You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. DEAR DR. ROACH: I am 80 years old, still work full-time and have generally ...

Despite the scene in Friends where Joey develops an agonizing hernia, not all hernias are painful. A hiatal hernia, which affects 50 percent of adults over age 50, won’t often directly cause pain. But ...

Dear Dr. Donohue: If I understand it correctly, in hiatal hernia, a part of the stomach protrudes into the esophagus. If the stomach is protruding into the esophagus, how is the doctor able to take ...

I would separate a hiatal hernia from the condition called reflux or gastric reflux disease or GERD. Some people have bad reflux without a hiatal hernia. Some have a hiatal hernia with no symptoms and ...

February 15, 2012 — High-resolution manometry has a high specificity (95.12%) as well as a high predictive value (91.6%) for type 1 sliding hiatal hernia in patients with gastroesophageal reflux ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My father was recently diagnosed with a type 4 hiatal hernia. His doctor said that this can be very serious and he may need to have surgery to correct the problem. He's 85 years old.

On Thursday actor, partyer and headline-grabber Charlie Sheen was hospitalized-- again. This time, a friend said, it was because laughing too hard aggravated the actor’s hiatal hernia, causing severe ...

Q-What I thought would be a simple yearly examination has led to a diagnosis of a hiatus hernia. I had no symptoms and I really don`t understand about a hernia in my chest. Can you help me out?

You may be suffering from heartburn, chest pain, shortness of breath, belching, etc and pay little heed to it. However, things may get severe as it may indicate an underlying health condition called a ...

I find it very interesting how many people truly suffer from indigestion, heartburn, reflux, and esophagitis. Many patients will state that they have also been diagnosed with a hiatal hernia. A hiatal ...