Hiatal Hernia and Pain in the Middle of the Back

What helps with hiatal hernia and middle back pain?

If the pain does have to do with your hiatal hernia symptoms, controlling or treating the condition is a must. For accurate diagnosis, seeing your doctor is recommended – particularly if your symptoms get worse or don’t relieve with lifestyle measures.

Here are a few lifestyle approaches and home remedies that may help cope with the two conditions:

  1. Take a rest, especially when the pain flares up. But it’s also important to avoid excessive bed rest, because ‘too much’ could be counterproductive for your recovery.
  2. Avoid prolonged activities that provoke the pain (e.g. sitting for long hours during the work day). Instead, practice good posture to make the pain ease up. Take a break for every 20-30 minutes from your office chair, and make sure to sit or stand properly so your back will not get hurt afterwards – don’t slouch and slump!
  3. Maintain a healthy-body weight! Being at your best scale is also important pillar for your overall health, isn’t it!
  4. Do exercises that help strengthen the structures of your back! Moreover, exercise is a good way for weight control, so helpful to prevent your hernia from worsening.
  5. Avoid foods that provoke your hiatal hernia symptoms!
  6. Stop smoking! Tobacco smoke can hurt your esophagus. Also, a few studies showed that smokers are more likely to have back pain than non-smokers.
  7. Have a good stress management. In fact emotional stress can affect you physically, making the pain worse and inhibiting your recovery!

What are treatment options? Acid-suppressing medications are often used to help deal with hiatal hernia symptoms (especially for acid reflux and heartburn). These include antacids, H-2-receptor blockers, and proton pump inhibitors. Surgery is rarely used, but if the condition gets worse or if you have strangulated hernia, it can help.

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