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It seems likeliest to me that it was present at the last endoscopy but did not seem significant. Here is the information that iVillage has about hiatal hernia. http://yourtotalhealth.ivillage.com/hiatal-hernia.html?pageNum=1#1 It does seem that heavy lifting can be a risk factor, or at least can aggravate an already existing hernia. I think that is something you would need to discuss with your doctor. ?

Thank you for all of the information.? I am switching doctors on Monday.? I would have done it today if my primary care doctor's office wasn't closed for the holiday.? I should have done it after the first appointment when it didn't feel right.

A hiatal hernia means that the stomach (the part of the digestive tract normally in the abdomen and connected to the esophagus proximally and the small intestine distally) can be partially seen in the chest. This is a common finding even in patients without gastrointestinal symptoms. Small ones may come and go spontaneously. It is important to know the size of the hernia. Small to medium sized hiatal hernias are common and usually...

I just came back from my endoscopy. The Dr. said that he found no food in my gut (Thank God), he found some water, and he found a small hiatus hernia . This last part bothers me. I had an endoscopy in January, and there was never a mention made of a hiatus/hiatial hernia. Could it be that it's so small that the first doctor bothered not to mention it. Or can it be that I've developed it since then? How could I have developed it...