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However, if after analyzing your situation carefully your doctor does recommend that you undergo hiatal hernia surgery to repair your condition, then maybe it would be wise to listen to someone who' s already gone through it and learn something that could be of good use to you. First, a little explanation would better help you to understand what are the implications and the important things to remember before taking this kind of decision. What separates your abdomen from your chest is your diaphragm, which helps you to breath. Generally, the diaphragm has an opening called a hiatus and serves as a passageway for the food pipe to cross through where it connects to the stomach. A hiatal hernia occurs when the upper part of your stomach pushes upwards through a small opening. When this happens you may be feeling symptoms of considerable discomfort like: heartburn, difficulty swallowing, chest pain and belching.
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