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I went to the doctor today and the doctor pressed hard on my stomach right bellow my sternum. can that amount of force push my hiatal hernia. because now i have a strange feelings where my doctor pressed?

Q: i went to the doctor today and the doctor pressed hard on my stomach right bellow my sternum. can that amount of force push my hiatal hernia. because now i have a strange feelings where my doctor pressed?

: No, it should not. That area (epigastric by medical term) is quite sensitive so no patient can tolerate a strong push which can generate enough pressure to create a hiatal hernia. Your strange feeling, if from that palpation, should go away soon.

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Dr. Hiep Le answered

Specializes in Nephrology and Dialysis

No, it should not. That area (epigastric by medical term) is quite sensitive so no patient can tolerate a strong push which can generate enough pressure to create a hiatal hernia. Your strange feeling, if from that palpation, should go away soon.

Answered 2/8/2022

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A member asked:

I went to the doctor today and the doctor pressed hard on my stomach right bellow my sternum. can that amount of force push my hiatal hernia. because now i have a strange feelings where my doctor pressed?

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