Charlie Sheen with hiatal hernia

Following the Charlie Sheen hospitalized post, it has been reported few minutes back that the actor was diagnosed with hiatal hernia which he had for years.

As defined from medicinenet.com, hiatal hernia is an anatomical abnormality in which part of the stomach protrudes through the diaphragm and up into the chest. Although hiatal hernias are present in approximately 15% of the population, they are associated with symptoms in only a minority of those afflicted.

Hiatal hernia is caused by a larger-than-normal esophageal hiatus, the opening in the diaphragm through which the esophagus passes from the chest into the abdomen; as a result of the large opening, part of the stomach "slips" into the chest. medicinenet.com

Charlie Sheen will be spending a night at the hospital with his current situation.