Do belching and indigestion occur during a heart attack?

Posted on Sat, 21 May 2016

Question: do you belch and have indigestion during a heart attack

Answered by Dr. Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Nausea

Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome,

People can have nausea during a heart attack. But generalized belching and indigestion on an ongoing basis, without other symptoms of a heart attack such as chest pain or pressure and shortness of breath, is less likely to be from a heart attack.

Are you concerned that you are having a heart problem?

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

Follow up: Dr. Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh (6 hours later)

do heart attack symptoms last all day or is it acid reflux

Answered by Dr. Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh (12 hours later)

Brief Answer:
information below:

Detailed Answer:
Heart attack symptoms can last for several hours, but it is unlikely to last all day.

Have you tried medication for possible reflux, such as Zantac 150 mg twice a day (or 2 at once) or a proton pump inhibitor such as Nexium?

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