A member asked:

I have a 1cm hiatal hernia and it is casing me a ton of pain also my sides hurt due to kidney stones..shld i go to the hospital?

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Dr. Mark Pack answered

Specializes in General Surgery

Depends on the pain: The ED cannot do much for the hiatal hernia other than treat any heartburn pain - probably a GI cocktail to neutralize the acid. The Kidney stones are probably your bigger concern. Some people with kidney stones need to be treated as an inpatient with IV pain meds. Often kidney stones are treated consevatively for up to 72 hours with forced fluid intake and oral pain meds. Go to ED if pain severe.

Answered 8/20/2015

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