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What Cause Chest Pain With Heart Burns?

Hi my name is donald and i have chest pains a lot and it mainly hurts while i m working outside and it sort of feels like someone is pushing on my chest it sometimes goes up in the shoulders and sometimes i can feel it in my back but thats rare. I do have heartburns a lot but this really hurts sometimes and i don t see how heartburn can do that. What else could it be?
Mon, 24 Oct 2016
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Hello,

I understand your concern. The pain in the back and shoulders that you are experiencing is referred pain and is indeed caused by the acid reflux. Sometimes the pain from one organ is felt in another part of the body due to nerve connection.
If you are not already taking anti-acid, I strongly recommend you to take Zantac 75 (Ranitidine) 2-3 times per day for 10 days. Besides anti-acids, making changes in your diet such as avoiding caffeine containing foods (chocolate) and drinks (tea and coffee), as well as acidic foods, is essential to restoring the balance and getting rid of the discomfort.
If Zantac does not provide the adequate relief, switching to Prilosec (Omeprazole) is the sensible thing to do.
Furthermore, prolonged exposure of the food pipe to stomach acid over time leads to changes in the inner lining of the food pipe which is the precursor to cancer.

Wishing you good health and all the best.
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What Cause Chest Pain With Heart Burns?

Hello, I understand your concern. The pain in the back and shoulders that you are experiencing is referred pain and is indeed caused by the acid reflux. Sometimes the pain from one organ is felt in another part of the body due to nerve connection. If you are not already taking anti-acid, I strongly recommend you to take Zantac 75 (Ranitidine) 2-3 times per day for 10 days. Besides anti-acids, making changes in your diet such as avoiding caffeine containing foods (chocolate) and drinks (tea and coffee), as well as acidic foods, is essential to restoring the balance and getting rid of the discomfort. If Zantac does not provide the adequate relief, switching to Prilosec (Omeprazole) is the sensible thing to do. Furthermore, prolonged exposure of the food pipe to stomach acid over time leads to changes in the inner lining of the food pipe which is the precursor to cancer. Wishing you good health and all the best.