Hiatal Hernia
The opening that connects the esophagus to the stomach is controlled by a series of muscles. If these are weakened, stomach acid can flow into the esophagus and cause inflammation or even make part of it enters the abdomen causing a hiatal hernia. People are walking around unaware of their condition while others suffer symptoms with greater intensity.
The most characteristic is a painful, burning sensation in the chest and throat, worse after large meals, lying down or bending down or when abdominal pressure increases. The most common causes that can lead to this condition is related to the increase in abdominal pressure: coughing violent and repeated vomiting for extended periods of time, pregnancy, intense exercise, overweight and obesity.
Food can prevent or reduce the risk of developing this disorder (mainly in case of overweight or obesity), or help reduce the discomfort of a hiatal hernia already in place along with the proper prescription drug treatment optional.
RECOMMENDED FOODS
Milk and dairy: prefer the less fatty, semi-skimmed or skimmed milk, yoghurt enriched with cream, cheese, cream cheese (low fat, type of cream), cheese, curd, petit suisse, yogurt mousse.
Meat, fish, eggs and their derivatives: lean meats, white fish, scrambled eggs or omelet or poached or boiled, deli chicken or turkey.
Cereals, potatoes and vegetables: all except those listed in “food limited.” In relation to the whole cooked vegetables, it is advisable to cook only rice or potato and vegetables, and if it still does not feel good, try pureed cooked and passed through the Chinese or food mill to remove the “skins” and improve their digestibility (its tolerance depends on the person).
Vegetables: avoid flatulent (cabbage, cauliflower, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, artichokes, onions and peppers in oil, etc.).
Fruit: fresh ripe non-acidic, whipped or roasted or stewed or pureed.
Beverages: water, broth, tea soft (except peppermint or mint extract), non-acidic juice, beverages.
Fats: olive oil and seeds (sunflower, corn, soy …), butter or margarine (better tolerated) oil and light mayonnaise (less fat than conventional).
Other: jam for breakfast, in moderation.
FOODS ALLOWED (and occasional moderate consumption)
Milk and dairy: whole milk (if tolerated), milk shakes (except chocolate), custard and flan, rice pudding.
Semi-fat meats, oily fish, ham and ham lean
Cereals: sugary breakfast cereals (plain, honey, comprehensive and muesli), as tolerated.
Drinks: commercial juice acids, fruit in syrup without the juice.
Other products: honey (may lead acid), pastries and cakes simple (those most similar in composition to the bread, Swiss roll, sponge fingers), fruit jellies, ice creams and sorbets, conventional nuts and mayonnaise.
LIMITED FOOD (eating sporadically or in small quantities)
Milk and dairy products: condensed milk, hard cheeses (fat, very ripe or fermented) milk and cream desserts.
Fatty meats, fibrous such as rabbits, twice cooked meat or spicy, fatty meats and offal, boiled eggs, pickled fish or salted (cod, herring …).
Grains: bread freshly baked baguette type (ferments in the stomach and creates a nuisance), Cereals chocolates, cookies filled, chocolate or topped with sugar solutions, etc..
Fruits: raw, unripe fruit, sour fruits, fruit in syrup, dried and candied fruits.
Beverages: coffee, decaffeinated tea and strong coffee beverages or extracts of guarana, chocolate drinks, carbonated beverages and all alcoholic beverages (irritate the gastric mucosa and increase the acidity).
Fat: cream, butter, lard and tallow.
Other products: fatty fried, pastry and confectionery, chocolate and spicy sauces.