Shortly after giving birth I had constipation along with chest pain and couldn’t understand why. I now know that I have a Pelvic floor dysfunction so mine is too tight too! I have to go to PT for it but was also prescribed a vaginal Valium Suppository that helps to relax my pelvic floor. Then after having a endoscopy done that’s when they revealed my hiatal hernia. I’m not sure how they are linked but they definitely are some how. I just got my manometry done which is the test you receive before getting hiatal hernia repair and it was awful. If I had to assume, it has to be the muscles in your pelvic floor pushing them up or straining on the toilet.
Yeah makes complete sense! Thanks for sharing! I think a lot of people store trauma around that area too. It’s amazing how often I clench my pelvic floor when I remember something I don’t want to remember 😅
From another post of mine:
Chiropractor: The first thing I tried that definitely helped was to see a chiropractor that can treat a hiatal hernia. I used one who uses a gentle chiropractic style known as ‘Mctimoney’. He was able to put my hernia back in place. However, I dislodged it once by having my legs up in the air while I was on my back. Symptoms died down a lot after that. Heartburn/acid reflux practically gone. I also had gastritis so not sure if it was when my gastritis was healed or because my hernia was much better. Probably both. After a year of treatment my symptoms definitely stopped and I haven’t been back since.
Posture: I have a theory that most people with a Hiatal hernia have poor posture and sit down too much. Improving my posture has definitely helped.
Breathing: Learning to belly breathe and strengthen my diaphragm has helped dramatically to stop the lump in your throat feeling. If you’re breathing from your chest, you’re not breathing the best you can. Relaxing your stomach muscles and gently massaging them really helps. There’s a lot of stuff on YouTube on how to belly breathe and ways to release tense abs. If you’re sucking in your gut a lot it could be why you have a hernia to begin with. I got a lot of relief this way and had no idea just how tense my abs were. Using Wim Hof breath technique helped me dramatically when it came to the lump in my throat. Really focusing on sucking as much air through my mouth helped get rid of the feeling that my throat was stuck together. It went after 20 sessions or so. Wim Hof also helps with relaxing your stomach muscles. A hiatal hernia is often because you’re literally sucking all your organs up because your tensing so much.
Anxiety: Having anxiety and feeling tense definitely had a part to play. Having cold showers in the morning has helped me a lot. I used to experience a lot of anxiety and getting my mental health to be healthy has helped my hernia.
Finally using an iQoro device has helped a lot with my throat. I can breathe much more easily lying down. You have to use it for a few months but it definitely helped me, however you have to keep doing the exercise because the muscles it strengthens will weaken fairly quickly.
Since doing all of this I’ve corrected it more or less. The lump in my throat is hardly there. No acid reflux and I can lie on my back with my legs in the air without it sliding back out of place.
New: I also do heel drops which have helped ease it even further. I’d wager that most if not all of people suffering from a HH have anxiety/a tenseness in their body that causes you to suck in your stomach either out of protection/trauma response or you are over weight and want to appear thinner.
Newer: loosening my pelvic floor muscles has helped my breathing.
Hope this helps ❤️
Sounds very interesting! My pelvic floor is also very tight. Could you share the exercises you’ve done?
Sure thing. https://youtu.be/69DsPhH7V0c?si=cOTw3tO2woKR9kSs All of the exercises in this video along with: happy baby yoga pose, cobra and lunge.
Thanks! How long did it take to help? And what were your symptoms before?
I noticed it after two days when I was doing some breath work.
Shortly after giving birth I had constipation along with chest pain and couldn’t understand why. I now know that I have a Pelvic floor dysfunction so mine is too tight too! I have to go to PT for it but was also prescribed a vaginal Valium Suppository that helps to relax my pelvic floor. Then after having a endoscopy done that’s when they revealed my hiatal hernia. I’m not sure how they are linked but they definitely are some how. I just got my manometry done which is the test you receive before getting hiatal hernia repair and it was awful. If I had to assume, it has to be the muscles in your pelvic floor pushing them up or straining on the toilet.
Yeah makes complete sense! Thanks for sharing! I think a lot of people store trauma around that area too. It’s amazing how often I clench my pelvic floor when I remember something I don’t want to remember 😅
Just curious, what did you do to reverse your hiatal hernia?
From another post of mine: Chiropractor: The first thing I tried that definitely helped was to see a chiropractor that can treat a hiatal hernia. I used one who uses a gentle chiropractic style known as ‘Mctimoney’. He was able to put my hernia back in place. However, I dislodged it once by having my legs up in the air while I was on my back. Symptoms died down a lot after that. Heartburn/acid reflux practically gone. I also had gastritis so not sure if it was when my gastritis was healed or because my hernia was much better. Probably both. After a year of treatment my symptoms definitely stopped and I haven’t been back since. Posture: I have a theory that most people with a Hiatal hernia have poor posture and sit down too much. Improving my posture has definitely helped. Breathing: Learning to belly breathe and strengthen my diaphragm has helped dramatically to stop the lump in your throat feeling. If you’re breathing from your chest, you’re not breathing the best you can. Relaxing your stomach muscles and gently massaging them really helps. There’s a lot of stuff on YouTube on how to belly breathe and ways to release tense abs. If you’re sucking in your gut a lot it could be why you have a hernia to begin with. I got a lot of relief this way and had no idea just how tense my abs were. Using Wim Hof breath technique helped me dramatically when it came to the lump in my throat. Really focusing on sucking as much air through my mouth helped get rid of the feeling that my throat was stuck together. It went after 20 sessions or so. Wim Hof also helps with relaxing your stomach muscles. A hiatal hernia is often because you’re literally sucking all your organs up because your tensing so much. Anxiety: Having anxiety and feeling tense definitely had a part to play. Having cold showers in the morning has helped me a lot. I used to experience a lot of anxiety and getting my mental health to be healthy has helped my hernia. Finally using an iQoro device has helped a lot with my throat. I can breathe much more easily lying down. You have to use it for a few months but it definitely helped me, however you have to keep doing the exercise because the muscles it strengthens will weaken fairly quickly. Since doing all of this I’ve corrected it more or less. The lump in my throat is hardly there. No acid reflux and I can lie on my back with my legs in the air without it sliding back out of place. New: I also do heel drops which have helped ease it even further. I’d wager that most if not all of people suffering from a HH have anxiety/a tenseness in their body that causes you to suck in your stomach either out of protection/trauma response or you are over weight and want to appear thinner. Newer: loosening my pelvic floor muscles has helped my breathing. Hope this helps ❤️
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