Ok I know this sounds really bad an di
should probably go to the Dr. But I have
been having this chest pain randomly for
like 6 years. It is a really sharp pain
onm the left side of my chest and it
usually only lasts maybe 5 seconds but
then sometimes it will come right back.
The pain is so intense I can't breathe
when I am having it and I can't move
either I just freeze. I am afriad it is
because of my bulimia. Does anyone knwo
what this is or have you had it? When I
have it I otherwise fele fine not weak or
like I am going to passout or anything
this pain just come on.
|
sephia3
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 10 Sep 2005 Posts: 3
Posted: 11-07-05 20:30pm
The pain in your chest could simply be
heartburn but I presume that it is your
esophagus screaming out to you if you have
been purging. Do you feel pressure on
your chest and feel like its hard to catch
your breath?? I had damaged my esophagus
so bad after 8 plus years of purging that
I physically could not purge anymore
because it hurt my chest so bad. Don't
rule out other possibilities. You want
to make sure it is not your heart but it
sounds like esophagus probs. Good news
is that the damage is reversable. I
started feeling better after my doc put me
on prevacid and protonix to repair the
damage and I began recovery for my
bulimia. I just had an upper endoscope
to check my esophagus and i'm happy to say
everything looked fine. Bad news is if
you keep purging you may rupture your
esophagus and the damage may be
irreversable.
