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Chest pain when eating
Hello doctor, I am 38 years old. Today in the afternoon I was eating food. After eating food, I was eating banana and while swallowing I started having pain in my chest. I stopped it. After a few hours, I drank a cold and light sherbet. I drank it quickly and then I started having pain while swallowing. Doctor, why did this happen? What should I do?
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Oesophagus spasm if u consume quickly.
Mucain gel 10ml without water nothing by mouth till 30min can be taken 3to 4times times.
Meftal spas ds two times or sos
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Hi. Take syp. Sucralzit O
20 ml bd before meal.
7 days .
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Dear Patient,
This can happen due to esophageal spasm, acidity, or mild food-pipe irritation after swallowing.
Avoid very cold drinks, spicy food, and fast eating for now.
Take small sips, soft diet, and eat slowly.
If pain persists, recurs, or you develop breathlessness, vomiting, or severe chest pain, get evaluated.
You may consult online for detailed assessment and treatment guidance.
Dr. Utkarsh Shrivastava
Internal Medicine Specialist
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Most likely related to esophageal spasm triggered by quick swallowing of liquid and solid food.Take your food slowly, avoid spicy,dry and oily food.Try with rabeprazole 20 mg once a day,dompeidone 10 mg 3 times daily before the food and some antispasmodic
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Possible reasons:
• Esophageal spasm – sudden contraction of the food pipe while swallowing.
• Mucosal irritation – hot/cold food or swallowing quickly can irritate the lining.
• Acid reflux irritation – reflux can make the food pipe sensitive, causing pain while swall
Next Steps
if symptoms persist Tab Pantoprazole 40 mg – once daily before breakfast for 5–7 days
Health Tips
Eat slowly and chew food well.Avoid very cold drinks or very hot food for a few days.Drink small sips of lukewarm water if swallowing discomfort occurs.Avoid spicy, oily, and acidic foods temporarily. Contact me any time on Practo for further consultation.
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Can help you, kindly consult and provide detailed history for proper diagnosis and further management
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Due to spasm .
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This may be due to temporary irritation or spasm of the food pipe while swallowing food or cold drink. Eat slowly and avoid very cold or spicy food for now.
If pain continues or repeats, please consult me for proper evaluation and treatment.
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Could be esophageal spasm. Try taking peppermint lozenges, 2 to 3 times daily.
Tab pantaprazole 40mg one daily before breakfast for 7 days.
Avoid heavy, fatty meals.
Get ecg, cardiac echo done to exclude cardiac ischemia and share results.
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The pain you felt while swallowing after eating food and banana is most likely related to irritation or spasm of the food pipe, medically called the esophagus. Conditions such as Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease or a temporary esophageal spasm can cause sudden pain when swallowing food or drinks, especially if food is swallowed quickly or if the esophagus gets irritated.
Drinking something quickly, especially cold liquids, can sometimes trigger this spasm, which explains why the pain returned when you drank sherbet quickly. This is usually temporary and not dangerous if it settles within a short time.
Next Steps
For the next few days, try to keep the stomach acid under control. Doctors commonly prescribe medicines like Pantoprazole to reduce stomach acid and allow the esophagus to heal.
Eat soft and easily digestible food and avoid swallowing large bites of food quickly.
If the pain continues for more than a few days, or if you develop persistent difficulty swallowing, vomiting, or severe chest pain, you should consult a doctor. Sometimes a test like Upper GI Endoscopy may be advised to evaluate the food pipe.
Health Tips
Eat slowly and chew food properly before swallowing.
Avoid very spicy, oily, or very hot and very cold foods for a few days.
Do not lie down immediately after eating.
Drink liquids slowly rather than gulping them quickly.
If this symptom repeats or you continue to have pain while swallowing, you can book an online consultation so I can assess your symptoms in detail and guide you with the right treatment plan.
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You might not have similar problem in past but chest pain due to swallowing should be evaluated, my suggestion is do a UGI endoscopy . If symptoms are not severe now take PPI(pan 40) for at least 6 weeks with antacid syrup, avoid fast eating and avoid swallowing of large solid food it may cause chest pain again .
Next Steps
Follow the symptoms
Health Tips
Avoid fat eating and large food swallowing
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Dr. Shaikh Huzaif
General Physician
20 yrs exp
Mumbai
Please consult
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Dr. Sajid Ali
General Practitioner
4 yrs exp
Kanpur
Due to esophageal spasm
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Dr. Jyoti Singh
General Physician
8 yrs exp
Meerut
Most likely diagnosis:
Esophageal spasm causing painful swallowing (Odynophagia) after rapid swallowing of food or cold drink.
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Rapid swallowing or cold liquids can trigger transient esophageal muscle spasm, leading to chest pain during swallowing.
Advice (short):
Eat slowly and chew food well
Avoid very cold drinks, spicy and oily food
Take Rabeprazole 20 mg once daily before breakfast for 5–7 days
Consult doctor if: pain persists, difficulty swallowing increases, or severe chest pain occurs.
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Dr. Ravi Kumar Nadella
General Physician
18 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Its due to esophagus spasm
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Dr. Vetsa Sri Krishna Chaitanya
General Physician
7 yrs exp
Rajahmundry
Need a few more details please consult for further evaluation and treatment
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Dr. Chaithra H
General Physician
5 yrs exp
Bangalore
This is normal
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Dr. Suraj Sharma
General Practitioner
4 yrs exp
Jaipur
Do consult
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