Managing Hiatus Hernia

[Mosaic]

....which him indoors developed about 2 months back. Everything else about him is fine - good blood pressure, reasonably active etc - and doctor has prescribed antacids.
But its the constant farting I need advice on. I appreciate the relief it affords - but it don't half sound like the QE2 docking. Vibrations are rattling the radiators.
So aside from earplugs do any of you have any advice for coping with - preferably curing - a hiatus hernia?

[aelmpvw]

leave him at home when you go to sainsburys

[gingejbee]

The symptoms of a hiatal hernia usually affect the upper regions of the digestive system... are you sure there is not something else causing the lower symptoms?

[Sqad]

His " farting" is the side effects of his taking antacids.

It will settle.

[Peter Pedant]

get a dog,
and then you will find the smell attractive

[andy-hughes]

I have a haitus hernia, and I take antacid medication twice a day, and have never had a problem with flatulence - maybe he should have a word with his GP and make sure that everything is OK - including the particular medication prescribed.

I am on pantoprozol - no wind whatsoever.

[Brinjal]

I am om esomeprazole and no problem

[beso]

My wife developed a Hiatus hernia about 25 years ago. Doctor diagnosed it and said she could have an operation but it usually caused more problems than it solved so advised her to treat the symptomss.

One day she mentioned it to a Chinese medicine trained practitioner who was picking up his child from the school where she worked. He said it would hurt but he could fix it there and then.

She lay on the table and he felt around and literally grabbed hold of and pulled the herniated section of the stomach back out of the hole in the diaphragm, right through the wall of her body.

Still fine to this day.

[hc4361]

Can't see how pulling would cure a hernia.

[andy-hughes]

Any part of the body intruding into another part is classed as a hernia.

There are, therefore, different types of hernia, including different types of haitus hernia.

From what you say, the 'treatment' leaves the area where the intrusion occurs still open - although it has not reoccurred for your wife - the potential for it to do so appears to remain.

No doubt The Birthday Boy will be along with some proper advice and comment.

[Sqad]

I never cease to be amazed at the contents of some posts in B&S.

I have given my advice.

[MargoTester]

I was diagnosed as having a hiatus hernia many years ago, having been in agony with what I thought was indigestion. I was prescribed Omeprazole 20mg. I think you OH needs to talk to his doctor about this as antacids do not work properly.

[Greedyfly]

I use Baclofen which gives me great relief from the reflux and symptoms and doesn't produce any side effects besides some slight drowsiness. I had a nightmare of a time finding a drug that worked and this is a miracle worker which so far has helped me avoid the surgery to fix.

[Mosaic]

Thanks for all this advice - very useful and informative.

[SIRandyraven]

I learnt the hard way.
Spain at parents villa holiday some years back (10 years).
Lots of red wine rich foods and very bad heart burn. Nothing would clear it.
Poo was very dark ...figure it was diet on holiday.
Returned to uk and first night back collapsed and bkept passing outwife phoned ambulance. Turned out I had a slow bleed in throat due to acid reflux.
Cause was a sliding hernia ...now on omeprazol 40mg a day.
This controls it 100%. And yes I got farts to start with , but it went after a while.
Not sure what long term side effects of omeprazol are.
But a doctor I took train with many years ago, commented "I think half the country are on them in one form or another".
How complex is the operation to fix the condition ?
At the age of 52 , maybe be time to consider it before I'm too old.

[SIRandyraven]

2006 was the last alcoholic drink I had. Figured giving up alcohol would help also.

[Mosaic]

Thanks Sirandyraven, very interesting.#I will relay your story to himself in the hope of a little less jolly juice.

[beso]

//Can't see how pulling would cure a hernia.//

My wife's hernia was the type where part of the stomach slips through the opening in the diaphragm where the esophagus passes through it.

The cure was to simply pull it back out.

She got it while doing some heavy lifting which she has subsequently avoided.