Any natural remedies for hiatal hernia

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Dear Friend,

Namaste.

My mother suffers from Hiatal Hernia and she sometimes cannot

swallow food and must go vomit right in the middle of a stressful meal.

Sometimes if she leaves the table and walks around, the food will eventually go

down, but it is very painful for her.

We try to stick to calm happy dinnertable topics, laughing, and not mention any

family problems..

 

ONE THING that seems to help her...is to drink a real COKE with her meal.

The bubbles help open her esophagus. I am not sure where she got this tip.

Sipping before a bite makes a dramatic difference. Drinks that seem to make

the condition worse are acid, like Orange Juice.

I hope this helps!

God bless you,

Athena

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My father suffers from hiatal hernias.

Are there any safe, effectiveremedies, treatment for hiatal hernia?

How serious can the conditionbe. Appreciate any helpful replies. Lynda Appell

 

Hi Lynda,

 

Hiatal Hernia can be helped greatly

by lifestyle changes, and by any measures

that improves digestion as a whole.

 

Take small, frequent meals rather than one

big one, and ideally take a short relaxed

walk right after the meal.

If a walk is not possible, at least stay upright!

Do not lay back in your favorite recliner.

 

It makes perfect sense if you think about

what a hiatal hernia is.

(This is for any newcomers on the list

who don't know)

 

Hiatal hernia is a protrusion, a "sticking out"

of the stomach through the gap in the diaphragm

that your esophagus goes through.

The diaphragm is the muscular floor that

separates your chest cavity from your abdominal

cavity. It is what moves when you breathe.

 

The muscle may slacken with age, and the

hole gets less tight, so the top of the stomach

pokes through where it doesn't belong.

Obviously the chance of this happening

is greater if you overload the stomach.

 

You do not want stomach acid in your esophagus.

It hurts, and over time it may damage

the esophagus.

 

Antacids or drugs are no solution.

They help the heartburn for a moment, but in the

long run you want to digest your food, and in order

to do that, you need your stomach acid!

Stomach acid is also your first line of defence

against many infectious diseases.

 

If real coke helps, who am I to say

to not do that, but it is pretty noxious stuff.

 

Many people find they digest food better

if they take a few sips of raw apple cider

vinegar in water at the beginning of a meal.

Worth a try, and nothing is lost if it doesn't

do good.

 

Drinking lots of water, with a wee bit of sea

salt at some point, is a good idea.

 

Digestive enzymes and probiotics help with overall

digestion.

 

If the above measure are not enough, Dr Mercola

recommends a gentle form of structural work

called NST. Google Mercola.

 

I hope this helps, Let us know how Dad makes out!

 

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