SLIDING HIATUS HERNIA SYMPTOMS AND QUESTIONS

Have you tried drinking a glass of water with Baking soda-2 teasppons in a glass of water-

You seem to be doing all the right things.  Smoking and drinking are bad for h/h.  Also, I never had this issue until I became overweight.....working on that.  I am trying something new next week......chiro therapy......will report back.

Can i ask everyone a question. Right now i am so scared to go to my doctors. As i have lost 3 family members with stomach cancer..

My syptoms are, Stomach cramps, Cramps sometimes in my ribs, Chest pain & also aches in my neck & shoulders. I bloat up after eveything i eat. & Belch or burp after everything i eat. In the Mornings i am full of Acid. & cough up Phlem which i feel is coming from the stomach & not the chest or vomit. Really would like advice here waht to do or what you all may think it is. Not forgetting, I can after work sleep for hours. Have no energy. Thanks all

Hi Eddie im 10 weeks on from being diagnosed with HH and bad luck to me i also have barrets ,Iam so amazed at the lack of info for us all as i have found out most of my do s and donts from our fellow sufferers 

Im on 30 mg lansoprazole twice dailyand my GP has given me a repeat prescription so obviously doesnt want me bothering them with this ,although i dont think ppi are good long term from what people say on here ,i have very similar symptoms to you but my pains mainly in between my shoulders, surley there must be some kind of expert on this who may see what Questions we all have i find it quite daunting trying to keep working it out for myseif ,heres for hopeing theres someone who can give us answers as theres lots of us ,take care

Melanie

Hi, I am 28 years old at 12 years of age I had severe stomach problems, severe pain the doctors actually removed my appendix to tell me that it was perfectly healthy, I had a barium swallow and was told I had an ulcer and acid reflux which I have used zantac/pantaloc for off and on when I can't control symptoms with diet. At 18 was diagnosed with anxiety disorder after repeated trips to the ER for chest pain/pressure breathing difficulties, generally thinking I was going to die of a heart attack. In 2010 I started having difficulties swallowing, most often at night, I can usually get it under control but if I choke or am under any type of stress (kids crying, feel under pressure, any sort of stressor) it gets worse and worse, and it's a downward spiral I can't swallow not even my own saliva/ I'm choking/ I can't breath, I force a swallow and gasp for air/now I can't breath, and I am pretty sure I felt my heart flutter/stop, now I have chest pain, can't breath and can't swallow, I'm going to die....vicious vicious cycle. After my second pregnancy my acid reflux was at its worst and I started regurgitating, it was horrible, my doctor sent me for an endoscopy . Which only showed that I had scar tissue in my esophagus (from the gerd), after my third child and the increased acid reflux and general unwellness,

Sorry for double please delete the other as I got cut off by a phone malfunction and unsure how to delete a post. Thx and sorry.

Hi, I am 28 years old at 12 years of age I had severe stomach problems, severe pain the doctors actually removed my appendix to tell me that it was perfectly healthy, I had a barium swallow and was told I had an ulcer and acid reflux which I have used zantac/pantaloc for off and on when I can't control symptoms with diet. At 18 was diagnosed with anxiety disorder after repeated trips to the ER for chest pain/pressure breathing difficulties, generally thinking I was going to die of a heart attack. In 2010 I started having difficulties swallowing, most often at night, I can usually get it under control but if I choke or am under any type of stress (kids crying, feel under pressure, any sort of stressor) it gets worse and worse, and it's a downward spiral I can't swallow not even my own saliva/ I'm choking/ I can't breath, I force a swallow and gasp for air/now I can't breath, and I am pretty sure I felt my heart flutter/stop, now I have chest pain, can't breath and can't swallow, I'm going to die....vicious vicious cycle. After my second pregnancy my acid reflux was at its worst and I started regurgitating, it was horrible, my doctor sent me for an endoscopy . Which only showed that I had scar tissue in my esophagus (from the gerd), after my third child and the increased acid reflux and general unwellness,I went to my doctor yet again, I was still having major stomach issues, and pain, he putHi, I am 28 years old at 12 years of age I had severe stomach problems, severe pain the doctors actually removed my appendix to tell me that it was perfectly healthy, I had a barium swallow and was told I had an ulcer and acid reflux which I have used zantac/pantaloc for off and on when I can't control symptoms with diet. At 18 was diagnosed with anxiety disorder after repeated trips to the ER for chest pain/pressure breathing difficulties, generally thinking I was going to die of a heart attack. In 2010 I started having difficulties swallowing, most often at night, I can usually get it under control but if I choke or am under any type of stress (kids crying, feel under pressure, any sort of stressor) it gets worse and worse, and it's a downward spiral I can't swallow not even my own saliva/ I'm choking/ I can't breath, I force a swallow and gasp for air/now I can't breath, and I am pretty sure I felt my heart flutter/stop, now I have chest pain, can't breath and can't swallow, I'm going to die....vicious vicious cycle. After my second pregnancy my acid reflux was at its worst and I started regurgitating, it was horrible, my doctor sent me for an endoscopy . Which only showed that I had scar tissue in my esophagus (from the gerd), after my third child and the increased acid reflux and general unwellness, I went back to my doctor because I was still having stomach issues/pain sent for blood work and uultrasound. To which I got a diagnosis of IBS And recommended to eat a gluten and dairy free diet to relieve symptoms. This did help quite a bit less bloating, and belching. And I felt alright for quite awhile. Until recently I separated from the father of my children, which has been shrouded stress and drama, back into the workforce, as lot of stress physically emotionally and financially. Went back in to the Dr.s after a few ER "heart attacks", ultrasounds and egg's that showed I wasn't dying. Time to go back on the anxiety meds. But this time around they are not really doing much, in fact I have been on them 3 months and I am having worse and more frequent "attacks" then ever before, and now with more symptoms in the last month I have had the regular chest pain, and shortness of breath, but now the chest pain is accompanied with a feeling as though something is pushing up against the bottom of my lungs making me struggle to take deep breaths, I have had an capability to yawn, which is both annoying and frightening. I take heaving breaths that indraw all around my collar bone and neck, to which I use my ventolin thinking I'm having an asthma attack. Which makes my heart race and makes me really think I'm going to have a heart attack. My left shoulder in the front gets shooting pains, and my left forearm, (went to a walking about my arm and was told I bruisedvthe bone, it only really bothers me when I'm stressed and ha es been happening almost 2-3 months), as well as a shooting pain in between my shoulder blades, more towards the left side as well. Now how would a person not think they were going to die of a heart attack? The last few weeks on top of all that my swallowing issues have gotten exponentially worse, to the point I can't swallow my saliva I choke and gasp and feel like my heart has stopped, I get so short of breath randomly that I can't complete an entire sentance without stopping for a breath. I try my hardest around friends and the public to not stumble through conversations, usually just by nodding, saying mmhmm or laughing, anything that can get me through without gasping for air and needing my inhaler every hour. I finally got the nerve, I had an appointment for test results with my doctor for something totally unrelated to this, we went over that, and then he was getting up to go and I looked at him and said, I had a barium swallow, an endoscopy, multiple tests and procedures for a number of random symptoms and pain, and never have I gotten a real answer as to what is wrong with me, it just gets brushed off as anxiety but I am still in pain it doesn't just go away because the tests didn't show anything. He looked through his computer at some of the tests and got his nurse to pull some xrays, came back to me and said, have you ever heard of a hiatus hernia.

So we shall see.

I am wondering if anyone else ever gets a tight feeling in their throat/neck and collarbone area.  It's really scaring me.  I thought maybe the PPI's were causing it and when I stopped them, it got better, but not completely.  I don't want to go to the dr just to get an "I don't know" or auctomatically chalk it up to acid reflux without anything else. Losing faith in the medical field overall.  As it is I think we treat these acid issues wrong, but we all get in this PPI trap which I feel made us worse to begin with.  Maybe I will feel a bit better if anyone knows what I am talking about and has been through it

hello eddie, I was diagnosed with hiatus hernia in 1985 and suffered with it until 2001 when I was advised to have an operation it's called a Fundoplasty which I had it's not very nice but in my case it was a success, it lasted 13 years but unfortunately it has now come back but it learned me a lesson I would have died if I had ignored it and I know now how to keep it in check, you cannot drink any wine or smoke, no fizzy drinks, try to avoid oils and fats, omeprazole made me ill so I stopped taking them, Manuka honey 10+plus helps have a teaspoon in the morning and evening and try putting it in porridge and toast, and try to avoid green veg that bloats you, also having a glass of water before you go to bed helps with the acid. There is a theory that you may have have too little acid in your system, you should try and check that out. Eat small amounts of food over the day and don't eat after 7pm, keep taking Gaviscon Advance your GP should provide you with that also make sure you don't get hungry because that creates acid. The best of luck to you hope this bit of advice helps.