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Hiatal Hernia

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keith74
keith74

From this forum and extensive research I must be suffering from this hernia. To clarify I live in Thailand and are very reluctant to have endoscope. My only medical choice is to return to UK for treatment.

Recently I have developed weakness in chewing making swallowing difficult which gets worse as I eat and if I talk more than a few sentances my voice changes and I cannot pronounce some words. I have either or both acid/bile reflux, but do not believe in medication for this. I only take Tramadol when I have pain

What I am after is some relative comments on my situation and please do not state the obvious return to UK.or go to hospital here. I have to pay here and would only trust hospitals in Bangkok, so all in all returning to UK just for treatment would cost about same.

I look forward to some meaningful comments, I am 72 if this helps.

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  • anastasia51692
    anastasia51692 keith74

    Posted

    Hi keith, have you thought about seeing a nutritionist? They may be able to do some tests to get to the root cause of your issue so you can fix the cause rather than just the symptom I.e hiatal hernia. It can be expensive and I don't know what it's like in Thailand but it's an option if you do not want to go through the medical root. I believe I have a sliding hernia but it has not been diagnosed. I have learnt how to manipulate my stomach to push it down and away from the diaphragm when I am struggling with it as it affects my breathing (Find chiropractic videos on youtube). I also did some tests through the nutritionist and they found a yeast overgrowth, an imbalance of gut bacteria and parasites. I have been taking natural antifungals and antibacterials with probiotics and multivitamins which has helped a lot. I hope that helps and good luck keith
  • NZmike
    NZmike keith74

    Posted

    Try eating half an apple after every meal and half an apple before going to bed.

    Losec and Renatidine are nasty horrors and will work... but the side effects are vicious and coming off them is an altogether nasty experience.

    I read about the half apple remedy on Newmax Health and because I was in so much pain, I thought nothing venture, nothing win... and for me, it has worked.

  • keith74
    keith74

    Posted

    Slightly aside, Tramadol

    Has any body had a bad reaction?

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