sliding hiatus hernia repair

Hi Selphie85

I think Naomis had a tough time with her operation reading the threads. I am in the same situation as yourself. Sliding hiatus hernia. I get throat burn which is the biggest problem for me. I have found a very good book though called The Acid Watcher Diet. It was shocking to read because actually it helped diagnose me where some drs failed. You should read it. It has suggestions for recipes which are more alkaline and gives a good idea of foods to avoid. I follow the Dr who wrote the book on Facebook now because I was so impressed. I am currently trying to follow his diet called 'the healing phase' where he only allows foods with little acidity. I was taking ppls but after having them for close to two monthes it started to affect my stools & was giving me diarrhea(sorry I know it's rank) I read a few threads from ppl who say they go off and on the ppis so ill probably do that but in the interim figured I had nothing to lose trying the diet.

Well it's only been a couple of days so its too early to tell yet but my stools are back to normal now im not on the ppis but i am still getting the throat problem which I believe is due to silent reflux. I don't think it happens just at night though.

I'm now thinking that the only way to improve my throat is to have the fundoplication operation. I have asked my dr to refer me to the specialist so that I can see how damaged my oesophagus is before I decide whether to do it or not.

Try reading as much about it as you can first. That's what I'm doing. Are u from England? Just because I'm wondering if I do go for surgery whether to go private or through the nhs.

Anyway, keep me posted. X

Where are you from ??

I will explain a lot tonight

I had a paraesophageal hiatal hernia which is where the intire stomach slips into the chest only 5% of the population get that I had ever dreamed which is about 8 tell me they couldn't see anything I happen to let a dr let a guy studying under him do it he my test well they didn't find anything...well the insurance company wouldnt let me have another test for so many yrs so I'm telling people no just because you have a test doesn't mean they'll alway find it maybe it was 2 small to worry about it at the time ...to make a long story short I had the best dr you could find I am not 100% better as of march 25,2017 so a lot of dr seem to think is you take the Ned's for heart burn will not fix a hiatal hernia I'm sorry I did those Meds for years it never got any better they even took my gallbladder out I still had the same pain they tried to tell me it was phantom pain find a dr who will listen to you but do your homework check the dr credentials that will tell you a lot I am 1 of the lucky ones

My Doc told me he doesn't do both at the same time hernia surgery is already a serious surgery I asked him the same thing he told me that is wasn't a good idea but I don't need it now losing weight on my own I have now lost 27 lb

Hi ProtonStar,

I'm from Malaysia.

I go for private hospital for review and checking. Now I just wait for another endoscopy check whether my HH need to repair or not. If need, then maybe will arrange this month or next month to repair HH together with gastric plication. 

Hi Sarah

Sorry to hear of your troubles. I have a hiatus hernia. I haven't had any operation but can say that I've started noticing my reflux pain in the throat /hoarseness may be stress related and then triggered by fatty sugary foods. I didn't know any of this until I went camping for a week and suffered no symptoms at all only when I ate biscuits did I get reflux.

Sadly I was on ppis for just 6 wks when it started to upset my stomach and bowel. To the point where I couldn't do a normal stool and had pain in my abdomen so I stopped taking them thinking it would clear up. 3 monthes on and my bowels are still the same. I have started eating gluten free which has helped slightly and im waiting for results back from the tests im now undergoing but I'm convinced it's been caused by the ppis. Am now in a worse state than before with my stomach now being a huge issue for me. 

They say go to the doctors and do as they recommend but now I'll be hesitant at committing myself to anything risky and I didn't realise  the medication recommended would be. Things DO go wrong. People do react badly to things sometimes. Only commit to the operation if things are too unbearable for u because if they're not, if u think u can manage and get used to your symptoms... id say maybe wait until it's unbearable because if, like me you have something done thinking it will improve things for u it might not and could make things worse and u have to be prepared for that. 

I wasn't prepared for it and now I regret taking ppis. 

Speak to others get as many perspectives as possible. 

Take care x