Hello. I am 20 years old. I never ate
vegtables until only a few months ago. I
had my first salad at 20! Hard to
believe. ...Its true. Throughout my
adolecense and teen years I only ate junk
food and fast food. Now that I am trying
so hard to have healthy eating habits, I
have chest pains.
My doctor said it is acid reflux. The
pain is sometimes weight on the left side
of my chest but mostly sharp shooting
pains, also on the left side of my chest.
Usually it feels like its on my breast.
Its been going on for 3 months. It goes
on and off. Sometimes continuously for
hours and hours. Sometimes it goes away
and will come back after a week or two.
Last time it started I also had a lil
weird feeling..A lil pain in my lower left
back.
I also experienecd tingling in my
feet.......Its gone now...But would bother
me alot before.
I told my doctor and she said it was acid
reflux..
I always tell her when I have new
symptoms, and she says i'm just anxious
and paranoid. She offered me
antidepressants...And said anxiety causes
chest pains...What I feel.
What about the tingling in my feet? She
said it could be the medicine i'm taking
for the reflux.
I haven't told her about the pain in my
back, i'm too embarressed b/c whenever I
tell her, she says i'm anxious.
I don't want antidepressants. I don't
believe I need them at all. I just want
some tests ran or somethng...All they did
was take a blood test for chemicals in my
body..But from my pancreas, stomach, liver
which all came out normal.
I was wondering, does any body know if
there is a way to check if it is
definately acid reflux? An xray or
something?
She just checked my heartbeat.
Opinions and advice appreciated...
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wakkochic17
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Mar 2004 Posts: 494 Location: South Carolina
Posted: 04-06-05 15:00pm
There is a test to identify acid reflux..
It's called and upper gi scan.. You
swallow some liquid (not bad taste, but
nothing you want to drink for breakfast)..
And they place you on this table and you
are basically in this big x-ray machine.
Then they have you swallow stuff and you
can see on the x-ray how your body
reacts.. If the liquid comes back up or
not. I had one done several years ago,
i've been suffering from heartburn since I
was 18-19, i'm 26 now. Heartburn can
give you chest pains.. I actually was
misdiagnosed with asthma because it was
getting up into my lungs. Try watching
your diet and see how it reacts.. Stay
away from spicey and acidic foods.
Lettuce always gave me heartburn.. Can't
eat too many oranges, etc. Lots of
tomato products like spaghetti sauce,
pizza sauce can aggravate it as well.
What kind of doctor are you going to?
You may want to go see a
gastroenterologist to give you more
specific care.
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kim12
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 06 Apr 2005 Posts: 14 Location: sf, ca
Acid Relux Posted: 04-08-05 16:24pm
Hey thanks wakkochic...I asked my doctor
about that g.I. You told me about. She
said that's possible but she doesn't think
I need one. I've changed my diet to no
caffine, no chocolate, no acidic juices,
lots of fiber and fruits and
veggies...Grain...Good stuff...Since last
dec. And I still have it. For some
reason I doubt her, since she won't give
me a g.I, and the pain is shooting pains
centeralized in my left breast, i'm going
to see my gyno. Anyhoo..Thanks
again....
