I am 81, female, and have had mild GERD for years taking Losec when needed. 18mths ago I had a gastroscopy which revealed a small hiatus hernia. For sometime I have noticed occasional limited bouts of hicups especially when drinking coffee and occasionaly this occurs when eating bread. Yesterday I was eating a sandwich when this occurred and I could not swallow for a minute or two and had pain in my lower gullet. Water quickly remedied this and I was back to normal with no further eating problems thoughout the day. Could this be associated with the hernia? Thank you fo your help.