Last autumn I went for a gastroscopy and was told I have a small sliding hiatus hernia. They put me on lowest dose of Lansaprazole (15 mg) and I've been fine. I take one every morning.
Last night I actually thought I was having a heart attack. Mid evening I got really bad chest pain, walked around, drank water and it wouldn't go. I'd had mashed potato, baked beans and two smallish sausages for tea. I never fry stuff so had cooked them in the oven and they were not cheap, fatty ones either. I had no dessert.
I took an indigestion relief tablet and after 1.5 hours got no relief so it said on box to take another. Second one had no effect either. I went to bed about 10.30 still in a lot of pain and propped myself up and kept thinking I was going to have to ring the paramedics. I felt truly ill. I must have drifted off and woke up for the loo around 3 am and was so relieved the pain had gone.
I don't feel brilliant today but the pain has gone and I just hope it doesn't flare up again. I know you're supposed to avoid fatty stuff with a hiatus hernia but I never dry stuff and always buy more expensive cuts of meat, always lean and low fat.