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Thursday, October, 29, 2009

Can Heartburn Cause Chest Pains

Health Encyclopedia: Chest Pain

Definition

Chest pain is discomfort or pain that you feel anywhere along the front of your body between your neck and upper abdomen.


Alternative Names

Chest tightness or pressure; Chest discomfort


Considerations

Many people with chest pain fear a heart attack. However, there are many possible causes of chest pain. Some causes are mildly inconvenient, while other causes are serious, even life-threatening. Any organ or tissue in your chest can be the source of pain,...

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Expert & Community Posts

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Can my cough be due to acid reflux?
By Todd Eisner , Health Expert

Chronic cough and even chest pain can be caused by acid reflux. This can be difficult to diagnose... Read more »

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Hiatal Hernia
By Tracy Davenport , Health Expert

...back up into you esophagus, leading to heartburn and chest pain. You may also be belching more... Read more »

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Dr. Eisner Answers Your GERD Questions: Throat and Ear Pain
By Todd Eisner , Health Expert

...and an earache that won't go away. I do suffer from heartburn. Can the throat and ear pain be a... Read more »

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GERD Questions: Hiatal Hernia and Schatzki's ring
By Todd Eisner , Health Expert

...the most common symptom is ipper abdominal or lower chest pain. Some patients complain of a... Read more »

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Is it reflux or something else? Similar symptoms to check out first
By Jan Gambino , Health Expert

...and acid reflux medications).   Heartburn and chest pain are often associated with adult... Read more »

Health Guide

Heartburn
...your chest and may radiate to your neck or throat. Alternative Names Pyrosis; Non-cardiac chest pain Considerations Common Causes Almost everyone has occasional... Read more »
Hiatal hernia
...Heartburn , worse when bending over or lying down Swallowing difficulty Chest pain Belching A hiatal hernia by itself rarely causes... Read more »
Esophageal cancer
...Regurgitation of food Heartburn Weight loss Vomiting blood Chest pain unrelated to eating Signs and tests Barium swallow ... Read more »
Achalasia
... Difficulty swallowing liquids and solids Regurgitation (backflow)of food Chest pain which may increase after eating or may radiate to the back, neck, and arms ... Read more »
Heartburn
Pyrosis; Non-cardiac chest pain Prevention References DeVault KR, Castell DO. Updated Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Gastroesophageal... Read more »

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Medications

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...pharmacist immediately: new or worsening heartburn chest pain trouble or painful... Read more »

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...effects occur: new/severe/worsening heartburn chest pain difficult or painful swallowing ... Read more »

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...effects occur: new/severe/worsening heartburn chest pain difficult or painful swallowing ... Read more »

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...these rare but very serious side effects occur: chest pain confusion severe headache ... Read more »

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...stomach pain, painful heartburn, pain in the esophagus (chest pain), muscle weakness,... Read more »

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