Thoughts on peptic/stomach ulcers

[Matt-Panz]

Don't know, Matt. Here in the US it is estimated that about 1/3 of the population has some type of hiatal hernia. Most people just live with it. I do.

Can you train as hard as you want and it will never get worse?

[Mark Rippetoe]

I don't know.

[Magnus Gustafsson]

If you don't mind sharing, does this affect you at all while you train?

Not at all, only the persistent reflux and messed up esophagus indicate something is not right. For reference, my 1RM squat is in the mid 400s and I wear my belt fairly tight.
I suppose it's possible that the hernia has nothing to do with it, but there is no other apparent cause so nothing else to act on.