What is esophageal hernia?

An esophageal hernia is the protrusion of tissue through the wall of the esophagus (the tube that connects the throat to the stomach).

How do members experience esophageal hernia?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with esophageal hernia*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for esophageal hernia*

Who has esophageal hernia on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 0
30s 0
40s 3
50s 0
60s 5
70+ 3

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 3
Female 7

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What is esophageal hernia?

An esophageal hernia is the protrusion of tissue through the wall of the esophagus (the tube that connects the throat to the stomach).



Common symptoms reported by people with esophageal hernia

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for esophageal hernia

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Compare treatments taken by people with esophageal hernia

Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have esophageal hernia through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.

Got a question about living with esophageal hernia? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has esophageal hernia on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 1 new patients joined this month
  • 2 say esophageal hernia is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 0
30s 0
40s 3
50s 0
60s 5
70+ 3

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 3
Female 7

These charts show data from esophageal hernia patients who have completed their condition history
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