hiatal hernia in a sentence

1. Is It a Hiatal Hernia, GERD, or Both?

2. You can't feel a hiatal hernia or see a bulge.

3. And others can have GERD without a hiatal hernia.

4. How can I best manage them along with my hiatal hernia?

5. Ideal candidates for hiatal hernia repair may be those who:

6. Ten years ago, at the age of 48, I developed a hiatal hernia.

7. Hiatal Hernia has been one of my favourite conditions to treat.

8. The vast majority are called Type I, or sliding hiatal hernias.

9. You can have a hiatal hernia without GERD or GERD without a hernia.

10. In only a few cases, a hiatal hernia diagnoses or recognized directly.

11. A majority of patients with GERD have hiatal hernias, but many do not.

12. If they have both, it's uncertain whether the hiatal hernia caused GERD.”

13. Don’t assume that a hiatal hernia is causing your chest pain or discomfort.

14. (The previous endoscopy many years before had diagnosed the hiatal hernia.)

15. A hiatal hernia tends to make the anti-reflux barrier more open and weaker.

16. The causes of a hiatal hernia are speculative and unique to each individual.

17. Therefore, it is not necessary to have a hiatal hernia in order to have GERD.

18. To treat the symptoms of a hiatal hernia, the patient’s transit must first be improved.

19. People with hiatal hernias often must modify the way they eat in order to reduce symptoms.

20. However, trauma may also bring on an acquired hiatal hernia, and this can occur at any age.