A member asked:

If i eat something that bothers my gerd in moderation, will it make my hiatal hernia bigger?

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Dr. Mark Dickson answered

Specializes in General Surgery

Not necessarily: The hiatal hernia would be made worse by increasing your intraabdominal pressure--from activities like heavy lifting. Things that bother GERD increase the reflux of stomach contents into the esophagus. The two are not necessarily related.

Answered 7/12/2015

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