Hiatus Hernia

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Please keep in mind that before treating any condition, including Hiatus Hernia, as TMS or PPD, it is vitally important to consult with your physician in order to rule out any serious medical conditions. To learn more about TMS and PPD, and to help you figure out if you have it, visit our An Introduction to TMS page and watch the video there. Some more guidance in figuring out if this approach is right for you can be found in the video at the top of our So You Think You Might Have TMS page.

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Hiatus Hernia referenced in TMS Books

On page 109 in The Mindbody Prescription, John Sarno writes: It is my belief that all upper GI symptoms can be equivalents of TMS, therefore psychologically induced. Because hiatus hernia is a structural abnormality, one can understand reluctance to attribute it to emotional factors. However no one has ever explained the process that produces a hiatus hernia. Its association with heartburn and esophageal reflux suggests that it, too, is an equivalent of TMS. On pages 163-164 in Healing Back Pain, John Sarno writes: As with TMS, they are the result of what I have called abnormal autonomic function, in turn stimulated, in my view, by the same emotional factors that are responsible for TMS. They are less common now than they were thirty or forty years ago, but that is because TMS has become the preferred physical defense against anxiety and anger.

Information
A hiatus hernia is thought to cause heartburn and upper abdominal discomfort. It is a herniation that pushes the stomach into the chest cavity, and can be seen by an X-ray. It is usually treated with antacids.

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Acid Reflux Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) Master list of Success Stories by Symptoms & Diagnoses

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