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What is the best cure for a hiatal hernia?

Hiatal Hernia is one of those conditions where the patient does not experience any signs or symptoms. Hence, doctors often treat visible treatment, such as heartburn and acid reflux. 

Medications: If your hernia is in its initial stages, doctors always prefer medications over surgery. If stomach Read more

Can a hiatal hernia increase acid reflux?

When you eat food, it passes through a tube called the esophagus (Food Tube). This tube leads into your stomach through an opening in a sheet of muscle, also known as the diaphragm. At the bottom of your food tube, there is a muscular valve (lower Read more

What is The best Diet for a Hiatal Hernia?

Hernias can lead to acid reflux. Hence, you need to eat foods which are low-acid-producing foods and easy to swallow.

Food that Hiatal Hernia patient should eat:

• Bananas and apples, Green beans, peas, carrots, and broccoli, grains, like cereals (bran and oatmeal), bread, rice, pasta, and crackers
• Low-fat Read more
  Edited 1308 days ago by Dr. Sreedhara Setty

Can my hernia be causing my reflux?

At the bottom of the oesophagus, where it connects to the stomach, we all have a ring-shaped muscle called a sphincter. When you swallow, this muscle relaxes to allow food into your stomach. Then it immediately tightens and holds food and stomach acid in the Read more

What are early signs of hernia?

Hernias are so common and can afflict anyone and everyone. Sometimes you might not even know if you have one. 

The signs that you are suffering from hernia are

• You can see or feel a bulge around the outer surface of the abdomen if you have a Read more
  Edited 1308 days ago by Dr. Sreedhara Setty

What happens if a hernia bursts?

A hernia bursting is something which is very uncommon and does not happen very often. 

Hernia occurs when a body organ protrudes through the weakened muscle of the body. The herniated organ can either get protruded or get trapped in Read more

What issues does a hiatal hernia cause?

Some of the common issues caused by Hiatal Hernia are:

• Heartburn: The medium or large-size hernia can prevent food from flowing in the food tube; heartburn is felt.
• Chest or abdominal pain: This can be due to the bulge in the affected area.
• Acid Reflux: Backflow of stomach Read more
  Edited 1308 days ago by Dr. Vineet Mannan

What is a Spigelian hernia?

A Spigelian hernia is a hernia that divides two classes of abdominal muscles across the Spigelian fascia or sheet of tissue. The two abdominal muscles which are considered are rectus muscles and the lateral obliques. Spigelian hernias arise in the anterior abdominal wall.

In the lower Read more

What is the best treatment for hernias?

Hernia does not get healed easily and on its own. Hernias need surgery to be healed as there seems no other treatment for healing hernia. 

There are certain precautions and suggestions for taking care of the symptoms of hernia but not to cure it completely. The Read more

How does a doctor diagnose an inguinal hernia?

The doctor will first check your groin area for bulge or swelling. Then, ask you to stand and cough to make the Hernia more obvious. In case the doctor doesn’t notice any swelling or bulge in the area, they will order a CT scan for further report. 

Once Read more