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Chest Pain, Do Not Have Heart Conditions. Taken Ibuprofen. What Is It?
Question: Hello, i went to bed last night and i woke up because of a sharp pressing pain in my chest right below my heart. I gets stronger when i take XXXXXXX breaths. I am 20, and i don't have any heart conditions. I've had this happen to me about 2 years ago but i took some ibuprofin and it went away within a day. What is it?
Hi,
Thanks for posting the query on XXXXXXX After going through your query, I would like to comment the following:
1. You seem to have suffered an episode of chest pain after going to sleep last night.
2. Some probable causes are gas in abdomen, muscle strain and lastly lung or heart pathology.
3. Get a chest xray and ECG done.
4. Meanwhile you may take an antacid like tb. pantoprazole 40 mg and analgesic like tb ibuprofen for relief.
5. Do visit your doctor and get yourself evaluated as advised above.
6. Avoid spicy food or any exertional activity after meals.
I hope I have answered your query. I will be glad to answer follow up queries if any.
Please accept my answer if you have no follow up queries.
Regards
Dr. Gyanshankar Mishra
MBBS MD DNB
Consultant Pulmonologist
Thanks for posting the query on XXXXXXX After going through your query, I would like to comment the following:
1. You seem to have suffered an episode of chest pain after going to sleep last night.
2. Some probable causes are gas in abdomen, muscle strain and lastly lung or heart pathology.
3. Get a chest xray and ECG done.
4. Meanwhile you may take an antacid like tb. pantoprazole 40 mg and analgesic like tb ibuprofen for relief.
5. Do visit your doctor and get yourself evaluated as advised above.
6. Avoid spicy food or any exertional activity after meals.
I hope I have answered your query. I will be glad to answer follow up queries if any.
Please accept my answer if you have no follow up queries.
Regards
Dr. Gyanshankar Mishra
MBBS MD DNB
Consultant Pulmonologist
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Dr. Gyanshankar,
Some of my friends told me that it could be a bruised rib since i was playing volleyball yesterday, and i dove a lot. The pain started last night, and i still have it, but it is way less intense than last night. Could it be that?
Some of my friends told me that it could be a bruised rib since i was playing volleyball yesterday, and i dove a lot. The pain started last night, and i still have it, but it is way less intense than last night. Could it be that?
Hi,
Thanks for the follow up.
Rather than bruised rib, it could be a muscle strain.
Is local pain present on pressing the site?
You need to get a chest xray done.
Regards
Dr. Gyanshankar Mishra
MBBS MD DNB
Consultant Pulmonologist
Thanks for the follow up.
Rather than bruised rib, it could be a muscle strain.
Is local pain present on pressing the site?
You need to get a chest xray done.
Regards
Dr. Gyanshankar Mishra
MBBS MD DNB
Consultant Pulmonologist
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Hello,
Well the pain is present when i sleep on my side or when i take beep breaths. I have don't have health insurance, so i don't want to spend all that money...i was hoping it would just go away.
Well the pain is present when i sleep on my side or when i take beep breaths. I have don't have health insurance, so i don't want to spend all that money...i was hoping it would just go away.
Hi,
Thanks for the follow up.
You should at least get your chest xray pa view done. Meanwhile you can take analgesic medication as mentioned above.
I hope I have answered your query. I will be glad to answer follow up queries if any.
Please accept my answer if you have no follow up queries.
Regards
Dr. Gyanshankar Mishra
MBBS MD DNB
Consultant Pulmonologist
Thanks for the follow up.
You should at least get your chest xray pa view done. Meanwhile you can take analgesic medication as mentioned above.
I hope I have answered your query. I will be glad to answer follow up queries if any.
Please accept my answer if you have no follow up queries.
Regards
Dr. Gyanshankar Mishra
MBBS MD DNB
Consultant Pulmonologist
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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