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Hi, I feel left chest heaviness after drinking more water and eating more. What is the reason behind that.?

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Left chest heaviness could be due to any cause. You should get an ecg done first to see if there is any chances of heart attack. If the ecg is normal its probably due to gas. ...  Read More

Heaviness in chest after meals also a sensation like food is stuck in throat for few hours after eating

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It's due to GERD. Need proper history and evaluation ...  Read More

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I have heaviness in my chest and so feel breathless, a kind of being suffocated. This is there for some 4 weeks, last month and august I have been eating custard apple a lot, 2 per day. I see it to have caused this. No prominent chest cold, no cold

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Hi. I understand your concern. Do a online consult for a detailed analysis of your symptoms and to suggest you further management plan and treatment prescription for the same ...  Read More

Heavy breath after eating or fullness... Nd chest tightness or Congestion is it due to phlegm I have been having a sensation of clearing my throat nd chest nd also burping.. Currently on att tb medication

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Is there chest burning sensation after eating meals? Any episodes of acidity? How long have you been having cough? Need more detail history for proper evaluation and management ...  Read More

1. Feeling heavy after eating even a little food. 2. Always feeling stomach and chest burning sensation.

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Stop tea, coffee, spicy food. Take your timely. Avoid cabbage, capsicum, citrus fruits ( for a while). Don't drink water with food, take after 40 min. as much as you want thereafter. Don't liye down i ...  Read More

Why do I feel heaviness in chest after eating? I also take long yawns every 15-20 min. Not sure what the issue is.

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Chest pain refers to any other part of the body ?? Do you feel difficulty in breathing too ? Along with chest pain ? Do you feel chest congestion on exertion ? ...  Read More

I have been experiencing heaviness in the chest of lately. All this while I used to get chest pain too

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Go for routine health check up ...  Read More

Chest heaviness, belching, chest heaviness during morning cold weather walk

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Hi as your symptoms are suggestive of gastritis. Follow some life style changes : stop tea coffee. Avoid spicy food. Don't eat cabbage / capsicum/ don't drink / eat citrus fruits. If symptoms persists ...  Read More

Hi, When i speak, i feel heaviness or pressure in my chest. Please help me why it is and is it anything serious? Please help Thanks

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Hi. I understand your concern. Do a online consult for a detailed analysis of your symptoms and reports to suggest you further management plan and treatment for the same ...  Read More

Gm to all. I want to know that is it possible that chest heaviness due to gastric problems or anxiety ?? I have chest heaviness from 3 months... Heart test normal...what reason behind chest heaviness.

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May be due to gastritis, or muscular pain or anxiety , Need proper history and evaluation ...  Read More

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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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 we ...  Read More

My Ecg is normal sinus rhythm,echo was normal done 4 months ago(ef=65%), .but tmt was positve but my invasive coronary angiogram report is normal arteries with slow dye clearance, microvascular angina just one year ago(2024 december,dated 21/12/24).calcium score was 0 in 2023 ct cag test report ( november, 2023)too, hs crp value is 0.48, apoa1 is

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No heart problem and no need of angiogram again ...  Read More

From last 3 days experiencing high bp with chest heaviness and burning sensation towards left side...doctor advised bp medicine for 2 weeks and asked to maintain bp chart...what could be the reason for chest ..all the reports ecg echo blood test and urine analysis and usg abdomen were normal.

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Get A TMT ...  Read More

My Ecg is normal sinus rhythm,echo was normal done 3 months ago(ef=65%), .but tmt was positve but my invasive coronary angiogram report is normal arteries with slow dye clearance, microvascular angina just one year ago(2024 december,dated 21/12/24).calcium score was 0 in 2023 ct cag test report ( november, 2023)too, hs crp value is 0.48,, HDL 64,

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Kindly share your medications list. ...  Read More

My Ecg is normal sinus rhythm,echo normal(ef65%), but tmt was positve but my invasive coronary angiogram report is normal arteries with slow dye clearance, microvascular angina just one year ago(2024 december,dated 21/12/24).calcium score was 0 in 2023 ct cag test report ( november, 2023)too, hs crp value is 0.48,, HDL 64, ldl 54, tg 42, cpk mb 1

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Looks non cardiac pain ...  Read More

I have severe burping all time..feel bloated all day ..n after eating stomach got inflamed..i have racing heart rate..and dizziness n fatigue all day..couldnt concentrate..left side chest feel heavy all day..met many drs..but couldnt get relief..sonogeaphy shows nothing..my head feels geavy n i feel i can not do normal routine work also..pls help

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Need few more details for proper understanding of your issue. You can consult with me online on Practo or whatsapp on eight three one eight four six nine eight eight six for proper diagnosis, conclusi ...  Read More

Having heaviness and pain in center of chest . Not sure if it is gas or something serious. Please advice.

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Kindly get a ECG done to be sure that it is not related to your heart. Most likely it can be because of gas, but nothing like being double sure. ...  Read More

Hello doctor, I am type 1 diabetic and weight 94 kg with height 5.11. I sometimes feels like chest heaviness while climbing stairs very mild. Like 2 years before I did my ecg tmt and echo , all was normal apart from I have mild lvh. Before that also I did echo and tmt all normal. Do I need any further test that will reduce my worry about heart. Aft

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Yes as you have symptoms may be related to cardiac.So better to do cardiac workup.I need more details of you.Consult through video conferencing if possible.Thank you ...  Read More

My Chest feels heavy these day throughout the day There's a difficulty in breathing And i am burping alot these days and can't eat much Is it because of i have nasal polyp which is not letting me breathe and i am breathing through my mouth the whole day which is why the air is getting stored in the stomach causing me burp and difficulty in breathi

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Hello , Kindly consider having a Tele-Consultation with me on PRACTO App since adequate patient history is required for proper treatment and further follow up . Thank You ...  Read More

Recently i underwent Endoscopy and found Antral gastritis with H pylori positive so i was asked to take Esogress HP Forte for 2 weeks followed by Vonoprazon 20 mg for next 4 weeks. Along with this i have constipation and fissure due to which i cant pass my stools sitting i need bend and with the help of finger i need to pass stool. The problem is i

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Constipation and passing hard stools might be the reason for fissure that is causing you difficulty. You need to get evaluated for the fissure and get the surgical treatment needed. If it's a right s ...  Read More

I have excessive gas but cbc wbc and neutrophils borderline , usg normal. Now am feeling chest heaviness i have cold and back throat feeling full. Is it acid reflux or sinus ..? Gas issue still there but not as severe before.

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Yes it is acid reflex . Dont eat dunk foods and avoid oily food , make lifestyle changes and it will be fine ...  Read More

I have faced this in a much diluted form before, but now it has become a bit extreme. Sometimes, I feel very overwhelmed, my chest starts feeling very heavy like I have to struggle to breathe. My head starts aching a lot too. Moreover, there is a constant fatigue that I feel, even if I have had a good night's sleep. Previously, the trigger was most

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Hello, what you are describing seems to be panic attacks(needs further clarifications). Apart from that, it seems there is burnout involved. You might benefit from a proper psychiatric consultation. ...  Read More

I’m having daily episodes where my chest feels heavy in the middle, and I feel like I can’t breathe properly even when I try deep breaths. My heart beats fast during these episodes. It happens randomly.

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No, this may cause due to breast issues or heart problem, let me try to diagnose it first ...  Read More

I'm having poor sleep issues over some days with some ongoing mental stress and the high sensitivity to light and sounds before (during) falling asleep. Last night again I couldn't sleep properly, felt anxious and had racing thoughts. From today morning I was feeling pressure and tightness in my chest, feeling very low on energy and still I continu

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My doctor ordered an ECG due to exertional chest heaviness, and the report mentioned "Slight ST depression V4." However, when my doctor reviewed the ECG, they said it was normal and suggested that half of my symptoms might be related to anxiety. Is this ST depression in V4 is a normal finding? I've attached my ECG image for reference. (My 2D echo a

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The above ECG attached is normal. However, if you are concerned about your heart health,, you can do further heart evaluation in the form of an echocardiogram and a stress treadmill test. ...  Read More

I currently live in Jaipur due to work and this started 2 months back that I felt a tingling sensation and heaviness in my chest, and feeling anxiety due to that. The doctor here said it's due to acidity and all. I went to my hometown and stayed there for a month there a doctor said the same thing acidity gave me medicines for digestion and acidity

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Plz connect need detailed history to prescribe meds ...  Read More

I have some sort of cough and heaviness and discomfort in the left side of chest so its from 2 days

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Hi. I understand your concern. Do a online consult for a detailed analysis of your symptoms and reports to suggest you further management plan and treatment prescription for the same ...  Read More

My kid is not eating anything we are trying a lot he is playing well, and sleeping well but not eating.

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Consult with paediatric ...  Read More

Pressure in upperback while breathing , heaviness in chest and wet cough with phelgm, bleching even if I eat or not taking anta acids but still bleching and breathing problem , can you please suggest this is breathing problems or gas issues

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Both can cause this issue Need detailed history and further evaluation ...  Read More

Suffering with breathing problem ,pressure in upperback while breathing and also heaviness in chest ,and bleching weather is it due to gas or breathing problem please suggest

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Get chest xray , pft done ...  Read More

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