The Hiatal Hernia Syndrome can (eventually) cause serious illness including respiratory and cardiac symptoms, and appears to be present in most sufferers of food and chemical allergies. But some of these complaints may be caused by the so-called Schatzki's ring, and not the hernia itself. You can have either condition and not the other, or you may have both--as is common.
Schatzki's ring is a disorder of the Lower Esophageal Sphincter (LES) and acts like a valve between the esophagus and the stomach. Dry foods (like bread) can be a problem, but wheat, beef (or other) allergy may also be a factor. (Or this may be a purely mechanical problem and include such matters as the causative role of the Hiatal Hernia/Vagus Nerve Syndrome.
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