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Hiatal hernia blowing up 5 new balloons
A 32-year-old female asked:

Dr. Randy Stevensanswered
General Surgery 25 years experience
PUlmonary embolism: You had an operation on your stomach. It was operated on and taken down. If you are short of breath and obese a pulmonary embolism should be conside... Read More
4.3k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 61-year-old male asked:

Dr. David Brouweranswered
Internal Medicine 31 years experience
Yes you can: Acid reflux (gerd) is a common condition, and often associated with a hiatal hernia. Lifestyle modifications are recommended, including reduction of ... Read More
5.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago

Dr. David Earleanswered
General Surgery 32 years experience
Yes: You can do all of your normal activities with a small hiatal hernia without fear of making it worse. It can enlarge over time, but this usually takes ... Read More
5.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 40-year-old female asked:

Dr. M. Hytham Beckanswered
Surgery 44 years experience
Possible: if a person lose weight and end up with less abdominal pressure that will push the stomach up in the chest ,the sliding part of the fiatal hernia will... Read More
2.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 56-year-old female asked:

Dr. Silviu Pasniciucanswered
Internal Medicine 28 years experience
Sure: Yoga and running should be helping if anything.
If your yoga routine contains upside down postures and you notice worsening of your symptoms followin... Read More
4.1k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 31-year-old female asked:

Dr. Michael Sawyeranswered
General Surgery 37 years experience
See below: Complex but not rare constellation of problems. Barrett esophagus most important - severe esophageal damage due to reflux. If no dysplasia on biopsies... Read More
4.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 64-year-old female asked:

Dr. Donald Colantinoanswered
Internal Medicine 62 years experience
Gastroenterologist: You don't mention a gastroenterologist. I think one should be treating you. A gastroscopy would allow careful examination of the esophagus and stomac... Read More
128 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 36-year-old female asked:

Dr. David Milleranswered
Family Medicine 11 years experience
IBS?: What you are describing could be irritable bowel syndrome, which can be either constipation-dominant or diarrhea-dominant. In ibs, the bowel is irrita... Read More
5.4k viewsReviewed Jun 14, 2020
A 27-year-old male asked:

Dr. Donald Colantinoanswered
Internal Medicine 62 years experience
I don't think that lying on your abdomen or on your back with an empty stomach would worsen your hiatal hernia. These positions shouldn't pose an st... Read More
Answered Jan 14, 2022
A 28-year-old female asked:

A Verified Doctoranswered
Family Medicine 48 years experience
The hernia: is actually a defect through which a portion of your stomach protrudes through an opening in your diaphragm causing heartburn or gastric distress. I a... Read More
3.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 35-year-old member asked:

Dr. Barry Rosenanswered
General Surgery 35 years experience
Laparoscopic Surgery: A hiatal hernia is an enlargement of the normal hole in the diaphragm muscle thru which the esophagus passes to enter into the abdomen. A hiatal herni... Read More
6.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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