Medical Treatment

• Medical treatment for hiatal hernia may include prescription-strength antacids such as lansoprazole (Prevacid), omeprazole (Prilosec), or rabeprazole (Aciphex).

• Surgical treatments rarely are necessary or worth the risk unless an emergency exists, such as a strangulated hiatal hernia.

• Some people don't respond to home care or medical treatment and seek the advice of a general surgeon or thoracic surgeon about the latest options. Various techniques have been tried to fix the defects of hiatal hernia with some success.

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