2006-11-14 18:20:08 · 14 answers · asked by trich 2 in Health ➔ Women's Health
you cant treat it - you need surgery! - see your GP
2006-11-14 18:21:35 · answer #1 · answered by Frankie 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
You have two questions. 1. Do your symptoms indicate a hernia? 2. How is a hernia treated/repaired? Answer 1 - I doubt that you have a hernia, but a simple examination by a doctor should resolve that uncertainty. Answer 2 - The hernia that I had repaired was in the intestinal wall in the groin area. There are more than one type of hernia. It is caused by a weak spot in the abdominal muscle such that some of the bowel can poke through that gap. It can be temporarily alleviated by pushing the bowel back into the abdomen. The permanent repair is day surgery where a reinforcing mesh is inserted to cover the gap. The mesh spreads out like a cone pushed against a wall to form a round patch inside the abdominal wall. After the incision is closed and heals, the repair is quite strong. The surgery is performed under general anesthesia but generally takes one full day. If scheduled for a Thursday, you can typically return to work by Monday, though the lifting limitation of 10 pounds or less lasts for several weeks after that.
2016-03-15 08:02:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My dad has that... im presuming you know all that jargon of whats going on inside you... look basically anything that makes your stomach acid increase like tomatos spicy foods coffee can trigger a flair up... and yes this includes alcohol.... to be honest though its different food for different peeps....
If you get minor flair up gaviston is good...
Oh and if the Doc gave you Losec make sure that you dont experience too much relfex (gastric acid cioming up into your mouth like an acidy burbs - sometimes with fluid!!) as this is a side affect of Losec not your hernia...
Good look and remember to make a list of things that make you bad and stay away from them...
2006-11-16 03:04:37 · answer #3 · answered by Cat ( " , ) 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can avoid spicy food. Your doctor can prescribe a medication that will help with the heartburn. Do not consider the surgery. It is highly risky and extremely painful. I started with a small hiatal hernia, and now it is a sliding one, but medication keeps it under control. If you are overweight, then you need to lose weight. That also will help. Best of luck to you.
2006-11-14 20:27:54 · answer #4 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Each person is different as to what they can't eat. A lot of people say lettuce, carrots, beef, and that it is best to eat small meals. You will have to experiment to see if you can still eat pizza, fries, and heavier foods without getting sick. If you suddenly feel a lot of pain in the area be sure you see a doctor right away as it can become strangulated. There are some meds that can help with your symptoms, just ask the doctor. Some people have to get surgery to correct it. Believe it or not about one-third of adults have this and most of them don't even know it. Best of luck to you!!
2006-11-14 18:28:31 · answer #5 · answered by whrldpz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2014-10-29 03:06:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put a couple of bricks on your bedhead legs to elevate the bed so that acid from the stomach does not raise in your sleep. Avoid very hot and spicy foods (also hot in temperature), avoid pastry, fizzy drinks, cucumber, very sweet syrupy things. Take anti acid tablets when needed. All these thing have helped me tremendously. I want to avoid surgery and my doctor agrees and says it is a radical way and it can always come back anyway.
2006-11-14 18:31:15 · answer #7 · answered by London Girl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi....my husband has a hiatus hernia and is on medication to help with acid reflux. The foods he avoids are acidic foods like tomatoes, vinegar etc and spicy foods like curries. He has also cut down on coffee as this can also aggravate it. I tend to make him a milky coffee as this can help a bit. Alcohol can also aggravate hiatus hernia.
2006-11-14 18:31:32 · answer #8 · answered by sugarplum9903 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Raise the head of your bed 3 inches.
Avoid food two hours before going to bed.
You will learn what foods to avoid
Take a med for it
2006-11-14 21:05:45 · answer #9 · answered by clcalifornia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pies... Especially balti chicken pies.... And especially don't have 8 pints of Stella and then eat a couple of balti chicken pies....
Eat porridge, and cream of chicken soup, skimmed or semi-skimmed milk for cereal, take care with fruit (plums bad, strawberrys good).... Tortilla wraps or pitta instead of bread, tomatoes are dodgy but all other salad is okay ('cept radish)....
Red wine's a no-no too....
2006-11-14 19:35:39 · answer #10 · answered by PvteFrazer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-01-27 01:10:36 · answer #11 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋