Is my pain heartburn or a heart problem?

Question

I get this pain on the upper left side of my chest, right around my breast. It's pressure-like, congestion, squeezeness, tightness.
I notice that when I burp, the pain seems to go away, but a sec. later I'll continue to burp and I can go on burping all day to rid excess gas. I do believe it is GERD, an inflammation to my esophagus, being too narrow, etc.

I can breathe fine, no dizzyness, and i can stretch and bend over. When I touch the area sometimes as I am having the pain, my heart begins to beat faster, but that's prob. because I think I may be having a heart attack and I panic.

Sometimes I must even snap my arm to alleviate the pressure which radiates to my arm and shoulder. Anyone out there with similar pain? Knowledge? References?

I'd really appreaciate it.
Doctors have done the heart scan, EKG, and they say it's normal.

I do eat very fast and I am getting better at it.
I do eat greasy foods.
I do skip meals.

Answer 1

Sounds like GIRD (Gastro-Intestinal Reflux Disease). Take Prilosec OTC, should help. May want to check with you Dr. first, but it's the same symptoms I had and I thought I was having heart attacks.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

You sound like you have terrible eating habits and, you should change them.

You have a nerve that runs along you esophagus to your neck, it reacts like a heart problem when you have acid reflux, that's why when you go in with probable heart problems, the doctor checks out your stomach also. It could be your having problems with your stomach.

It sounds like, with your eating habits, your having stomach problems. Your had your heart checked out so, that's out, now I would seriously check out your stomach.


Try Mylanta after meals or, before, try a bland diet for awhile. Star using something like "tums" for the gas and the heartburn. Take some Metamusil twice a day. All this helps but, you have to do it.

Answer 4

If you have had all of the above tests for your heart and they were normal, it's time to see a gastric (stomach) specialist who can run a scope down your throat and see inside your stomach. The do it out-patient and they give you meds for the procedure where you don't know it's even been done til it's over with. I have had the gastroscopy many times and it's simple and no pain what so ever. The whole procedure doesn't take more than one hour or so.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

You have answered your own question.Your pain is probably caused by excess gas in your bowel, caused by eating the wrong foods.Also if your worrying about it, the increase in your stress is causing a Panic attack.If it was inflamation you could take Losec, but I would cut out all that rotten food your eating.

Answer 7

im 18 and my heart always beat fast even when i was layin in bed and like i had chest pain....it was goin on for at least a few years..the heart dr said i was ok and i have tachacardia dunno spellin lol...they too took ekg...but in the past year my heart rate went up to 160 while watching tv...so i went 2 the er....anyway...im on a beta blocker...i have 2 take med everyday...im only 18..i hate it and i still dont think it wrks so well..keep goin to the dr till they do somethin about it.....goodluck feelbetter bc it sucks when ur heart hurts...

Answer 8

see ur regular doctor who should look into it further-

it isnt worth sitting around wondering over- it could be life or death- and u shouldnt have to live with this type of discomfort