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Shortness of Breath - Is it a hiatial hernia?
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I know how frustrating it can be. I too have a sliding hiatal hernia. When it gets stuck in the up position I get so much pain. The ER told me on Tuesday that they could not see the hernia on xray but because I refused the dye their view was limited. That's crap if you ask me. They could see a lot on the xray but just love to use us as lab rats. Sliders are very hard to detect. We know they are there as we live in these bodies but unless they do invasive testing, they say they are not there. I too have a cough from the hernia which causes the silent reflux to creep up especially during the night. I sleep sitting up which helps, i don't eat 3 to 4 hours before bed, i take a gaviscon before sleep, my food intake is minimal and bland. Just not sure what can be done. I do not think surgery is the answer for me. It might be different for you. I would find another doctor if I were you until you get someone who will listen to you.
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I have a sliding hiatal hernia, it can be seen on a 'real time' X-ray - it is called a sniff test, they were actually looking for phrenic nerve damage causing diaphragm issues, but the radiologist (he was here moving the head of the X-ray to see the image) told me he could see the sliding hiatal hernia.
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I have never had any pain, can eat whatever I want -take omeprazole so it takes care of the acid reflux, so only a cough which sometimes can get really bad until I clear my throat ! I never knew I had the hernia until I took myself to a GI doctor and he found it !! But, the surgeon now says, if the hernia can't be seen, you don't need surgery, so I may have to live with the cough ,which is more annoying than anything, but I would like to have more stamina for my exercise of pickle ball and also biking !! I have no trouble sleeping just the usual getting up a couple of times a night !!!!!! I'm trying to get 7 - 8 hr. but usually get 6 - 7.