I have had heartburn for about a month and a feeling like food is stuck in my throat and kind of a tight chest feeling. About a month ago I ate something that got stuck in my throat and took about 2 minutes to go all the way down and didn't feel good at all. After that I started noticing the above symptoms but not too often or too severe. It gradually happened more and now it is pretty much constant. I have never gotten heartburn very much at all before this.