Esophageal hernia is a fairly common disease. His gastroenterologist diagnoses. It occurs due to displacement of the stomach through the food hole of the diaphragm into the chest cavity.
It occurs more often in people after 50 years, its appearance is associated with age-related changes. It can also be in young children, if the child has a shortened esophagus from birth.
The main causes of this ailment are:
- stomach ulcer;
- diaphragm injuries;
- chronic cough;
- difficult birth, as well as physical labor;
- pancreatitis;
- constant constipation.
The following symptoms of the disease can be distinguished:
- severe and frequent heartburn;
- burps;
- Pain in the chest and abdomen.
Treatment of esophageal hernia can be of two types: conservative and surgical.
In the first case, the patient must adhere to a strict diet. Take food often, but little by little. The diet should include vegetables, cottage cheese, cereal fruits, fish and boiled meat. It is better to drink green tea, but you will have to refuse coffee and alcohol.
Also, treatment of a hernia of the esophagus involves wearing loose clothing that will not constrain and tighten the waist. You will have to limit yourself or even refuse to engage in any sports, especially those related to weight lifting.
This method of treatment eliminates the main symptoms (heartburn, constipation and belching), which bring significant discomfort to the patient.
After contacting a doctor, an ultrasound scan, an x-ray and a blood test are prescribed to confirm the diagnosis. If the treatment of a hernia of the esophagus is started and not given due attention, then you will have to turn to the services of a surgeon. The operation will be scheduled in the absence of improvements when using the conservative method, as well as in the event of complications.
They carry out it under general anesthesia. The surgeon strengthens and narrows the diaphragm, while the position of the stomach is corrected. The results of this method of treatment are always positive. After discharge from the hospital, the patient may forget that he had previously had a hernia of the esophagus.
Treatment of such a disease can also be combined with traditional medicine methods. The patient needs to take decoctions and infusions of herbs, as well as do special breathing exercises.
If the treatment of esophageal hernia is ignored, more serious diseases, and even cancer, may appear in a few years.
Another weak point of the abdominal cavity is the umbilical ring.
Normally, it should be very small or completely absent. If there are certain reasons, it expands and an
umbilical hernia forms
.Most often it happens in women after childbirth, and in newborns. Usually accompanied by nausea, abdominal pain during exercise and even coughing. A protrusion in the lower abdomen that disappears when lying down is visually noticed.
Umbilical hernia can only be treated surgically. Young children do not have surgery until they are five or six years old. Up to this age, she may disappear herself.
When an umbilical hernia appears in adults, two types of operations are performed: using local tissues (traditional), and using artificial implants.