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Severe pain under the sternum, gas, trouble catching breath. a burp helps, then it comes back. just worked out hard.

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Dr. Rebecca Gliksman answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Substernal pain: May be gastritis/GERD/ with or without H pylori. Burping is not uncommon with this. Would avoid energy drinks, caffeine, smoking, alcohol, spicy foods. Could try ranitidine before working out or once a day x 1 month. Also follow up with doc

Answered 11/26/2016

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