hiatus hernia

chris 71

chris 71

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had an endoscopy , i have a small hiatus hernia but my symptoms have been anything but small , although i seriously wonder if the meds i have been taking for acid PPI's have been to blame for a large part , they work great for the heart burn but i think there wreeking havoc on my ibs symptoms . anybody eles deal with hiatus hernia and IBS ? how does your vaping affect if at all your symptoms ?
 
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lazylathe

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This is from Mexico!!

I have a hiatus hernia and have for quite some time, at least 3 years and was just recently diagnosed!

The excruciating pain that immobilizes you is absolutely amazing, never experienced that in my life before! And then you spend hours in the washroom bent over in pain on the throne feeling like your insides are leaving you via the exit door as fast as they can! Not pleasant at all...

So far I have changed my whole diet to an acid reducing diet, Google it to find diet plans and foods.
Cut out all sugars, chocolate, pop and alcohol etc from your life.
Reduce the stress levels in your life as much as possible as well. I find stress and anxiety to worsen my conditions considerably.

I am also on acid reducing pills that help a lot but getting your low acid eating plan worked out, reduce stress and anxiety as much as possible will be the most beneficial!

For me vaping reduces the tumultuous feelings in my stomach and calms me down and I am able to eat dinner later that night. During the day at work I just suffer in silence since I cannot vape at work. Eating veggies and bland foods like oats helps keep it under control quite well.

Since I am on vacation in Mexico for a week, no vaping for me...
First few days were tough buy with no stress I am starting to feel okay. Not great as you can feel it churning, just waiting to bite back at any moment...

I am on 40mg of Tecta once a day for 3 months and then back to the doc to see what I am like. I get the feeling I am going to be in them for a long time...

I will add more to this when I get home and have access to what I have collected over the last few months.

Edit: I also had to quit my old job and move due to the insane stress and pressure from idiotic bosses!
New place is much better and stress is down!
Also NO HEAVY lifting anymore as it aggravates the hernia.
 
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chris 71

chris 71

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thanks guys , i am working on my diet which is going to be difficult . but the pain i get in my guts is an extreme motivator to say the least .
i think i an also addicted to coffee . i pretty much totally gave up drinking because it was making me sick also , even though i really love beer it is (or was ) a great stress reliever for me . i am now starting to realize after talking to the specialist that stress may be my biggest problem in all this . work stress is huge for me . the pain you talk about lazylathe i totally understand it is unreal . i have came close to passing out a couple times .and actually did once while sitting on the toilet .
was not fun and scary as shit no pun intended lol but it really was , i could feel the blood drain from my face and then the tunnel vision into blackness . only for a short time but how embarrassing had to call the girlfriend when i came to she had a cloth on my neck and i dont even remember her putting it on me
it would be so bad if this were to happen while at work or out shopping or what ever and this just makes the stress even worse .
 
lazylathe

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@chris 71

Exactly! I would not wish this on anyone!
Coffee and most teas are also on the No list...
Herbal tea is fine so long as it is not from the mint family.
I have switched to drinking ginger teas as they definitely help soothe the stomach. Use Agave nectar as a sweetener!!
It is awesome for this and also a great one for diabetics to use as your conditions will slowly improve!!
But you need to reduce your stress as much as possible!!
I would say my stress at work went down about 50% when I switched companies. A great start but the monster is still there lurking in the background...

This is what I did for the first few weeks:
Breakfast- Almond milk smoothy with a banana, frozen peaches and mangoes and protein powder.
Lunch- steel cut oats, no sugar at all just plain. Tastes awful but fills you up and keeps your stomach calm.
Dinner- mostly veggies, rice and plain chicken.

When the pain was too much I just ate oats, sometimes for 3 meals a day...

Here is a good list:
http://www.prevention.com/food/foods-soothe-heartburn
 
ataxian

ataxian

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chris 71 said:
had an endoscopy , i have a small hiatus hernia but my symptoms have been anything but small , although i seriously wonder if the meds i have been taking for acid PPI's have been to blame for a large part , they work great for the heart burn but i think there wreeking havoc on my ibs symptoms . anybody eles deal with hiatus hernia and IBS ? how does your vaping affect if at all your symptoms ?
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I had one and had surgery for it.
No more heart burn and I can sleep without a pillow.

10 years latter I had SCA (late on set)

Did my SCA cause this?

CANNABIS is the main thing that helps everything!
 
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