Re: hiatal hernia

 Is there any way a home to figure out if my son has a hiatal hernia?

A chiropractor said she felt one a year ago, but we didn't go back to her for other reasons. He had an endoscopy that showed nothing, but the gastro doc said with an empty stomach and the fact that, if it does exist, it goes in and out, that this may not mean anything. So, not seeing one doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

Any ideas you have would be helpful.

Symptoms can help determine if one possibly exists.  But symptoms can vary according to how bad it is.  Minor ones can cause acid reflux and a catching feeling at the base of the sternum area.  If more sever it can also lead to upper abdominal or chest pain.