Chest Pain and Acid Reflux

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Is it heart pain or acid reflux?

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It can be a very scary with the Chest pain, serious issue. It can be even more frightening, if you are one of many Americans at risk for heart disease. But sometimes it is a digestive issue, chest pain isn’t heart related.

It’s more serious cousin acid reflux or Heartburn, affects millions of people everyday. The symptoms of both, whether acid reflux and heart problems are very similar, but it has the treatment obviously very different. To mistake one for the other is easy, because the esophagus is located behind the heart in the chest cavity. When you have chest pain, identifying the real problem is very important.

Few things Here a to look out for. Just be remember, see your health care provider when in doubt.

1. Due to stomach acid, burning in the throat. Caused by acid reflux, this is an extension of the heartburn pain. Stomach acid regurgitating caused pain into the mouth and esophagus is due to acid reflux, not heart problems.

2. More likely due to a heart problem chest pain that increases or begins with exercise. Acid reflux symptoms don’t change with physical exertion. During physical exercise, the heart experiences stress that can manifest potential problems within.

3. Wheezing, Coughing, acid regurgitation, breathing problems, bitterness in the mouth: these are all acid reflux signs disease. For each of these symptoms, the acid entering the esophagus is to blame, some of which can be very pronounced. To heartburn during the last two trimesters, pregnant women seem to be prone where a growing fetus crowds the space the stomach normally occupies. It is also important for these women in high risk groups, and others, understanding their propensity to heartburn. Some pregnant women, for example, with chest pain in the hospital find themselves thinking they are having heart attacks, when they are in fact having very serious acid reflux. Again, it can help you identify the cause of your symptoms knowing you are susceptible to acid reflux.

4. Tingling or numbness in the arm or arms can be a heart attack symptom, and is generally not an acid reflux symptom. Obviously these are serious symptoms and should be immediately treated by a professional health care.

5. Usually, increased pain after meals is a symptom of acid reflux disease. Bending over or Overeating after eating can exacerbate the problems, which are not heart related. For the increased discomfort after meal, she extra acid a stomach releases to digest food is to blame. For those who suffer from acid reflux disease, they can be very detrimental while these acids are effective in helping the digestive process.

Heart disease and acid reflux disease do share some of the same symptoms, but with the help of a health care professional and careful attention, which is causing your chest pain can determine of these issues.

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January 13th, 2009 admin Posted in General Health | 11 Comments »

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