Different types of hiatal hernia

About 90 percent of all people with a hiatal hernia have a sliding hiatus hernia.

A sliding hiatus hernia means that your stomach, partially or completely, slides uncontrollably up through the hiatus canal (the hole in the diaphragm that the oesophagus runs through) and settles in the chest cavity.

When the lower oesophageal sphincter slides up into the chest cavity, it can no longer seal tightly, giving rise to unpleasant symptoms such as reflux.

In the case of a sliding hiatus hernia, IQoro is a recommended treatment to strengthen the muscles in the diaphragm.

• You can read more about this type of hernia on our page about hiatal hernias.

In very rare cases, the opening in the diaphragm is so large that the stomach and other internal organs (such as the intestines, peritoneum and spleen) can slide up into the chest cavity next to the oesophagus.

The name comes from the Latin para meaning alongside and esofagus meaningoesophagus. This can cause very severe chest pain and entrapment. 

This is usually examined and diagnosed by gastroscopy or X-ray. After that, surgery takes place.

This type of hiatal hernia is, as mentioned, very rare and there is currently no scientific study or clinical experience of training with IQoro and para-oesophageal hernia. Therefore, in these rare cases, training with IQoro should not take place without medical supervision.

During fetal development, there are many steps that must be correct for all organs to develop optimally. About one in 4,000 babies is born with a hiatal hernia called CHD (congenital diaphragmatic hernia).

In CDH, the organs that are supposed to be located in the abdominal cavity have slipped up into the chest, preventing the lungs from developing properly. This condition is most often detected by ultrasound during pregnancy and, as a rule, surgery is necessary very shortly after birth.