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So am I correct in assuming that you have both a hiatal hernia and severe anemia?
And did someone (a physician, for example) tell you they were related?
We have a very thorough page (with diagrams) on hiatal hernias, which happen when the upper part of the stomach moves up through a small opening in the diaphragm into the chest. Our page has information about symptoms, causes, risk factors, diagnosis and treatment, in addition to some other links. Here it is:
None of the symptoms, however, have anything to do with anemia except for the possibility of ◦Bleeding from the stomach or esophagus, and you say that you've not seen any blood either with your coughing or in your stool, so that wouldn't seem to be the case.
Anemia is a blood disorder that occurs when red blood cell levels (RBCs) become abnormally low in the blood. It can also occur when the RBCs do not have enough hemoglobin. Did your doctor check your level of RBCs and tell you it was connected to your hiatal hernia?
Here's the Mayo Clinic's page on anemia. Be sure to click on the links down the side that take you to Symptoms and Treatments, etc:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/anemia/DS00321
There are many kinds of anemia; has your doctor specified one kind?
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Hi, Anon,
Welcome to EmpowHER! And thank you for writing to us.
So am I correct in assuming that you have both a hiatal hernia and severe anemia?
And did someone (a physician, for example) tell you they were related?
We have a very thorough page (with diagrams) on hiatal hernias, which happen when the upper part of the stomach moves up through a small opening in the diaphragm into the chest. Our page has information about symptoms, causes, risk factors, diagnosis and treatment, in addition to some other links. Here it is:
https://www.empowher.com/media/reference/hiatal-hernia#definition
None of the symptoms, however, have anything to do with anemia except for the possibility of ◦Bleeding from the stomach or esophagus, and you say that you've not seen any blood either with your coughing or in your stool, so that wouldn't seem to be the case.
Anemia is a blood disorder that occurs when red blood cell levels (RBCs) become abnormally low in the blood. It can also occur when the RBCs do not have enough hemoglobin. Did your doctor check your level of RBCs and tell you it was connected to your hiatal hernia?
Here's the Mayo Clinic's page on anemia. Be sure to click on the links down the side that take you to Symptoms and Treatments, etc:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/anemia/DS00321
There are many kinds of anemia; has your doctor specified one kind?
December 22, 2009 - 8:33amThis Comment
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