Take a deep breath in and feel if your stomach expands. The easiest method would be to place your fingers just below the sternum in the upper belly. The best way to assess for a hiatal hernia is to have an endoscopy. Most patients presenting with severe Hiatal hernias are under extreme stress and sympathetic nervous system overload. If air is not exhaled from the lungs while lifting, the intra-abdominal pressure may force the stomach through the diaphragm. But, incorrect lifting may be the most damaging mechanical cause. Blows to the abdomen, hard coughing, obesity, a stressful event, and more frequently found poor posture (hyperkyphosis) may contribute to the development of this problem. The causes of a hiatal hernia are not entirely known and can be unique to each individual. Hiatal hernia sufferers frequently complain of not getting vitamins and large pills down, especially when they are capsules. Gastric acid from decayed and fermented food can cause throat spasms that lead to thyroid gland irritation. Lack of nutrition and toxicity may contribute to anemia, constipation, difficulty swallowing, food allergies, and immune system weakness. In that case, they will have difficulty assimilating and digesting minerals and proteins, causing food putrefaction in the intestines and toxicity throughout the body. Suppose a person develops poor digestion due to decreased hydrochloric acid. Researchers found the University of Michigan Medical School cases where Hiatal hernias were responsible for heart palpitations due to stimulation of the vagus nerve. It may also relax the pyloric sphincter at the bottom of the stomach, causing leakage of digestive juices that are needed to break food down properly. This causes over or under secretion of hydrochloric acid. The vagus nerve stimulates the release of hydrochloric acid (via proton pump). Poor posture can make a hiatal hernia worse by altering the stomach’s position, causing the hernia to squeeze the neighboring vagus nerve.
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