In most cases, patients experience no discomfort and no treatment is required. However, when a hiatal hernia is large, it is likely to cause esophageal stricture which results in discomfort. Symptomatic patients benefit from not lying down immediately after meals and also benefit by elevating the head of their beds.  If stress has been idetified as the major riskfactor,  stress reduction techniques may be practiced, or if overweight, weight loss may be indicated. Certain<unk> ions causes  lower esophageal sphincter (or LES to relax those<unk> ions should be avoided.  Anti-acid drugs like proton pump inhibitors and H2 receptor blockers can be used to decrease the acid secretion.
Hiatus hernia medical therapy
Diaphragmatic hernia medical therapy
Hiatus hernia surgery
Intussusception medical therapy
Hirschsprung's disease surgery
Hirschsprung's disease medical therapy
Diaphragmatic hernia surgery
Odynophagia surgery