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What Causes Discomfort In Chest?

This morning I woke with a feel in my chest like my heart was just broken. Throughout the day it traveled down to my stomach. I didn t eat very much either today. For breakfast I had 4 bites of french toast and I felt like I was swallowing cardboard. For lunch I had an apple. Then after school I had a handful of pretzels. And for dinner I had some bread with a slice of pizza. What does this mean??
Thu, 8 Jan 2015
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Thanks for your question on HCM.
In my opinion you should not worry much for cardiac cause.
But its always better to get done ECG first to rule out cardiac cause in such symptoms.
So get done ECG. If this is normal then no need to worry much.
You may have GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease).
It is due to laxity of gastroesophageal sphincter.
Because of this the acid of the stomach tends to come up and cause the symptoms. So the hardened feeling with food can be due to this.
So avoid stress and tension. Avoid hot and spicy food. Start proton pump inhibitor.
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What Causes Discomfort In Chest?

Thanks for your question on HCM. In my opinion you should not worry much for cardiac cause. But its always better to get done ECG first to rule out cardiac cause in such symptoms. So get done ECG. If this is normal then no need to worry much. You may have GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease). It is due to laxity of gastroesophageal sphincter. Because of this the acid of the stomach tends to come up and cause the symptoms. So the hardened feeling with food can be due to this. So avoid stress and tension. Avoid hot and spicy food. Start proton pump inhibitor.