I have recently had a gastro endoscopy and been diagnosed with a 3cm sliding hiatal hernia, I sometimes get heartburn and I know that GERD can go hand in hand with this condition, however heartburn is not my main problem, my main problem is that I cannot go more than a few hours without having to eat, it seems that as soon as my stomach gets too empty I start to hypersalivate or drool so bad that my mouth becomes like a tap, I also for some reason get an accompanying sensitivity and discomfort in my forehead.
I only ever experience these symptoms when I go to long without eating and allow my stomach to become too empty and it has become extremely tiresome as I have to eat every few hours just to keep the drooling and facial discomfort at bay.
I have had numerous scans and tests, kidney, liver, blood work, hormones, etc and the only thing my Doctors can find wrong with me is this hernia and they have told me that it may or may not be the cause and are not entirely sure.
So my question is could my hiatal hernia be causing these symptoms when my stomach becomes too empty and if so why?
Many many thanks in advance,