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I M Having Chest Pain
Hello, i am 24 yrs old and for the 3 days i am having chest pain. Hello, i am 24 yrs old and for the 3 days i am having chest pain. Sometime I get the sharp pain on the left side of my breast, or sometime its a tingling kinda pain (a bit burning like) and the pain moves, sometime on the right or left or centre of my chest, and neck and back also.. Am kinda worried coz I haven t got that before..
Wed, 22 Dec 2010
Hi Hema.... Welcome to healthcaremagic community forum...
Heart causes for chest pain is more common in middle aged and elderly individuals and fairly uncommon in young...
The symptoms that you describe may probably due to GERD/Heart Burns or a muscular ache...
You can try dietary and lifestyle modifications such as regular food, less spicy diet and regular sleep along with antacids with or without proton pump inhibitors (pantoprazole).... Gastroenterological evaluation including an endoscopy may be needed later, if your symptoms are persisting...
However, if the pain worsens and you notice profuse sweating, breathing difficulties; it's worth getting ECG of the heart / cardiac evaluation.....
Heart causes for chest pain is more common in middle aged and elderly individuals and fairly uncommon in young...
The symptoms that you describe may probably due to GERD/Heart Burns or a muscular ache...
You can try dietary and lifestyle modifications such as regular food, less spicy diet and regular sleep along with antacids with or without proton pump inhibitors (pantoprazole).... Gastroenterological evaluation including an endoscopy may be needed later, if your symptoms are persisting...
However, if the pain worsens and you notice profuse sweating, breathing difficulties; it's worth getting ECG of the heart / cardiac evaluation.....
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