When you have a hiatal hernia, it means that the upper part of his stomach moves above the diaphragm. The causes the internal sphincter of patients to be ineffective and thus allows acid from its digestive system to move upwards in his esophagus. This may lead to a situation known as hernia hiatus acid reflux.
Hiatal hernia and acid reflux linked can happen to anyone, although the incidence of hiatal hernia increases with age. Hiatal hernia and not are always easy to diagnose because they often do not have any external symptom that the occurrence of acid reflux disease.
There are many potential causes of hernia hiatus reflux acid, including:
Intense coughing or sneezing
Pregnancy (due to the pressure of the unborn child)
Smoking
Cocaine use
Heavy duty (more pressure internally)
Abdominal injuries
Obesity or morbid obesity
Treatment is often not necessary for a hiatal hernia if you there is no discomfort for the patient. If the patient experiences pain discomfort, many of the standard treatment for acid reflux may apply, including the prescription of medication as inhibitors of pump protons and receptor blockers H2, which can reduce the secretion of acid to the patient.
In extremely serious cases that combines the symptoms of hernia with chronic acid reflux, crazy surgery be advised by your doctor. Chronic acid reflux associated with a hiatal hernia has the potential to seriously damage the esophagus if left untreated.
The symptoms of acid reflux of hiatal hernia are not experienced always in the same way for different people, and you must therefore ensure that your doctor is correctly diagnosed his condition. Once diagnosed, your doctor can offer you advice on which method of treatment is more effective for acid reflux of hiatal hernia.
