I have not been technically diagnosed with either. I have a doctors appointment for what I think is IBS. For 10 years I have had on a daily basis diarrhea, constipation, horrible gas, and cramps. I always just assumed that’s what it was, but with recent events I decided to find out for sure.
As for GERD. The ENT has never specifically mentioned it. I have heart burn daily and recently had my throat scoped. I have had a sore throat for 6+ months. He didn’t find anything a perscribed me some pills that I forget to take.
Before I visited the ENT for the throat the doctor had done some chest x-rays and found nothing to explain the chest pain. It’s usually in the middle of my chest and it was just assumed it was due to the acid reflux.
Starting about 2 weeks ago I have been having random upper and lower back pain. It’s usually in between the shoulder blades. I can’t pin point anything that makes it worse. Breathing deep, exercise, sitting, laying, nothing seems to make the pain worse. It truly is random. It comes and goes and tends to feel like it’s in different spots. It’s a hard pain to explain. Most times dull and not usually a sharp pain. Sometimes I think it may even feel like the pains in my chest.
Could Acid Reflux and intestinal problems be causing my back and chest pain? Anyone else have similar problems?
I have a doctors appointment tomorrow for them to start looking into things. I really hope it’s nothing serious.
Also as a side note. I’m not running a fever or experiencing shortness of breath. My chest feels excellent. I would think that if it were a lung problem I would be having other symptoms, but I’m not a doctor so what do I know?
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Chest And Back Pain Due To Acid Reflux Or Intestinal Issues?
January 22nd, 2010Left Arm Pain And Breathing Issues, Ecg, Blood Work And Chest Xrays Were Normal?
January 17th, 2010I am a 21 year old female living in the Texas heat! 
About a month ago, I went to the ER because I was short of breath, I had some left arm pain, minor chest pain and I thought I might be having heart issues…although being 21 years old…it is very unlikely.
They ran an ECG, they did blood work, they took chest xrays and all was absolutely normal. They were unsure of the reasoning behind my issues but thought it might be GERD, or anxiety or something of the sort and then they sent me home. I am on 40mgs of prescription prilosec daily and it helps with the breathing somewhat it seems…it seems like I don’t have as much trouble breathing as frequently as I used to but it still comes and goes.
Well, ever since last weekend, I have had this twinge of burning pain that will come and go through out the day for 20 or 30 second spouts and then it just stops. When I press on it, it feels as if it is bruised, the skin looks normal around the area…sometimes the skin around the area itches a bit but other than that…nothing…
I was diagnosed with an anxiety disorder and OCD when I was 18…so mentally, I am under alot of stress and anxiety because I feel that something is always wrong with me so sometimes, I feel little aches and pains and it multitudes into something larger mentally for me.
I am going into my dr. tomorrow morning to request that I be referred to a cardiologist who can perform a stress test on me and try and get some answers to my issues…
I know that these symptoms resemble a heart attack just from reading tid bits about heart troubles here and there and want to know if since I had the ECG, blood work and chest xrays done there was any reason I should still be concerned that this be signs of heart trouble or a heart attack if the tests came back normal about a month ago…
I am really beginning to worry myself and feel that I might have a heart attack at any given moment.
I have also considered the fact that maybe I have a pinched nerve or something because it is a burning sensation and it really becomes painful when I have lifted something, when I move it a certain way or if I have my purse on my left shoulder….does this type of pain sound like heart pain or does it lean more toward anxiety and GERD/heart burn…
I really would like some serious answers please!!
I Have Nerve Issues In My Neck And Feel Pain In My Chest. Is This A Common Symptom?
September 4th, 2009I feel great and have no other chest pain or heart symptoms. I believe I have a bad disk in neck, which causes numbness in hands and arm. Could this also explain chest pain?
