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Im 17 and every so often i get sharp pains in the right side of my heart area. is that just growin pains? or what im eatin? or?

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Dr. Ira Friedlander answered

Specializes in Cardiac Electrophysiology

Growing pains is: what we use to refer to the atypical musculo skeletal pains young individuals experience. It is not a medical term. Sharp chest pains are usually from the muscles and the bones not the heart. It is unlikely to be from what you eat.

Answered 11/11/2015

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A member asked:

Im 17 and every so often i get sharp pains in the right side of my heart area. is that just growin pains? or what im eatin? or?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Ira Friedlander answered

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