SLIDING HIATUS HERNIA SYMPTOMS AND QUESTIONS

Hi Eddie,  I am in the same boat and it sucks. I have come to the realisation that the only thing that seems to work is 2 tramacet when needed if the pain becomes unbearable. I have lost 22 kgs in 6 months. I hope this helps

Hello all reading, I have been reading a lot on these forums, sorry for your many issues with this. Some sound as if there is more than one thing going on and many sound like side effects.  I might say I have suffered for a while with GERD/acid reflux issues. Went to the Dr. because of chest pains, not knowing if it was a heart attack. Then the the test.  Stress test for heart, passed with flying colors.  Gallbladder, no issue, endoscopy, and so on. I have found in reading that gallbladder issues have similar symptoms but a different reflux type which do not respond to antacids for GERD related reflux.  I have medications but am not fond of using things unless it is just the last resort.  I try as many natural things as possible as well as eating real whole foods with no processing or chemicals. Some spices and herbs as well as foods are very good for issues like these. Stress management is important. I can say that my pain reoccurs or worsen during high stress times. I love spice and herbs for flavorful foods. I can't imagine eating bland, I love to cook and bake. I find that the more processed the food; example minute rice, instant oats, the worse it will be.  Because our body metabolizes it differently than say brown rice that still has the fiber and protein as well as the starch.  Some spices ands herbs are antibacterial to our body as well. I am not by any means saying all things work for all people the same, but for me I find that I can manage eating things I enjoy just being mindful about how much and when not to.  Some people mention drinking water and eating bananas, water worsen my reflux at times and bananas are a sure thing to cause irritation for me.   All in all it's a process of elimination, same as it can be with finding the issues. 

Also probiotics may be helpful. Good bacteria to counteract bad in the gut. You may or may not have heard about the benefits but may be worth a try.   Just some suggestions that may be helpful. Good luck and well wishes. 

I to have been diagnosed with a hiatus hernia. I have all the same symptoms as you re light headed ness, feeling sick, shoulder pain, bloated ness to name but a few. It really gets me down on a day to day basis and I'm coming to the end of my tether! No matter which doctor or specialist I see it always ends up with them proscribing some sort of PPI medication. The only one that seems to have a very small effect is ranitidine but only a little. Have you quit smoking yet and has it helped. But quitting red wine? That's sacrilidge lol. I'm having a bad  time right at this very moment. Any advice would be very much appreciated.

Hi Guys

Only been suffering for last 9 months but my life is hell - Had ultra sound , ct scan , x-ray and endoscope but doctors cant actually find anything. I get pains in the sternum area but worst is the middle of my back and up to my lower neck - Dread sleeping at night or after nightshifts as i usually awake with breathlessness and a panic like sensation - The omeprezole doesnt seem to work but gaviscon advanced does seem to help - Had 3 hours sleep last night before work - Been in hospital 3 times now each time doctors have diagnosed something different (HH or GORD or angina) - Pretty sure ive got a hernia wether sliding or Hiatus or diaphramatic - Would give absouletly anything to feel normal again - Anyone had surgery and felt normal again or am i doomed to suffer in pain the rest of my life

M

Hi Guys,

I'm so happy to have found this site. I have always not had the best GI tract and have had some acid reflux. However, in the last week, I have had intolerable chest pain that radiates up towards my left shoulder, some pain in the left side of my neck, pain in my upper back and shortness of breath. I had an EKG yesterday because I thought I was having a heart attack and it scared me even more because I actually do have congenital heart conditions. My EKG was just the same as my last one, nothing had changed, good news. But my doctor said I need to get an upper GI done because she's thinking I have a hiatal hernia. Besides the pain, everything I have been eating feels like it's coming back up. I realized recently that I just noticed a pattern that I feel like crap after every single time that I eat. I felt like I was dealing with things just fine until the intolerable pain recently. Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance!

Jen

HI Eddie,

I was wondering how things have progressed for you.

I seem to have had a similar experience to you.  About a year ago, I started getting what I thought were heart palpitations and pains in my chest.  I felt out of breath when this happened and exhausted.  A few trips to A&E due to suspected heart attacks but nothing found.  A few ECGs and two visits to a cardiologist also found nothing.  By January the symptoms were getting worse with severe pain in the left of my throat, jaw, left arm etc.  I was also VERY stressed.  I then had an endoscopy and found I had the hiatus hernia.  I immediately started eating better and started to take Omeprazol.  Quite quickly the chest pains, pains in throat and jaw went away, as did the palpitations.  However, at the same time I quickly developed severe neurological symptoms - CONSTANT muscle twitches all over my body, confusion, problems getting my words out, getting my words mixed up, depression and anxiety, tremors, muscle cramps, pins and needles in my hands, dizziness etc.  Saw a neurologist three times and had an MRI head and neck scan which found nothing.  By the time I had my third appointment with the neuro, my symptoms were improving.  At this time, I guess it had been a month after I had finished my course of Omeprazol.  The Neuro said I definitely do not have any scary things like MS, a tumor, motor neurone disease etc, which was a massive relief, and referred me back to my GP.  Although I had improved enough to return to work in May, I still did have lingering neuro symptoms and had a series of private tests for Lyme disease (including some sent to Porton Down), which were all clear.  I did discover I had been infected with Scarlet Fever at some point in the past and the GP suggested I had CFS/post infection syndrome.  Over the next couple of months my symptoms continued to improve slowly but surely.  At the same time, I probably started to slip back into some bad habits with regards to my diet (big portions late at night, chocolate, coffee, spicey foods etc).  In september my chest pain, sore throat and palpitations came back and I was put back on Omeprazol.  Only a week or so later, my neuro symptoms started creaping back and after five weeks, I had severe muscle pains and twitches again.  I am now convinced that it was the Omeprazol causing the neurological symptoms.  I stopped taking Omeprazol last saturday.  I still have the symptoms at the moment (4 days later), but I hope that over the coming weeks the neuro symptoms will reduce again.  If so, I think I can be pretty sure it was Omeprazol that caused the problems.  I know that these side effects are rare, but I am a little anoyed that my GP didn't consider this as the cause of problems back in February, which led me to think I had a degenerative neuro condition, had to have three months off work and at one point could barely get out of my bed.....  I will update you all on progress over the next couple of weeks.