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What Causes Heart Burns With Pressure?
I HAD A BAD EPISODE OF HEART BURN LAST WEEKEND, TOOK SOME TUMS AND THE NEXT DAY MY LOWER CHEST AREA HAS HAD THIS ON AND OFF PRESSURE, UNCOMFORTABLE FEELING BUT IT COMES AND GO'S AND SOMETIMES FOR A WHILE I DONT FEEL IT AT ALL. I AM WORKING OUT STILL, BUT IF I AM SITTING DOWN AND ANYPRESSURE ON MYCHEST I FEEL IT AN OR WHEN I EAT...
Thu, 3 Jul 2014
Hai,
I am responding to your query after clearly going through it.
As heart burn comes because of acid flowing back into the esophagus.(GERD- Gastro esophageal reflux disease.
both heart and stomach problem will mimic same type of symptoms as you mentioned.
Investigation like ECG and endoscopy will reveal your problem.
Kindly get it done and consult a physician to fix your problem.
thank you
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