Causes of Hiatal hernia

List of causes of Hiatal hernia

Following is a list of causes or underlying conditions (see also Misdiagnosis of underlying causes of Hiatal hernia) that could possibly cause Hiatal hernia includes:

• Obesity
• Pregnancy
• Tight clothing
• Physical exertion
• Weight lifting
• Straining
• Coughing
• Abdominal injury
• Congenital abnormality
• Chronic cough
• Smoking
• Heavy weight lifting
• Stress
• Use of sitting position for defecation
• Hereditary
• Focal dermal hypoplasia - hiatus hernia
• Violent vomiting
• Pregnancy and delivery
• Constipation
• Chronic allergic conditions causing frequent sneezing
• Sandifer syndrome - hiatus hernia
• Cocaine use

Hiatal hernia Causes: Risk Factors

The following conditions have been cited in various sources as potentially causal risk factors related to Hiatal hernia:

• Age
• Obesity
• Lifting
• Straining
• more risk factors »

Hiatal hernia: Related Medical Conditions

To research the causes of Hiatal hernia, consider researching the causes of these these diseases that may be similar, or associated with Hiatal hernia:

• Gastroesophageal reflux disease
• GERD
• Gastric volvulus
• Hernias
• Paraesophageal hernias
• Paraesophageal hiatal hernia
• Schatzki ring
• Phrenoesophageal ligament
• Esophagitis
• Cameron ulcers
• Sliding hiatalhernia
• Regurgitation

Hiatal hernia: Causes and Types

Causes of Types of Hiatal hernia: Review the cause informationfor the various types of Hiatal hernia:

• Sliding hiatus hernia
• Paraesophageal hiatus hernia
• more types...»

Causes of Broader Categories of Hiatal hernia: Review the causal information about the various more general categories of medical conditions:

• Hernia
• Stomach Conditions
• Abdominal conditions
• Digestive conditions
• more types...»

Hiatal hernia as a symptom:

Conditions listing Hiatal hernia as a symptom may also be potential underlying causes of Hiatal hernia. Our database lists the following as having Hiatal hernia as a symptom of that condition:

• Aicardi syndrome
• Del (3) (q11-q21)
• Focal dermal hypoplasia
• Galloway syndrome
• Galloway-Mowat Syndrome
• Gastrocutaneous syndrome
• Microcephaly, hiatal hernia and nephrotic syndrome
• Nephrosis neuronal dysmigration Syndrome
• Rett-like syndrome
• Sandifer syndrome
• Spastic paraplegia 29, autosomal dominant
• Stiff baby syndrome

Medical news summaries relating to Hiatal hernia:

The following medical news items are relevant to causes of Hiatal hernia:

• Better understanding of Barrett's esophagus
• More news »

Related information on causes of Hiatal hernia:

As with all medical conditions, there may be many causal factors. Further relevant information on causes of Hiatal hernia may be found in:

• Risk factors for Hiatal hernia
• Hidden causes of Hiatal hernia

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