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Could Intermittent Pain/heaviness In Heart Be Due To Gas?
Day before yesterday, i experienced a poking pain on the left side of my heart. the pain is not continous, they are intermittent, sometimes comes in a gap of hours. today i kind of feel some heaviness in my heart. went to a doctor, they did an ECG which seems to be normal. is this due to gas?
Tue, 20 Dec 2016
Hi,
Chest pain has a lot of causes. Commenting on few
1) Cardiac pain- it is generally diffused & never localized & increases with exertion.
2) Chest pain due to underlying lung disease - it is localized, stabbing type & increase with inspiration.
3) Muscle pain- it can be localized or diffuse & decreases with pain killers. No effect of exertion.
4) Chest pain due to gastritis - it occurs generally in middle part of chest or upper abdomen. No effect of exertion. Increase after taking food.
Hope this clears your doubt
Thanks
Dr Sameer Maheshwari
Chest pain has a lot of causes. Commenting on few
1) Cardiac pain- it is generally diffused & never localized & increases with exertion.
2) Chest pain due to underlying lung disease - it is localized, stabbing type & increase with inspiration.
3) Muscle pain- it can be localized or diffuse & decreases with pain killers. No effect of exertion.
4) Chest pain due to gastritis - it occurs generally in middle part of chest or upper abdomen. No effect of exertion. Increase after taking food.
Hope this clears your doubt
Thanks
Dr Sameer Maheshwari
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