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Can you get a hiatal hernia from sudden movement? like jerking yourself awake when laying in bed?

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Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

No: If someone has an hiatal hernia, then sudden movement and changes in posture may lead to heartburn symptoms, but that would not cause the hiatal hernia.

Answered 12/11/2018

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