What is the treatment for hiatal hernias?
What is the treatment for hiatal hernias?Answer: For those individuals who don’t have any symptoms, they don’t require any treatment for their hiatal hernia. For others, lifestyle changes and medications will control their symptoms. It is only for a minority of patients who experience severe symptoms of reflux despite lifestyle changes and medications, or who develop complications such as stricture, bleeding or an obstruction, will surgery be considered. Lifestyle changes for a hiatal hernia include diet modification, not smoking, avoiding alcohol, and taking measures to reduce acid reflu
