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What Causes Chest Pain And Painful Swallowing After Having Ibuprofen?

I swallowed a 600mg ibuprofen pill without taking and water the other day. Today the symptoms are worse then yesterday. I m afraid to take more pain pills and my chest hurts and its hurts for me to swallow. The pain in my chest is really sharp. What should I do? Do you recommend me going to the doctor?
Fri, 31 Jul 2015
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Hello
You swallowed whole ibuprofen tablet without water , this produces burning sensation ( due to irritant nature of ibuprofen ) in the chest i.e. in the esophagus ( esophagitis ).
Take some antacid ( if it contain oxetacaine , better) 4 TSF at once , drink plenty of water .
Take antacid after every 4-6 hours till complete relief.
Don't take tension , as sometimes when tablet is swallowed without water it stuck in some fold in the esophagus ( that's why patient feel that something is stuck in food pipeline ) .
But that tablet also dissolve and pass into stomach after water ingestion.
In such situation bulky food like banana also help .
No need of any consultation.
Good luck.
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What Causes Chest Pain And Painful Swallowing After Having Ibuprofen?

Hello You swallowed whole ibuprofen tablet without water , this produces burning sensation ( due to irritant nature of ibuprofen ) in the chest i.e. in the esophagus ( esophagitis ). Take some antacid ( if it contain oxetacaine , better) 4 TSF at once , drink plenty of water . Take antacid after every 4-6 hours till complete relief. Don t take tension , as sometimes when tablet is swallowed without water it stuck in some fold in the esophagus ( that s why patient feel that something is stuck in food pipeline ) . But that tablet also dissolve and pass into stomach after water ingestion. In such situation bulky food like banana also help . No need of any consultation. Good luck.