Menopause Discussion > Other Health Discussion

Hiatus hernia surgery

(1/2) > >>

Terri123:
I'd be interested in hearing about experiences of anyone who has had surgery for hiatus hernia please. It's something I am considering (for my paraoesophageal HH) so it would be helpful to garner opinions/information from women who have personally actually had this surgery (rather than hearsay).
e.g.
What type of HH did you have?
At what point was surgery deemed potentially beneficial?
Was your surgery successful?
How long was the recovery?

Thank you.

CLKD:
 :foryou:

Katejo:

--- Quote from: Terri123 on March 10, 2025, 10:00:33 AM ---I'd be interested in hearing about experiences of anyone who has had surgery for hiatus hernia please. It's something I am considering (for my paraoesophageal HH) so it would be helpful to garner opinions/information from women who have personally actually had this surgery (rather than hearsay).
e.g.
What type of HH did you have?
At what point was surgery deemed potentially beneficial?
Was your surgery successful?
How long was the recovery?

Thank you.

--- End quote ---
I'm afraid I can't actually answer your questions but noticed your post because I have had a flareup of indigestion this week and know that I have a hiatus hernia (diagnosed around 10 years ago). I briefly read about treatments here https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/hiatus-hernia/ but then had a chance conversation yesterday with a guy who has had the surgery. I was quite shocked to hear that he still has strict rules about what he is allowed to eat. The conversation arose from me buying chocolate and he said he is not allowed to eat it most of the time. Just 1 tiny bit once a month is his limit.

Terri123:
As you probably know, there are several foodstuffs and drinks which aggravate HH symptoms.  Whilst I can happily live without ingesting citrus fruits for example, I refuse to give up chocolate, coffee and alcohol.  All a matter of balance IMO.

Katejo:

--- Quote from: Terri123 on April 19, 2025, 01:42:16 PM ---As you probably know, there are several foodstuffs and drinks which aggravate HH symptoms.  Whilst I can happily live without ingesting citrus fruits for example, I refuse to give up chocolate, coffee and alcohol.  All a matter of balance IMO.

--- End quote ---
  I think he was advised by the surgeon that eating chocolate would 'undo/cancel out' the benefits of the surgery!

Navigation

[0] Message Index

[#] Next page