When does a sliding hiatal hernia need treatment?

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008

Most people are unaware of their sliding hiatal hernias but those who experience a lot of pain or discomfort may benefit from treatment.
Treatment would initially be tablets or liquid to block the acid that causes the discomfort from hiatus hernias. Sleeping with several pillows instead of one can also help.
If the medical approach doesn’t give [...]

Hiatal hernia and GERD - What’s the connection?

Saturday, May 24th, 2008

The contribution of hiatal hernia to GERD has always been a controversial topic. Opinions keep shifting widely. On one end, physicians virtually equated hiatal hernia with the reflux disease. On the other end, the causal role of hiatal hernia in GERD is completely denied. But still the data collected from various parts of the [...]