I need help too! I'm an otherwise healthy thirteen year old girl in Georgia, and I'm having the same thing happening to me! I've also been feeling nauseous for a while, so I just had an endoscopy done. The doctors found a small bit of inflamed tissue in my stomach, and they're still testing it. My gastroenterologist is going to do an ultasound of my gallbladder in a few weeks - which seems kind of strange to me, because from what I've found on the internet, I would be having intense abdominal pain if I had gallbladder problems. But I kept looking, and I think I might have silent gallstones - they're just like regular gallstones, except they don't cause pain, just nausea. And they go away on their own. I was diagnosed with acid reflux when I was eight, and I was put on Prevacid for 6 months. Then I was fine, until now. But I don't think what I have now is acid reflux. Now I'm on Prilosec. But the bubbles won't go away! Though I'm not sure I've remembered to metion the bubbled to my doctor - stupid, I know.

   Please help if you know anything!

Hello, me again; Look up something called gastritus. That could be it. I'll get back to you all on Friday; that's when I'm having the ultrasound on my gallbladder. I'll ask my doctor what we all might have.

Me again - and I'm cured! I went to Emory Healthcare in Atlanta, and they diagnosed me with an overactive nerve in my stomach. I took antidepressants for a month to block the nerve, and no nausea and no bubbles! Please ask your doctor about this - maybe we've got the same thing! I hope this helps and feel better!

I would highly suggest you look into food allergies and intolerances. 

Although the scientific community cannot agree conclusively on the definition of an allergy I have known many cases of misdiagnosis, specifically; IBS, GERD, Acid Reflux, Anxiety, etc.. that in all actuality were Food allergies or intolerances.

Symptoms include:

Shortness of breath

Flushing (body gets warm and red - doesn't have to be all over, can be localized)

Air bubble feeling in chest

chest tightness

eczema

increased acne

constipation or Loose stools

Ulcers

water retention

and many many many more

Elimination diets are key - food triggers can stay in your body for up to 3 weeks while the offending food response may not happen for up to 4 days in the case of intolerances or sensitivities. 

Best bet is a blood test for using ELISA method that detects IGg and IGe

Hope this helps :)

ps. don't always rely on doctors to figure it out for you

I need answers too! I have the same feeling only I do not experience any pain or heartburn with this although I have been treated for reflux.SOMETIMES I start having little burps afterwards. It feels like little bubbles in the center of my chest. I have been concerned it was heart related but it doesn't feel like a heartbeat and it is in the center not the left side. Has anyone felt this associated with any kind of heart arrthymia? Any help would be great!!!

selkas1

2/28/10 10:54am

This is not a food allergy. I would recommend u see your doctor and let him do some  test on your heart. I have the exact same thing. mostly at night when i lay down to sleep.  It feels like popping bubbles travelling through my chest but there is no pain. Sometimes in makes u cough. I was diagnosed with mvp(mitrovalvue prolapse). Totally harmless.  U just need to remember to take antibiotics before u see a dentist or have any major surgery. research this on the internet.

Ninva

3/15/12 4:59pm

I have started having this problem in the past two days and at first I thought my heart stopped for a bit, and it happened again after an hour. That was last night. All day today I've been having the same feeling. It's totally without warning. Sometimes it feels like a thump, other times like a bubble that just won't burst and it makes me cough sometimes too. I have had a similar cough for a few days now, which I couldn't explain either, but I think it's connected. I made an appointment this morning with my Dr and have already seen her. She thinks it is related to my caffeine intolerrance. I know I am allergic to coffee because of the quick and sudden reaction that drinking even one cup has on me. Basically, my whole digestive system starts shaking and within 30 minutes empties all it's content and leaves me totally drained for days. But, I have been drinking normal tea, coke and do love chocolate which don't have as much effect on me, except that if I have too many in a week, like drink 6 cups a day for a couple of weeks, one of my eyebrows develops a twitch, I also get a twitch elsewhere, like my lip or chin or fingers, but all Ihave to do is stay away from caffeinated foods and it goes away after a while. So, although I'll be having an ECG (heart rhythm check in 4 days time, My Dr has asked me to stay off caffeine for 2 weeks to see if the problem goes away by itself. I read somewhere that as food manufacturers are taking caffeine out of some foods, like tea, etc, they are adding it to other goods to create bulk, so we end up with much more caffeine in food and we don't even know it has been added. So, something to look out for. The feeling is consistent with a twitch and in my case it's very likely relate to caffeine, but I wonder if anyone else on this listing has a caffeine allergy that they may not be aware of. I will post a note after a couple of weeks, and after my tests are done to let you know if the problem has gone away by staying off caffeine.

I have the same thing.  I told my doctor about it and I had to take a breath test for possible bacteria.  She put me on anti-acid medication, so we'll see if that works.  I'll post back when I hear.  It's not painful, but it annoys me and makes me yawn. 

daisey

4/28/10 12:11pm

Me too, i get it in my throat or deeper ones in my stomach. It's so weird!

clfris

4/28/10 12:49pm

My test for the stomach bacteria came back negative.  I've been taking Aciphex for almost 2 weeks and have experienced the same feeling 2 times since taking it.  I'm hoping it will eventually go away! 

I also have this same thing, it feels like a bubble is stuck in between my stomach and chest when I burp it feels better for a second then fills back up again.  I have been diagnosed with GERD and take Omperzole and it helps with the heartburn but not the bubbles, I was on previcid solutabs which I thought worked great, but of course with my insurance they are very expensive so my doctor put me back on tablets and now I am back with bubbles.  I would also like to know if anyone has any suggestions or answers as to what this is and how to resolve it.  It is nice to hear other people have this and are wondering the same thing. 

surelycurley

5/ 2/11 9:03pm

Hi I hope you guys will reply. I think i have the same issue....i could be eating, talking, or doing nothing and out of no where these weird "air puffs" shoot through my chest and it always scares me and i start to cough...and the effect of it takes forever to come down. Its like my body is still in "air puff mode" if that makes sense...so i kind of get all jittery for a while because of it. I'm hoping we're all talking abou the same thing. The Dr.s all look at me strange and unfortunately i have severe anxiety so thats the 1st thing the say it is -__- one Dr. said it was acid reflex and something about GERD....i pray you guys can see this and give some feed back...

Michele

6/16/11 6:51pm

I have this symptom, but in my case it is definitely painful and scary. I'll feel like I've been punched in the chest and have difficulty breathing.  I feel like I have to burp, and foamy saliva comes up and it doesn't give me any relief.  It always happens when I eat rice, for some reason, and I LOVE rice.  I don't eat it often.  I have found that having a family member apply pressure to my upper back between my shoulder blades gives me relief.  I thought to try this because I know some people who have gone to chiropractors for digestive problems, and that's where the chiropractor applies pressure. 

debrak1963

1/ 5/12 4:58pm

Weird for me too i do take medication for acid reflex because when  i would swallow food it would feel like it was sticking  it hurt me and swas hard to breathe then it would finally go down! But recently i have noticed mostly it happens swhe i am laying in bed at night i will be on my wright side i feel like fluuters  from y upper tummy into my chest and it actually scares me , i have asked my dr but they don't say much ,i am going thru menopause too but i just don't know!i know if i sit up i push down on my upper tummy then it goes away so i'm not sure if thiose is what you mean by bubbles or not! And no i have no pain!

I have had this exact same problem for years and years, and it has always worried me, but I have finally found out what it is - and it's harmless, so I hope this helps to ease your worries too.

It's a condition known as PCS - Precordial Catch Syndrome, also known as Texidor's Twinge. Doctors don't really know the cause, but it is very common, and causes no harm, even though a lot of people think they are having a heart attack.

It happens to me multiple times a week, and in the past I have been about to dial emergency services thinking that I am in serious trouble. But I feel so much more relaxed about it now.

Do a search on google and see all the info that comes up. Sounds exactly like what we've all been experiencing.

Hope this helps.

Your fine , it's a natural occurance ... your body does wierd things all the time and most go un-noticed ... 

I finally spoke to my doctor about it--he said it's a constricted esophagus, usually aggravated by pasty, starchy foods such as rice and white bread.  He said it can be diagnosed with one of those tests that require you to drink some thick liquid and they're putting a scope down your throat.  He also said that if that is what it is, it can be fixed during the test!  But if that isn't an option for you, drinking MILK during one of the attacks will alleviate the discomfort.

I have the same exact problem!!!!!! You said everything that I go through! I also have bad heart burn and reflux. I have no idea what it is!!!!!!!! Without this problem, I would be your typical 16 year old girl from Indiana. I'm glad Im not the only one who has this problem! Like you said, sometimes it makes me feel like Im having an irregular heart beat. It worries me, but after a while it goes away. It doesn't necissary hurt, but it makes this weird noise! Like, "Honnnkkkk" Haha I wish I knew it was.....