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Have Intermittent Chest Pain And Constant Knot Feeling In Throat. Suggest?

Posted on Mon, 28 Oct 2013

Question: hey doc I know I have been writing on here a lot but am freaking out these past days I have had slight chest pain that goes away then comes back.. then I have a constant knot feeling on my throat kind of the feeling where u can't cry anymore am freaking out

Answered by Dr. Srikanth Reddy (32 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Could be a gerd

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

Thanks for choosing health care magic for posting your query.

I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through.

All chest pains are not heart attacks
Infact very few of them are heart attacks.
In your case the most probable cause appears to be gasto esophageal reflux disease. In this disease there is an excess of acids in stomach which sometimes spills over into esophagus. This causes chest pain and the knot like feeling in your throat that you were describing.
Take some antacids like ranitidine for 15 days. Also a precription of metoclopromide should also be good.
Take a bland diet for a few days.

Hope I am able to answer your concerns.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Srikanth Reddy (1 hour later)

how long will this last

Answered by Dr. Srikanth Reddy (18 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
3-5 days on medications

Detailed Answer:
Hello
This pain may last for 3-5 days ones you start your medications. It may go away soon as well. But there is no need to panic at this stage.
Hope that helps
Regards
Dr. Srikanth Reddy MD

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Srikanth Reddy (3 minutes later)

thanks doc and my chest has a burning sensation so does my mouth my inner lip looks irratated

Answered by Dr. Srikanth Reddy (5 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
It could be part of your illness

Detailed Answer:
Hello
The new symptoms that you have stated, they are a part of the same illness.
Just try taking the drugs which i have stated after getting it prescribed by your physician.
Regards
Dr. Srikanth Reddy

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Srikanth Reddy (4 minutes later)

OK am taking ranitidine 2wice daily

Answered by Dr. Srikanth Reddy (45 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
That should help

Detailed Answer:
Hello
This is the routine dose i advise to my patients in my clinic. If you are taking it , it should help.
Regards
Dr. Srikanth Reddy

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Srikanth Reddy (7 minutes later)

could u get pain on your penis from this like burning sensation

Answered by Dr. Srikanth Reddy (2 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Unlikely

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Its a bit unlikely. First get treated for your other symptoms and these symptoms may settle down with time.
GERD does cause other somatic symptoms such as headache, nausea, eye pains. Penis pain is not heard of, but cannot be denied.
Regards
Dr. Srikanth Reddy

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar