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Feel Tightness In The Middle Of The Chest After Dinner.
Question: Feel tightness in the middle of the chest after dinner. I drank more water than usual. After which I started feeling the tightness in the chest region. What causes this?
Brief Answer:
It can be acid reflux.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for the query.
The symptoms you have mentioned are typical of acid reflux or gastritis is which can be aggravated after a meal especially spicy food.
However, you can go for an ECG to rule out cardiac causes even though it is very very unlikely.
You can take over the counter available antacids syrups for symptomatic relief.
Avoid spicy foods and include more fruits and vegetables to your diet.
Hope I have answered your query,
Let me know if I can assist you further...
Thanks
It can be acid reflux.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for the query.
The symptoms you have mentioned are typical of acid reflux or gastritis is which can be aggravated after a meal especially spicy food.
However, you can go for an ECG to rule out cardiac causes even though it is very very unlikely.
You can take over the counter available antacids syrups for symptomatic relief.
Avoid spicy foods and include more fruits and vegetables to your diet.
Hope I have answered your query,
Let me know if I can assist you further...
Thanks
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Arnab Banerjee
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