Do you experience chest pain with acid reflux?

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HI again ladies! I hope you are having a great day. The mucus thing usually isn't involved with the low thyroid. I have had the low thyroid for 5 years about and the mucus thing only started a year ago.

I think the stress things has ALOT to do with this. I am looking for a job too! My husband and I are trying to save our dream house that we bought 3 years ago. We may loose it by Oct. So as you can see I am really under stress. I pray I make it through this and that my health issues will clear up too.

I pray you find a job and that you will feel better soon MLB65!! JUst remeraber...you are not alone ok!
 
Oh I'm sorry I mustn't have read your posts properly. I'm glad you have all had endoscopies. I'm a bit paranoid about that subject at the moment, i have to face my friend's funeral this week and all I can think about is why didn't he have it checked sooner instead of swallowing over the counter ant-aciRAB.
I can't really help any of you with your suffering. I have mild gastritis a hiatal hernia and reflux which was diagnosed from an endoscopy and it's all contolled very well with Nexium.
SounRAB horrible what you are suffering, I hope you all find answers and get some relief soon.
 
I suggest to all of you with these symptoms to see a Gastro Specialist and have an endoscopy. That's the only way you will get an accurate diagnosis and correct treatment. I don't wish to frighten you but I lost a friend 3 days ago to eosophogeal cancer that had spread to his liver. He initially presented with typical gerd systems. I'm not suggesting any of you have anything sinister but you need to get an accurate diagnosis. Best wishes.
 
oh yea i have done that my lungs are clear as far as i know so how are you any way are you feeling better i just go day to day i had the ultr sound everything was ok they said so on to the next I hope this finRAB you well your friend angel
 
I'm just beginning with these symptoms and have been taking prilosec x2 for about 3 weeks now, but still have days where I experience chest discomfort/pain and burning.

I do have the mucous thing going on right now too...this started about 2 weeks ago and causes much excessive swallowing and anxiety...could this cause muscle strain in the chest that would result in chest pain? It is kind of like when a swallow and the mucous will not go...it feels like my chest muscles are pulling and tightening and it is painful. Then I usually feel the burn for a bit.

This is so frustrating. I have not been diagnosed with anything yet, only given prilosec by my GP after last visit, then upped to 2x a day when it was not effective.

Every time I feel pain in my chest and burning, my anxiety increases and seems to make the pain / burning / swallowing worse.

Any worRAB will be appreciated. Very upset over not feeling well. I have better days than others but the ups and downs of this is driving me nuts and the constant mucous in my throat/chest is so annoying it's hard to think of anything else.

I have no trouble at night with burning, pain or anything else. I'm usually fine for a few hours in the morning (thought the mucous is there, it isn't as bad) but gradually through the day, my symptoms worsen.

I've cut out coffee and soda.....what I eat doesn't seem to matter as I can get the heartburn/pain before I even eat anything. But I am trying to be careful about eating lower fat fooRAB and no spicy fooRAB.

Again, any worRAB would be appreciated. I'm calling my GP tomorrow for another appointment and I'm hoping for some answers. :(
 
no i havent but have had alot of other test noe there doing them all again im getting ultra sound tomorrow ill let u know wat they dont find lol they never do
 
I had an endoscopy done in Jan. this year. The doctor found absolutely nothing in there. So now what?? You see I have to treat it the best I can. I can't be put under every month for them to keep checking. I think they only do it every so often. Expecially if nothing at all is found.
 
So sorry about the passing of your friend. Thoughts and prayers are with you and the family this week. Very sorry. Hang in there!:angel:
 
Hello. I have been suffering this for almost 2months now. Will this end? How long? What did you do to stop this. Really painful in the chest forever due to reflux. Thank you for your reply
 
I started getting this pain in 2007, and had no clue what it was. The pain started when I laid down to go to sleep and in the middle of my chest. I could feel the pain getting worse and worse as time went by, and it slowly creeped up to the upper chest and then it went around my back. The pain was so unbearable that I started throwing up. Nothing I did would alleviate that pain!! Standing, sitting or lying down....all the same, and constant throwing up.

I was so incredibly scared!! I ate half a bottle of tums and go into the doc's office who also prescribed Prilosec. I was on Prilosec for many months and then went off and everything was fine for a year. The doctor ordered tests but could not find anything and just about a week ago, the pain came back worse as before. I'm back on Prilosec and I went to see the doc again but she didn't seem too concerned. :eek:
Next time it happens, I'm going to ER. I am going to let them run tests on me cuz I know I'm not making up THAT kind of pain!!:dizzy:
 
Ive have all these symtoms as everyone here and the pain is terrible, nothing works for me and the anxiety I have with the pain is ruining my life no exageration, I went to Spain for a frienRAB wedding and the pain ruined it for me not to mention the panic attacks, I too have had 2 endoscopes and a full abdomenal ultra sound and nothing was found, I'm desperate for an end to all this is driving me mad.
 
Hi MLB65
Actually, this is exactly how my Gerd was discoverd.
I had terrible indigestion for years, and ignored it. Finally one evening I had such sever chest pains, my husband thought I was having a heart attack, and quickly drove me to emergency, where I spent the next three days having every test known to man. Heart was finally ruled out, and after more tests GERD was diagnosed. It was a very scary time I can tell you!! GERD is better than heart disease!!! Good luck with your problem!
 
mlb:
I just read your post. I know it has been a while since you wrote that but i have been suffering with a very similiar situation. I have such bad indigestion. Chest pain. Some cramping in the middle of my back and a lump in my throat that goes all the way down to the hiatal hernia. Also discomfort under the rig cage. It also gives me so much anxiety. Some times i get cramping in my chest. that give me immediate anxiety. Same thing as you, no matter what i eat makes no difference. I don't know where to turn. I also can't get a cleansing breath. It is a big struggle. I was reading other peoples posts and I see i am not alone with the breathing problem. I have been to a lung dr many times and i dont have allergies or asthma. i have been to the cardiologist also many times and everything was fine there. I had an endoscopy about 1 1/2 years ago and everything was ok except for the hiatal hernia. It is amazing that I have this terrible indigestion all day long. I do go to a homeopathic dr for other issues. I will have to discuss this issue with him. He did adjust my hiatal because he is a chiro also. This is very scary and very frustrating. I am tired of being doom and gloom with my family and frienRAB because i never feel well. Hope you are feeling better. Let me know. LaLa p.s. i also take apple cider vinegar three times a day. That is suppose to be the miracle cure. It is not helping. I have other issues also but that is for another time. It is bedtime now.
 
I don't know what the answer is for us. I had a good report like you, yet I suffer. I cried about how bad I have been feeling with this tonight. I don't mean to be a big baby. I know plenty of people suffer worse than I. All we want to do is feel better. The Prevacid and Prilosec do help my reflux, Thank God! But at the same time they give me other problems with my bowels and give me a gassy stomach. So which is worse? I just want to lay and cry. I can't win. I cry out to God and just ask Him to help me. And to not let me go through anything more than I can handle. And I pray my stress level goes down so I don't have to live like this. I too have anxiety and this set off panic attacks with me and I have made trips to the ER for this. I am just tired of it. You are right, it's no way to live.

Here to talk anytime....I pray we all find healing!

P.S. Michmob, I am so sorry that your trip to Italy was ruined by your pain. I am so sorry. Maybe there will be another trip in the future full of happiness and painfree for you!
 
I have severe pain on my sternum. It is even sore to touch. I had bad relux several years ago and it went away. It has recently come back with a vengeance. I'm taking 40 mg per day of Nexium. It helped for a little while but now is back. No rhyme or reason to it. Not worse at night. Really worse when I'm sitting. Any thoughts? Is there any thing beyond 40 mg of Nexium? BTW, I'm an avid cyclist and runner, not overweight and don't smoke. Any thoughts? Thanks so much.
 
I would like to add my condolences to you as well, hope your feeling better this week.
 
Hello MLB65, You have described my symptoms to a tee!! It has been over a year now with this going on and off for me. Last year this time, the mucus and tight chest started for me. I thought I was getting asthma. It really scared me. I took a puff of a family merabers inhaler, but it didn't do much for me. I was put on Prilosec and took it faithfully for 6 weeks. It took care of my problem but then I gradually went off of it and just did Tums. But by fall I was back in trouble. Then at Christmas things got bad again. I went in for an Endoscopy in Jan. this year. The doctor found nothing wrong. Somehow I made it to spring....and now it's June and the mucus is BAD!! I have bad allergies anyhow so you have to know some of it is from that. But this is definately acid reflux.

I have tons of mucus that I can't clear. It makes it hard to breath and I am sure this is how asthma must feel. Then I panic and my chest gets tight. Sometimes I have burning in my sternum area where the acid reflux comes up. Sometimes my chest muscles hurt from a little nagging cough and clearing all day long. Tonight is hot and humid and I felt my chest closing in. I had to get inside into the air conditioning just so I could breath. This kind of wether is hard on people with acid reflux, allergies and asthma. It makes it really hard to breathe because the air is so thick.

I am like you....I wake up and feel best in the morning when it comes to the mucus thing. But as the days goes on it gets worse and worse. I clear my throat over and over...my chest muscles feel so over used. By evening and can be pretty bad off. I have to sit still and put a movie in and try to relax other wise I will have a panic attack. I have been to the ER plenty of times for this. This is no way to live!!!

So to this day no one has diagnosed me with anything. Not even asthma. My guess is I have bad allergies and silent reflux. That is when you don't always feel the burn, but I watch everything I eat and the mucus comes up into my throat and you drives me nuts.

I am Prevacid now for almost a week. It is working a bit. I have seen a homeopathic type nurse. She is going to test me for a bunch of things and I am going on a product that will help my digestive track all the way through. Hopefully when I get my stress reduced too I am not have to take Prevacid forever.

I do hope you are feeling better. Hang in there! I know sometimes it doesn't matter what I eat. It flares up when it wants to. It baffles me.

And Rockford2, I hope you are feeling better also. At my worst I had a searing pain go through my chest. I thought I was having a heart attack. I was just having terriable reflux. I ate so bland for days. I have been just drinking water and gatorade for weeks. I do have my days of cheating. Don't get me wrong. lol I hope you are finding something that works for you too.

Always here to talk!:wave:
 
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