Oh to be symptom free

GE Misty,

Try taking a 'little' vinegar w/water BEFORE each meal (1 teaspn acv w/4ounc water) Helps w digestion-

or

Warm water w/a teaspoon of baking soda to relieve your gas-

or

tablespoon of Dijon Mustard for heartburn-

Hope one of these methods wrks for you.. ; -)

btw... Im curious wht type of practitioner are you? 👀

Hi, Misty,  

Sorry that you're going through this.  I think that what you're relating to me indicates that you have a feeling of pressure and pain in your chest.  Sounds to me like you could have a hiatal or hiatus hernia.  A CT scan should show it.  An ultra-sound might not.  

I suggest that you go to a gastroenterologist and ask to be checked out.  If you're going to see a gp, sometimes they're not able to properly diagnose or treat gastric conditions--or gynecological problems, either.

Best of luck to you!  Let us know how you do.  

me me me!! i had this too and have lost weight, which is not good cause im already too thin. i went to my GI and was put on new acid reflux meds ( after going to ER zeveral times thinking it was my heart ) idk if its those that helped or its just starting to fade away. when i get it now, i try to relax, cause thr more anxious you get the worse it is. so i try to stay calm and move my body around until i burp. its scary and no fun

I would try drinking warm liquids..acv in warm water (the kind with the mother), or tea...they make some herbal ones with anti inflammatory/digestive properties. Did you have a GI work up to r/o hernia, gerd, etc?

If it truly is just trapped gas, I would think some exercise would help too, if you aren't already. Hope you feel better soon!

OMG! I am so glad that you posted this! I have had trapped gas in my chest off and on for a couple of years. Sometimes it's not so bad and other times I panic and think it's my heart too but the times I've gone to the ER they check my heart and it's never cardiac related. They always give me antacids and send me home. My GP has diagnosed me with reflux and said that I also have episodes of gastritis. I have been prescribed Omeprazole for it. It works when taken consistently. I think yours may be reflux too. But have your doctor refer you to a GI to be sure. I am supposed to have an upper GI done myself soon to sort this out. As I'm typing this I have been going through heartburn and indigestion pretty bad. My doctor told me to take my Omeprazole at night so that it will work overnight to keep acid down because acid levels in our GI tract is greater first thing in the morning. Hope you're feeling better soon.