Prioris (Fl., US) on 02/11/2015
I thought I had some of the symptoms of hiatal hernia but did not have any reflux so symptoms mystified. The pressure and pain against my diaphragm was intense every day. At least 4 months went by until I finally realized that my abdomen contained gas that was pressing against my diaphragm causing pain.
Once I squished the gas out of the abdomen area, the pressure let up and the hiatal hernia type symptoms went away. But the gas kept building up in my abdomen so had to continue squishing the gas out. I couldn't figure out why. It wasn't like the gas from eating food either.
I went to a long time practicing chinese doctor. she said it was a kidney infection. She gave me two things.
a) some type of bile salt for gall bladder and told me to take it with cranberry juice (i used one d-mannose tablet instead) in morning
b) I took an unknown herbal mixture at night to probably address infection.
After 2 weeks, the abdomen bloating or gas problem went away. My diaphragm still hurt from all that pressure but the pain went away after some healing. I could imagine that if I did not solve the bloating problem from my abdomen that it could have eventually led to a hiatal hernia. It was a very unusual bloating problem to have since it would occur even if I didn't eat much. It didn't seem connected directly to food nor did I have the reflux.
Replied by Kellie from Oklahoma on 02/19/2016
Where was your bloating?My left side just under rib down to my hip has been very swollen or maybe bloated.... It's painful and pushes against my ribs and stomach. I had an MRI and CT but all they find is the hiatal hernia.
For some reason they say nothing about the swelling, though it's visible to the eye. I need answers and can't find any.
Replied by Lynn Greene from BC on 12/02/2025
I went to a naturopath about a hiatal hernia. He said some of his patients had good luck with drinking a large glass of water, then jumping from a step. The weight pulls the hernia down. For me, it was too late and I had an incarcerated hiatal hernia and an operation. With a plastic mesh to hold it down. Since then, diarrhea has been a terrible part of my life. Yuk
