Hatal hernia, which can manifest itself with burning sensation in the stomach, sourness, bitter-sour water coming into the mouth, hoarseness and sleep-disordered breathing, can be controlled with correct treatment planning and lifestyle changes. It is of great importance to take precautions at an early stage to prevent the disease from causing more serious conditions. Prof from the Department of General Surgery. Dr. Ercan Gedik gave information about hiatal hernia and treatment methods.
It often occurs with reflux.
Due to anatomical reasons, the stomach is defined as the sagging of the stomach towards the esophagus. Hernia occurs as a result of the relaxation of the muscles on the upper side of the organ. This disorder, which can be seen in 65 percent of people over the age of 50, sometimes does not cause any symptoms, and sometimes it is mostly detected after complaints of reflux.
Heavy load lifting and severe cough are the causes of hiatal hernia
Hatal hernia, which occurs due to increased intra-abdominal pressure due to reasons such as lifting heavy loads and severe coughing, may also occur due to obesity and free fluid in the abdomen during pregnancy. The disease is divided into two types: sliding and paraesophageal hernia. Sliding type hernia occurs when the esophagus in the stomach area slips into the space in the chest area. Paraesophageal type hernia occurs mostly in women. Even though it is rarely seen, it is necessary to be careful as it can cause serious problems.
Haltonia patients should stay away from smoking
Hatal hernia, burning sensation spreading from the stomach up to the chest and heartburn. , bitter or sour water or food coming into the mouth, hoarseness, untreatable throat infections, erosion of the teeth, feeling of fullness in the throat, frequent need to clear the throat, hoarseness and polyps or nodules on the vocal cords, chronic cough, not responding well to treatment. Asthma can manifest itself as recurrent pneumonia and sleep-disordered breathing. The disease cannot be completely cured with drug treatment, but patients can be given some nutritional and lifestyle changes. Patients with hiatal hernia should stay away from chocolate, butter, coffee and very acidic foods and should never smoke. It is important for the course of the disease.
The process after the surgery is also very important
After gastric hernia surgery, which is usually performed by laparoscopic, that is, closed method, the patient can be discharged on the same day. Patients who may experience shoulder pain for a few days due to poor posture due to the surgery area can return to daily life after resting for an average of a week. If people do not change their lifestyle after the surgery and do not heed the doctor's warnings, there may be a risk of recurrence of hiatal hernia.
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