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A member asked:
I have a hiatle hernia and was wondering if spasms in the abdomen or when your get startled and the abdomen tenses up. can those actions make the hernia worst?
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Activity which raises the abdominal cavity pressure significantly such as straining with weight lifting or vigorous cough can worsen the hiatal hernia but I do not think a simple abdominal muscle contraction will have that bad effect.
Answered 1/24/2022
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