• Don’t lie down after you eat Try to wait at least 3 hours before taking a nap or going to bed for the night.
• Don’t exercise right after eating. Walking is fine, but wait 2 to 3 hours before strenuous exercise.
• Don’t wear tight- fitting clothes. They put extra pressure on your stomach.
• Relax. […]
Daily exercise and an adequate fluid intake are also important. People who experience frequent night-time symptoms of a hiatal hernia can try raising the head of their bed 3 to 6 in. (8—15 cm). If lifestyle modification and conservative medical treatment do not alleviate symptoms, prescription drugs or surgery may be recommended to reposition the […]
Avoid large meals that overly distend the stomach. Eat four or five small meals spread over the course of a day. In addition, try to avoid drinking carbonated beverages, which may increase discomfort. After eating, do not lie down, stoop, or bend over for at least an hour, because this may promote reflux. Do not […]
Under normal circumstances, the hiatus is a small opening in the muscular diaphragm at the juncture where the esophagus meets the stomach. A hiatal hernia develops when the opening widens and allows the upper part of the stomach to protrude upward through the hiatus. Some hiaal hernias are present at birth. Most of them, however, […]