Despite the scene in Friends where Joey develops an agonizing hernia, not all hernias are painful. A hiatal hernia, which affects 50 percent of adults over age 50, won’t often directly cause pain. But ...

A hiatal hernia can increase the risk of GERD, as the stomach’s upper part pushes into the chest cavity, hindering proper food passage and diaphragm pressure on the esophagus, which can lead to ...

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If you have a hiatal hernia, eat smaller, more frequent meals to ease symptoms. Avoid lying down for two to three hours after ...

While you cannot resolve a hiatal hernia without medical intervention, it may not require treatment if it isn’t causing any symptoms. Lifestyle adjustments like diet changes, specific exercises, and ...

A paraesophageal hernia is a type of hiatal hernia where a significant portion of the stomach (and possibly other organs) bulges through a natural opening in the diaphragm and into the chest cavity.

A hernia is when an internal body part pushes beyond a confining wall into an area where it doesn’t belong. When everything is working properly, the esophagus goes through a hole called a hiatus in ...

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Rajon Jernigan's pain was getting more predictable. Whenever he used his abdominal muscles in any task, he felt extreme tightness and squeezing in his abdomen. "We put in a hardwood floor at our house ...