What is Hiatal Hernia
Hiatus hernia or hiatal hernia is the protrusion (or hernia) of the upper part of the stomach into the thorax through a tear or weakness in the diaphragm. The symptoms include acid...
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shouldnt have looked on internet! now scared!
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I looked on the internet and found that the symptoms I have for the hiatal hernia,(needing to eat small meals so i dont feel overfull,pain, gas)are also symptoms for stomach cancer! It also said that having h pylori could be a factor...I had that at christmas..... i have had the barium x ray of my stomach and it came out clear. I had a test for blood in the stool and that came out clear... I am going in for an endoscopy in 3 weeks... what really scared me was that it said the people spend a long time treating the acid reflux and by the time they find the cancer it is too far along.....sorry for rambling... just feel very anxious.... anyone have thoughts about this? thanks for being here....when i try to talk to my husband he says it will be fine and it is silly to worry until the next test....not a comfort!!!
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I did the same thing to myself and worried myself terribly until getting the test results. I have eaten antacids like candy since I was a teenager for severe heartburn. Good news for now, I have GERD and a Hiatal Hernia but not stomach cancer. I'm sure your outcome will be the same! I'll keep you in my thoughts until then~ Angel 
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angel...
thanks for responding...I will keep what you said in mine... every time I get a sharp pain I get nervous...and that doesnt help anything! thanks ... kathy
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it sounds like you do the same thing i do , i look stuff up and then get scared because i think i have some bad disease. the doctor told me years ago i have a hiatial hernia. i am on prilosec . i have never had any kind of test . i went to the doctor today and told him i have terrible pains in my chest and under my ribcage and what did he do nothing , told me to chew tums.
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DONT WORRY! trust me Ive been through this for some reason it makes stomach problems worse I have had all these tests and when I had been throwing up blood and passing blood I was such a wreck I had to go to a behavioral health doctor. the best thing to do is just take one step at a time . plz don't do what I did and blow it out of proportion
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I have had the tests and already knew i had a hiatal hernia but also have gastritis... but I feel better knowing what is going on... the imagination can be a frightening thing... but it is easy to get scared with the kind of pain that we all get....
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