What is hiatal hernia?

Hiatal hernia is a condition in which a portion of the stomach protrudes upward into the chest, through an opening in the diaphragm.

How do members experience hiatal hernia?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with hiatal hernia*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for hiatal hernia*

*Data from patients with hiatal hernia, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with hiatal hernia*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Prilosec)
Perceived effectiveness
for hiatal hernia (3 evaluations)
Side effects
Total evaluations
3
Tried for
hiatal hernia (6)
Treatment

(Protonix)
Perceived effectiveness
for hiatal hernia (2 evaluations)
Side effects
Total evaluations
2
Tried for
hiatal hernia (3)
Treatment

(Nexium)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
hiatal hernia (1)
Treatment

(Prevacid)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
hiatal hernia (1)
Treatment

(Aciphex)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
hiatal hernia (1)

*Data from patients with hiatal hernia, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has hiatal hernia on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 20
30s 105
40s 233
50s 404
60s 371
70+ 274

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 249
Female 1,153

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What is hiatal hernia?

Hiatal hernia is a condition in which a portion of the stomach protrudes upward into the chest, through an opening in the diaphragm.



Common symptoms reported by people with hiatal hernia

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for hiatal hernia

Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Prilosec)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
379
Tried for
hiatal hernia (6)
Treatment name(s)

(Protonix)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
107
Tried for
hiatal hernia (3)
Treatment name(s)

(Nexium)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
117
Tried for
hiatal hernia (1)
Treatment name(s)

(Prevacid)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
136
Tried for
hiatal hernia (1)
Treatment name(s)

(Aciphex)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
22
Tried for
hiatal hernia (1)

Data from patients with hiatal hernia, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Compare treatments taken by people with hiatal hernia

Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Prilosec)
Perceived effectiveness
for hiatal hernia (3 evaluations)
Side effects
Total evaluations
3
Tried for
hiatal hernia (6)
Treatment name(s)

(Protonix)
Perceived effectiveness
for hiatal hernia (2 evaluations)
Side effects
Total evaluations
2
Tried for
hiatal hernia (3)
Treatment name(s)

(Nexium)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
hiatal hernia (1)
Treatment name(s)

(Prevacid)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
hiatal hernia (1)
Treatment name(s)

(Aciphex)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
hiatal hernia (1)
  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
  • Severe
  • Moderate
  • Mild
  • None

Data from patients with hiatal hernia, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Who has hiatal hernia on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 2 new patients joined this month
  • 222 say hiatal hernia is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 20
30s 105
40s 233
50s 404
60s 371
70+ 274
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 72
20-29 years 106
30-39 years 136
40-49 years 117
50-59 years 67
60-69 years 22
70+ years 2

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 249
Female 1,153

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 759
Not Diagnosed 14

These charts show data from hiatal hernia patients who have completed their condition history
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