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Chest pain or discomfort, better with antacids

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A 22-year old female asked:

I am experiencing chest pain or discomfort (better by: antacid medications) (side: both) (severity: mild) (quality: sensation of pressure or heavi...

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A 16-year old female asked:

I am experiencing chest pain or discomfort (better by: anti-inflammatory medication, antacids, rest) (quality: burning or stinging) (side: left) (...

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A male asked:

I am experiencing severe chest pain or discomfort of gradual onset, on both sides, that gets worse with deep breaths, pressing on the chest, exercise, bending forward, that is unaffected by sudden movements, and that is unaffected by rest, antacid medicat

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A 23-year old male asked:

I am experiencing irregular heartbeat, arm pain and chest pain or discomfort (better by: antacid medications, rest) (side: left) (severity: mild) for around a week. ?

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A 29-year old female asked:

I am experiencing chest pain or discomfort (severity: moderate) (time frame: gradual) (side: left) (worsened by: deep breaths, sudden movements, pressing on the chest) (unaffected by: bending forward) (unaffected by: rest, antacid medications, bending for

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A 16-year old female asked:

I am experiencing chest pain or discomfort (better by: anti-inflammatory medication, antacids) (quality: burning or stinging) (side: left) (worsened by: pressing on chest, taking deep breaths) (severity: mild) , feeling anxious (worsened by: emotional str

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A 20-year old female asked:

I am experiencing vomiting, chest pain or discomfort (better by: antacid medications, rest) (side: left) (severity: mild) and sore throat.

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A 25-year old male asked:

Pressure on chest right in the middle. Have taken antacids but didn't work?

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A 23-year old male asked:

I am suffering from pain in my left side of chest from last 2 days. I thought it is due to acidity and took some antacids. Bt pain startd agn just now?

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A 26-year old female asked:

I am a 26 year old female. I have been experiencing burning chest pain in the center of my chest for 24 hours. Antacids have not helped. Advice?

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A 19-year old male asked:

I can feel my food as it goes down to my stomach and it burns as it goes down. It causes chest pain. Took antacid no imprvmnt what could it be?

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A 31-year old female asked:

My daughter burps a lot and gets a trapped air bubble in her chest. This happens frequently and lasts a long time even after antacid. Any ideas?

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A 50-year old female asked:

Woke up feeling like fire in stomach,pressure in chest and pain in back. Took antacid only fire lessened, nausea started more and more pain?

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A 24-year old male asked:

Burning sensation/pain in lower center of chest not relieved by antacids, w/racing and nervousness. Could this be anxiety or something else?

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A 55-year old female asked:

I have been having pain in my chest like heartburn since I took my pills last night. I have been able to eat & drink. Antacids no help. Now what?

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A 29-year old female asked:

pain in my chest where my stomach and rib cage are. feels like something is stuck in my stomach i took antacids but doesnt work burping all day long?

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A 30-year old female asked:

Severe chest pain whenever I burp, choking feeling for almost 4 days. Antacids takes pain away for a few minutes but then returns. What can this be?

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A member asked:

I got 60mg toradol 72hrs ago for tear. Chest & belly hurt when I eat/drink & lots of belching. How long until this goes away? Will antacid help?

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A 27-year old female asked:

Pain in upper abdomen and up to chest/middle back area. Took antacid and worked for 15 min then made myself throw up yellowish liquid is it acid?

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A 24-year old female asked:

My chest has been bothering me for a few days. It feels like pressure on my sternum. Thought it was indigestion but antacids & burping haven't helped. ?

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A 30-year old female asked:

I'm 30 and have been waking up with chest tightness/pressure for nearly 2 weeks that last until I go to bed. I've tried massaging area, ibuprofen, and antacid with nothing working. It gets worse at night and if I lay down, especially on my side. ?

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A 61-year old female asked:

This is not correct. I do have high blood pressure pain under both shoulder blades and fullness in chest and right breast. Antacids have not helped, ?

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A 35-year old female asked:

I feel like I have a burning lump of fire stuck in my chest and throat. No antacid medication works! The burning gets worse and then my shoulder hurts?

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A 41-year old female asked:

EKG normal but jolting pain in chest and very painful in shoulder blades & antacids no help x1wk. HR spikes up to 160, sometimes staying 110 for more than 10min. while sitting for over a year. Had to stop lap swimming due to pain and breathing.

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A 20-year old female asked:

I m having ulcer like pain behind my chest wall in the esophagus region since 3 days and it is not subsiding at all. I tried soda and water antacids but nothing is making it better. I dnt feel nauseated and also no vomitting stool is also normal?

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A 30-year old female asked:

Got stomach pain just above the belly button under the chest,not relieved by antacids or painkillers ?

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A 44-year old female asked:

I started having pain in my chest area under my left breast, sharp pain and in my back a week ago after each time I ate anything. Antacids gave me relief. Now those symptoms are accompanied with nausea, diarrhea, fatigue and constant back pain.

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A 35-year old female asked:

Have had chest pain last few days at v specific point. Right hand side just under breast. Feels near the surface/rib bone. Comes &goes &is quite sharp.No injury or trauma and antacids havent helped.Not worse with deep breath. What could it be?

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A 49-year old female asked:

Persistent dry cough since Dec 2019 without fever. Cough getting worse (no fever). I have coughing spells w very little discharge. There is at times a rattle in my throat & chest feels weird. Allergy meds & Rx antacids do not help. What's wrong w me?

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A 45-year old female asked:

10 days ago terrible left side GI pain after bad meal. Had full blood workup, ultrasound to r/o gallstones, all normal. Diagnosis gastritis. Taking rx antacids. Chest pressure better but still have dull soreness at lower left rib. What could this be?

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