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What Causes Pain In Chest Near Sternum?

hello. last night i had this strange pain in my chest, just to the lower left of my sternum. it lasted about 30+ minutes and reoccurred tonight, less severe but on and off over a longer span of time. its not the first time its happened, but 1st consecutively. im a 21 year old female.
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Hi

Pain near sternum may be caused due to two common reasons

- Gastric related
- Heart related

Gastric pains are very common cause for the retrosternal pain rather than heart causes

Main cause for gastric pain is gastritis or GERD (gastro oesophagial reflux disease - contents of stomach comes back to oesophagus resulting in pain)

Gastritis can be treated by following

- East less spicy food
- Add plenty of fruits and cooked vegetables to the diet
- drink tender coconut
- eat curds and drink butter milk daily
- do meditation atleast 21 minutes a day to relieve stress (as stress causes gastritis)
- do exercise for 30-45 minutes in a day for atelast 5-6 days a week

Get an ECG done to rule out any Heart problems

Wish You Good Health


Regards

Dr Sridhar K
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What Causes Pain In Chest Near Sternum?

Hi Pain near sternum may be caused due to two common reasons - Gastric related - Heart related Gastric pains are very common cause for the retrosternal pain rather than heart causes Main cause for gastric pain is gastritis or GERD (gastro oesophagial reflux disease - contents of stomach comes back to oesophagus resulting in pain) Gastritis can be treated by following - East less spicy food - Add plenty of fruits and cooked vegetables to the diet - drink tender coconut - eat curds and drink butter milk daily - do meditation atleast 21 minutes a day to relieve stress (as stress causes gastritis) - do exercise for 30-45 minutes in a day for atelast 5-6 days a week Get an ECG done to rule out any Heart problems Wish You Good Health Regards Dr Sridhar K