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Can anxiety and stress mimic heartburn like pains? son worries about this and says he feels something on the left side of his chest and thinks 2 much
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Anxiety: Yes heartburn can commonly be caused by anxiety, i would still recommend a medical work up to rule out other possible cause.
Answered 10/4/2016
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