Hiatus Hernia - Breathing Problems.

Guy,

I also have a large hiatal hernia and shortness of breath. Just spent a fortune on a series of tests to rule out pulmonary and heart disorders. Doctors are puzzled. I'm convinced it's the fact that my stomach chooses to live in the thoracic cavity rather than the abdominal. Only thing that makes sense, but doctors keep saying it's very rare and can't be proven. Just wondering after reading what you've experienced, how many others have this phenomenon. Maybe it's not so rare after all 

i had the same problem. Have you been checked for your iron levels?  Hiatus hernia can cause anemia. I took iron tablets for a couple of months but make sure they prescribe you with the right iron tablets if you need them as i had a reaction to ferrous fumate

i had the same problem. Have you been checked for your iron levels?  Hiatus hernia can cause anemia. I took iron tablets for a couple of months but make sure they prescribe you with the right iron tablets if you need them as i had a reaction to ferrous fumate

Hi Guy,

You're right to pursue answers but I can't say I'm optimistic. I have been asking the professionals why I get breathless for 8 years. They tell me that my chest and heart are fine and that my hiatus hernia is nothing to worry about. My blood and bone marrow have been checked but there is no progress. Now I'm getting the old chestnut that it is simply the aging process. If I just accept aging and do nothing I won't have symptoms. Dying is not exactly recommended but it is a similar proposal. I'll keep fighting and will insist, increasingly, that my hernia should be taken seriously.

Good luck to all.

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I also have a hernia and here recently I feel like I have a cow sitting on my chest.My chest hurt all day yesterday and no matter if i sit,stand,lay down its very hard to breath.I also have herd and had a endoscopy done and found out I also have ulcers,I get out of breath easy even turning over in bed and a fast heart beat.Does anyone else have these same feelings?

i see how old this is but ill answer for the next person. i have a massive hernia and i can only go about 20 ft and im not just short of breath, i have no breath and am gasping. he hasnt repaired it yet but ill come back and finish this.

 

I have acid reflux and also a small hiatal hernia. I also have scaring in my lungs which causes me to be short of breath. It was found during a cat can and breathing tests. I urge you to try and do both and hopefully you won't have the scaring but may be able to get help with an inhaler. The doctor to see is a plumonalist . My best wishes you get the help you need.

I am 48, am 128 lbs and 5' 9" (used to be 155lb). I have always been an athlete, play sports and generally healthy. This April starting having breathing issues that hit me like a truck. Prior I had very occasional regurg, like once or twice a year. I ate pretty much whatever I wanted, although I mostly had a very healthy diet. Never had a lot of heartburn and still don't. I have a small hiatal hernia discovered about 5 years ago, which never gave me symptoms. Every doctor says it is still too small to cause problems and GERD (based on a recent Bravo and endoscopy). But I went from 0 to 100 in two weeks this April. Now every day I have symptoms, but some days are better than others, but usually by the end of day is worse. I lost 25 lbs in a matter of weeks and haven't put it back on because I am eating like a bird. Symptoms are bad, breathing difficulties, burping, area under my lower ribs feels like being squeezed like vice and or an expanding balloon, nausea. It is crazy. It is out of nowhere. I am still in the process of trying to figure out if it is the hernia, GERD, or something else.

It is getting worrisome that many doctors seems to think small hiatus hernias don't cause breathing issues. Yet, I am encountering more and more patients with hiatal hernias that are expressing otherwise. And there are a few studies of gut lung connection in regards to acidic vapors. I wish I could help you with retrospect and solution, but I am still in the middle of the problem with no solution. If I do find a solution, I will be back on this board to talk about it. Patient experiences like this make me realize how much the medical community isn't listening. Most are just good at treating known diseases, not discovery.

There is another forum where a person with a small hiatal hernia had surgey and felt better, but there are equal amount of failed surgeries also. So this is hard to figure out. There is a lot of hope if you look for it, but an equal amount of disappointing stories as well that make this an underrated medical problem that isn't getting enough attention from medical research. PPI have limited effect that I can tell unless your symptoms are mild to moderate heartburn.

My Friend

I have the same Problem for years recently it got worse because that is what is happening with a hernia I gets worse over time. The Breathing problems are caused by the bloating that the hernia causes its like you breath against air weird feeling try to put your arms up and stay like this for 10-15 minutes it can help.