Urrrrgh :-[

[wizilizi]

I have been awache all night

Awache with a terrible ake

Hiatus hernia hurrrrrrttttts

Any advice?  I don't know what I did to deserve this *sleepy sobs*

[leoleoleo123]

Poor sleep for me too wiz.... and i have to go to work...

you will just have to try and catnap today if you can....

[carolyorkie2010]

I've been awake too - backache, toothache and my hernia hurting! We'll have to form a club, LOL

[ed_blackadder_1]

Me too night sweats arrrggggggghhhhhhhhhh

Sorry not much help are we Wizi, here have a hug          

[rose2008-2008]

I woke up feeling fed up and slightly headachy awwwww we are a right LOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

((())) HUGS everyone. i know its not a lot though. Feel better soon.

[bitsnknots]

I find it hard to get to sleep most nights as I have trouble trying to get comfortable due to having arthritis.

Hugs to all that need them.

[wizilizi]

Yes, (((((lovely big group hug)))))

Thank you guys, & everyone who crawls through the day after no night's sleep

Poor Leo & all who have to go to a job without enough sleep (((extra hug)))

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Wizzi, what do the Doctors do for you re your hernia?

My treatment - should I need it (thankfully I don't suffer at all with mine - one of the lucky ones) is omeprazole Gastro-resistant capsules. Non spicy food diet. Extra antacids like liquid gaviscone and  sleep with high pillows so you make sure your gullet is not on the same level as the stomach (lying down) to keep acid reflux at bay.

[soppysofty]

wizilizi

Elevating the bed - not extra pillows - will help with reflux, you need to raise the head of the bed by around 4-6 inches.  Not sure if OH would like it though.

Have you tried 'Kalms'?  The ones in the green packet are for daytime and the ones in the blue packet are for nights.  Just a mild, natural, herbal relaxant that can aid sleep.  Works for me.

Also no hot drinks 4 hours before bed as it can aggrevate the stomach lining.

A glass of tepid water about an hour before retiring helps as it dissolves any acids without generating any more.

[rose2008-2008]

i GOT THROUGH YESTERDAY EVENING SOMEHOW , I DONT KNOW HOW. sICK AS A DOG AGAIN WITH A BAD HEADACHE. aaaaaaarghhhh i want them to stop for ever!!!!. Too much to ask, i was put on this earth to suffer...... LOl. Ohhhhh im laughing this morning anyhow.

[carolyorkie2010]

I'm A "Wednesday's child" and as the saying goes, "Wednesday's child is full of woe" By God it's true in my case! And I try to avoid the number 9, as that is my very unlucky number. Still, got to get on with it, haven't you? LOL

[captainbovine]

I'm a Wednesday child too! but I'm not full of woe, I'm always happy.....

Wizzi, some good advice there, I too have a hiatus hernia and found I can't lie on my left side to sleep as I press on it and it gives me pain the next day.

I take lansoprazole for mine, if I try to stop it, it soon kicks off again.

no spicy food, fizzy drink either, citrus foods are a no no too.

Hope you are feeling better today, try some of these ideas and see how you go.

[wizilizi]

The Doctor told me that HH is quite common - & from your posts it seems to be

I have Omneprazole.  The Consultant (after I'd had the .. .. bleugh .. ..bleughghhhhhhhhh .. .. endoscopy) said to take Omneprazole before breakfast & before supper to prevent acid production, & to use Gaviscon if in pain

BUT my GP says that problems are arising from Omneprazole taken continuously & long term; these are to do with calcium absorption, trace mineral deficiency & massive resurgence of acid if the drug is stopped.  She suggested taking it if I am very troubled by pain, but not to rely on it on a continuous basis

She recommended eating lttle & often, & avoiding massively acidic or spicey foods, of course, & said to take it easy after eating

Thank you to FHGers who have pointed out other things:  the hot drinks makes sense; I'm ok after supper, but have a cup of tea which I drink without milk) & can then be writhing

It seems to be a matter of learning what aggravates it.  On Sunday, the bad night which prompted the thread) I had eaten pork & had loads of hot mustard with it!!!! 😮  Just didn't think.  A few more nights like that & I WILL think!!!!!

One of the symptoms which sent me to the GP was the occasional difficulty in swallowing, along with irritating coughing & sneezing when I eat.  The Consultant explained that the acid reflux irritates the oesoephagus & makes it sensitive, sometimes giving a sore throat.  She said that in mine no damage could be seen (which it sometimes can) & this is a good reason to control the problem

She also said that losing some weight helps.  I am not huge but I  could be slimmer!!  

[wizilizi]

Also, I didn't know about fizzy 😞

On Sunday night I drank loads of fizzy water

Silly me

[captainbovine]

well if there's anything that outrages me it's the fact that "if you loose weight" blah blah. So there wasn't one thin person in the waiting room with you then Wizzi it's a standard cure all with consultants lately.

I was told I was clinically obese when I had my gall bladder out....ya don't say, like I have been walking round for 50yrs not noticing.....funny how the majority of the people in the ward with me were either younger or thinner????

You can always take a vitamin or calcium supplement to counteract the effects of your meds Wizzi, better do that and keep your stomach lined with good meds should you upset your hernia.

When I had my endoscopy they showed me the picture, inside was bright orange! and looked like the surface of Mars

[kaeptm]

I understand how you feel when everything is blamed on your weight Captain, fortunately I don't have that problem. But I am a smoker. Yes I know it's really bad, but you would be amazed how smoking is to blaim for any ailment I have. Even at the Dentist!

None of us are perfect. I am not overweight, I excersise regularly, I eat a reasonable diet and don't drink often.........but I smoke.

Whatever your weakness is this will be blamed and be the root of all of ailments