Top answers from doctors based on your search:
if I lose weight will it help ease symptoms from my hietal hernia
A male asked:
Dr. Creighton Wright answered
56 years experience General Surgery
Not usual: BUT depends on location, size, pain, and associated symptoms.
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more. Get help now:
A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Robert Uyeda answered
45 years experience General Surgery
Probably yes: Because you can exercise more and burn calories that you would otherwise not. But only indirectly.
Dr. Emil Shakov answered
17 years experience Aesthetic Medicine
Lose before: Better to lose your weight before the surgery in order to have better results.
A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Vasu Brown answered
34 years experience Integrative Medicine
No/ helps: Hernia does not shrink but there is less pressure so hernia will improve due to reduced bulk pressing on it.
2
2 thanks
Dr. Michael Zadeh answered
17 years experience General Surgery
No: A hernia is essentially a hole in your abdominal wall musculature. Therefore once it is present there is nothing you can do to make the hole shrink or ... Read More
8
8 thanks
A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Earle answered
31 years experience General Surgery
Calorie restriction : Limit calorie intake to 1200-1500/day. You must count the calories of everything that goes in your mouth. Avoid carbohydrates. Walk 30 minutes per day ... Read More
A 48-year-old male asked:
Dr. Robert Killian answered
28 years experience General Practice
Obesity ; Surgery: Anatomy. Abdominal pressure on the wound. To avoid the wound opening up during healing. For oxygen to get to the injured tissue to heal best. I am ... Read More
1
1 thank
A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Barry Rosen answered
34 years experience General Surgery
Aerobic Exercise: Weight loss is primarily related to reducing caloric intake and increasing aerobic activity, in that order of importance. Neither of those should be ... Read More
2
2 thanks
A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. Seema Patel answered
27 years experience Holistic Medicine
Losing weight: To lose weight, get ur resting metabolism rate done(weight loss centers do this). This determines the total number of calories you need to lose 1-2lbs ... Read More
2
2 thanks
A 20-year-old female asked:
A Verified Doctor answered
A US doctor answered Learn more
Here are some...: Umbilical hernia repair should have no direct impact to gain weight. How to lose weight? Please peruse articles listed in http://www.formefirst.com/on ... Read More
1
1 comment
1
1 thank
A 49-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kirpal Singh answered
24 years experience General Surgery
No: Hernia is a defect ( hole) in muscle/fascia. Once u have it, it never goes away. With efforts to try to loose wt and lifting etc, it may get bigger. I ... Read More
4
4 thanks
A 28-year-old female asked:
A Verified Doctor answered
A US doctor answered Learn more
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
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more. Get help now:
People also searched for:
Connect by text or video with a U.S. board-certified doctor now — wait time is less than 1 minute!
24/7 visits
$15 per month