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Losing weight has significantly reduced my symptoms (my symptoms are pretty unambiguously down to a hiatal hernia).

A good amount of acid reflux problems are caused by having a hiatal hernia for example.

You have just given me something to look for (hiatal hernia) as that matches my symptoms.

I'm in a very similar situation as you with EoE, acid reflux, and a confirmed mild hiatal hernia.

After finding out I had a hiatal hernia and starting on omeprazole, those odd heartbeats dropped a ton, like by 90%.

I was on Prilosec indefinitely, gastroenterologist said I have a mild hiatal hernia and that I'll probably be stuck on PPIs forever.

A common cause of acid reflux is a herniated diaphragm (hiatal hernia) in which part of the stomach slips through the diaphragm into the upper chest.

I have been diagnosed with the reflux disease an a medium sized hiatal hernia.

A hiatal hernia or eosinophilic esophagitis come to mind.

So my complete layman explanation was that the stomach pushes through the diaphragm during a hiatal hernia -> it rubs against the vagus nerve -> panic attack symptoms.

As far as I know, a hiatal hernia can't be healed and it contributes to the acid reflux rather than the acid reflux causing it.

Whoa I just realized that I have a hiatal hernia too.

There are some additional exercises (look for "hiatal hernia exercises" on YouTube), which are very simple and sometimes can get you instant relief.

Hiatal hernia's are frequently associated with over consumption of coffee, which has other effects on the heart, esophageal and stomach lining.