Heart Pains

Hi Matt20,  Welcome back....So you got all checked out and a cardiologist said everything with your heart was fine?  What it sounds like to me is GERD or gastroesophageal reflux disease which is cause by failure of the sphincter at the lower end of the esophagus to close properly. As a result, there is often regurgitation of gastric acid from the stomach into the lower esophagus producing a spasm and inflammation of the lining that may produce chest pain that is very similar to angina pains.  Chest pain from these disorders is usually caused by eating certain kinds of food like Mexican food, spicy foods, drinking coffee, and alcohol.  Perhaps you should consult your primary care physician regarding this and check and see if a proton pump inhibitor type medication such as Prilosec would help for you.    Elisha https://www.healingwell.com/donate/

Matt, GERD can cause these symptoms.  Have you checked this out with your regular doctor? http://www.priory.com/med/gerd.htm http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/0200/0294.asp?index=4900&src=news Elisha https://www.healingwell.com/donate/ Post Edited (els) : 5/2/2006 9:30:06 AM (GMT-6)