Pressure/pain in chest after eating

[Magenta]

Hi Doctor Joshua,

I am a 20 year old female, generally healthy(i think) pretty good diet and take a walk everyday for exercise. I weight 8stone10pounds (or 122lbs), 5 foot 6 inches in height and used to be a light smoker, (3-5cigarettes a day for about a year, but been quit for about 4 years now)

Over the last 2-3 weeks after almost every evening meal i am experiencing chest pressure/uncomfort in the centre and sometimes over the left side of my chest. My heart seems to beat slightly harder too, though at normal speed still. It kind of feels like trapped gas i cant get rid of, and sometimes hurts quite sharply when i breathe in. Usually lasts between 30Min's-1hour, and i wake up the next day feeling perfectly fine.

Please can i hear your view on this as its starting to worry me as my on-line search brings up Angina! :S and i cant get to my GP for another week! :(

Thanks

Magenta

[Purple98Lady]

Hi again Magenta

Heres a link, pain after eating can be many things. It's good you have an appointment, for your Dr. can examine and order appropriate testing for you. Good Luck
http://www.drugs.com/CG/CHEST_PAIN.html

Let us know

Purple98Lady

[Dr. Joshua]

At 20, it's highly unlikely that you have angina, but any persistent chest pain symptom needs to be evaluated, so it's a good think you've got the appointment. It's probably harmless, but it's always good to be certain.

[dayna732005]

I am a 33 year old female that has chest pain usually alot of the time, it is more of a tight feeling that sometimes causes pain in my left shoulder. I have had a heart cath, stress test, and echo, with no findings of any problem with my heart. The bottom of my feet and my toes starting turning purple in a sitting position, my md did an ultrasound of my legs and said there was no blockages, I have an enlarged thyroid but normal levels, and I have been experiencing alot of fatigue. I feel that there is something wrong my doc just can't find (or doesn't care to) I have also been getting dizzy and lightheaded.The doc did an upper gi where you drink the chalky stuff and take x rays and said i had inflammation in my stomache and duodem but didn't know why. He put me on prevacid once a day but the tightness is still a problem and sometimes but not always is worse a little bit after eating! I had a complete hysterectomy a little over a year ago but my chest tightness, pressure,started before the hysterectomy! Could someone please help me...does anyone out there have any answers for me? signed,
Desperate in Shady