscle that normally separates these areas.
How a Hiatal Hernia Is Treated
A hiatal hernia is a condition in which the upper part of your stomach bulges through an opening in your diaphragm.1 Different types of hiatal hernia, such as a paraesophageal hernia, can require different treatments. A sliding hiatal hernia is the most common type.
When Is Hiatal Hernia Life-Threatening?
For most people, a small hiatal hernia, also known as a stomach hernia, will not cause symptoms. With larger hernias, however, symptoms may include heartburn, belching, a weird taste in your mouth, or regurgitation. Typically, these are not serious, but in some cases, they can cause potentially life-threatening complications.
