What Is a Hiatal Hernia?
Reviewed: Dr. Mera
2. Risk factors
People over the age of 50 are more likely to develop a hiatal hernia than others. Another important risk factor for hiatal hernia is obesity, due to an increase in intra-abdominal pressure.
Finally, people who take part in activities (i.e. exercising, lifting heavy objects) or suffer from conditions (i.e. chronic cough, vomiting, chronic constipation) that involve persistent and high pressure on the surrounding muscles, are more likely to develop the condition.
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