| type="text/javascript"> | | | | diaphragmatic hernia. This is a condition in which a small |
| In matters of wealth it is accepted practice in society | | | | part of the stomach is able to slide up into the chest |
| to make decisions early: to take advice from several, | | | | through an opening in the diaphragm. The diaphragm is |
| often opposing, sources of information and then to | | | | the muscular structure that separates the heart and |
| make financial decisions which are quite independent | | | | lungs from the organs of the abdomen. The |
| of either. It is also accepted practice to make | | | | esophagus, the tube that carried food from the mouth |
| provisions for the future, and to update one's financial | | | | to the stomach, passes through a hole in the |
| picture on a regular basis. Then too, the changing face | | | | diaphragm. When a person has a diaphragmatic hernia, |
| of health care and the speed at which current health | | | | this normal hole is larger than it is supposed to be, and |
| knowledge and techniques are being superseded | | | | when he lies down, part of the stomach slides up into |
| means that no establishment, however worthy, can | | | | his chest. This occurs only when the person is lying |
| incorporate them into its structure quickly enough. It is | | | | down, because when he is sitting or standing, gravity |
| both the strength and weakness of establishments, | | | | pulls the stomach down low in the abdomen. If a |
| such as the medical establishment, that they are | | | | person has symptoms from this problem, one is usually |
| cautious in adopting new procedure. | | | | a feeling of pressure or general discomfort in the |
| One common problem in the intestinal tract that is | | | | upper abdomen or the lower chest. Sometimes this |
| confused by people who have âheart | | | | hernia can produce severe pain. |
| painâ is a disorder called hiatal hernia, or a | | | | |