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Could complications from a hiatal hernia be mistaken for gastroparesis or GERD?

Last fall I started getting terrible heartburn with stomach and side pain that sometimes wrapped around my back. My stomach felt full and like it was burning. I went to a doctor and he did an endoscopy and said I had a hernia. Weeks later I began feeling nauseous and it would last for about a week, then I would feel better. My doctor said that it was because I had IBS. The medicine he gave me didn't help at all so I went to a different doctor. He did this weird test where I ate an egg sandwich and they took pictures of it going through digestion. They said that I had gastroparesis and that my hearburn was from GERD. I have a hard time believing that I, all of a sudden, out of nowhere developed gastroparesis and GERD about the same time that I discovered that I had a hernia. Is it possible for food to get caught in a hernia and make you feel very sick to your stomach? I almost constantly feel like I'm going to throw up, I burp up stomach acid, and I have pain in my stomach.

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1. My boyfriend has almost the exact same symptoms, and yes, I thinks its very possible to develop GERD after a hernia because it opens up a hole in your stomach that will allow acid to push through to your esophogus. Keep going to the specialist, and do what they suggest. If you're not satisfied, go to another doc, like you've been doing. Sounds like you're on the right track! Good luck! I know how bad you must be feeling, I witness it every day with my BF!