Samantha stepped over a pile on the floor, annoyed to have another mess to clean up. The vet had told her that with five cats, she shouldn’t be surprised to find at least one regurgitated pile on the floor each week. However, this was the third day in a row. The following week, she got ...
Most babies spit up. However, when my second child was born, I quickly noticed that he spit up much more frequently and forcefully than his sister. At first, it didn’t seem like a big deal and I was told that he would probably grow out of it. However, then he spit up what the nurse ...
Heartburn does not affect a person’s heart, despite its misleading name. Heartburn is actually a burning sensation that occurs in your lower chest, usually accompanied by a bitter or sour taste in your mouth. Most people will experience heartburn while lying down or after they have consumed a large meal. Heartburn can last as little ...
I have a five centimeter hiatal hernia. I have bad acid reflux. I am one of those people who can’t tolerate acid reflux medications, and I may need surgery due to damage in my esophagus, constant acid reflux and overall discomfort. A hiatal hernia is one of the most common forms of hernia, and it ...
Hiatal hernias are present in approximately 15% of the population. After years of living with mild but irritating stomach issues, I was finally diagnosed with a hiatal hernia in my early twenties. At first I was nervous: What was a hiatal hernia? Was it a serious condition? How, if at all, would it affect my ...
A woman’s body goes through a lot of changes during pregnancy, most of which aren’t permanent and aren’t harmful. However, occasionally when all of the organs are rearranged later in the pregnancy, when the fetus has grown quite large and is taking up a lot of room, something can unexpected can happen. This happened to ...
When an internal relocates to a position where it doesn’t belong, the condition is known as a hernia. In the case of a hiatal hernia, a part of the stomach known as the hiatus pushes up through the diaphragm into the chest. The symptoms of a hiatal hernia are often too subtle to notice, but ...
I’m a male, 48, 5′ 9″, 155 lbs., a non-smoker, and a practicing vegetarian most of the time (my Achilles’ heel: sushi. Love it, can’t live without it). Approximately one year ago I was experiencing chest pains and heartburn. The chest pains were such that I thought I was experiencing early warning signs indicating possible ...
A hernia occurs any time that one part of the body protrudes through a tear or an opening into another part of the body. This is quite commonly seen in the abdominal area but, in truth, can happen anywhere in the body. Hiatal hernias, or diaphragmatic hernias, form down at the opening of diaphragm, right ...
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