Other contributors to reflux in some people include smoking (3), high alcohol intake (4), and anatomical issues, such
as hiatal hernia (5).
I started to use bone broth, homemade, when I was 15, because of some damages as well
as a hiatal hernia caused by the same accident, and I recovered so fast most doc's refused to accept it.
Naturopathic medicine aims to eliminate any factors that may be affecting the functioning of the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) such
as hiatal hernia, low acid pH, poor diet and food sensitivity.
Even when a condition known
as hiatal hernia is discovered, it still is not associated strongly enough with severe reflux to be considered a sole cause.
Not exact matches
Hi Gina, years ago I was dealing with a
hiatal hernia, gastritis, esophagitis, and ulcers and was on PPIs
as well.
In
hiatal hernia the muscle tissue surrounding this opening becomes weak or even damaged
as a result of the following factors: Bad diet and unhealthy lifestyle, refined sugar, nutritional deficiencies, stimulants (especially smoking, caffeine and alcohol), free radicals, stress, toxins, certain prescribed medications, lack of exercise, obesity, insufficient rest and sleep, etc..
Hiatal hernias, also known
as diaphragmatic hernias, form at the opening (hiatus) in the diaphragm where the food tube (esophagus) joins the stomach.
Other heritable conditions that are related to loss of genetic diversity and inbreeding include cataract, various heart valve defects including pulmonic stenosis, hydrocephalus, cysteine urolithiasis, and
hiatal hernias; immunologic disorders that include a propensity for severe demodectic mange indicative of immunodeficiency, allergies associated with atopic dermatitis and ear infections, and autoimmune diseases such
as hypothyroidism; and cancers including glioblastoma, mast cell sarcoma and lymphoma [15, 16].