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trapped air in chest after eating

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kim74983
kim74983

hi ladies

latley i have been getting trapped air in my chest after i eat. its so uncomfortable. when it 1st happened a few weeks ago i ended up in the ER thinking i was having a heartattack

now i just try and relax until it eventually burps up but so uncomfortable and causes anxiety. anyone else get this?

also latley i feel so weird in the head, like at any moment im gonna drop and have a seisure. does anyone get this?

thank u ladies!

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  • deb20286
    deb20286 kim74983

    Posted

    I get it quite often kim i too eneded up at the emergency room on a few occasions was told it was gerd given meds an sent on my way,but what i find helps no end when it flares up is to drink warm water it helps release the trapped wind in the middle of the chest 🙂 Give it ago i hope thats helpful to you x

  • deb20286
    deb20286 kim74983

    Posted

    Forgot to say yes it also cause the anxiety too to the point they have given me the ecg an all was fine its a horrible feeling really.
  • jamie50513
    jamie50513 kim74983

    Posted

    I get this a lot. I've been to the ER countless times. Was told it's GERD which is quite common in peri/meno. Drinking something warm will help to move it. I also get the weird head and weird head pressure. Makes my anxiety through the roof which I have never dealt with my entire life until now. You are not alone with these feelings. Even though they may not seem like it, it is completely normal.

    • deb20286
      deb20286 jamie50513

      Posted

      Think were all suffering im so bloody sick of all these symptoms there seems no end to them what makes it worse my doctor tells me my hormone tests are fine wont even admit they symptoms of peri menepause i feel like im going off my rocker lol 
    • jamie50513
      jamie50513 deb20286

      Posted

      I'm the same way. All my bloods come back normal and the doc insists that its nothing wrong with me. It took me a long time to accept that. Unless they are specialist and the hormones stop going up and down and all over the place, the docs will always say you are normal. All these symptoms make me feel like I'm going nuts.

    • deb20286
      deb20286 jamie50513

      Posted

      Im getting the same problem my docs a nightmare keeps more or less telling me its just my age lol no sh*t eh 😂 Every time i mention peri he tells me to stop reading the internet 🙄😳 some doctor eh? Ive got loads of different symptoms each day all at same time most days i really dont know which ones bothering me more anymore thank god for this site an all you helpful lovely ladies at least i know im not alone an thats better than nothing during this horrid time 😩

    • deb20286
      deb20286 jamie50513

      Posted

      i think my last reply is waiting to be modified because i said the s word lol oooooops sorry 
  • wendy36287
    wendy36287 kim74983

    Posted

    Hi kim i can realate but i drink water when it happens u cannot even swollow without it making u feel as tho u r chokin..stay strong
  • lynda20916
    lynda20916 kim74983

    Posted

    Hi, Kim,

    Has anyone checked whether you have a hiatal hernia?

    • lynda20916
      lynda20916 kim74983

      Posted

      Ah, I just asked because I'd had the same trapped air feeling and had an endoscopy.  It didn't show the hiatal hernia.  That was found later, when I had a CT scan for something else the doctor was worried about.

      It's always something, isn't it?  smile

    • kim74983
      kim74983 lynda20916

      Posted

      it is! i had a ct scan a few weeks ago of stomach

      all normal

  • maureen12052
    maureen12052 kim74983

    Posted

    Hi Kim!

    I'm very familiar with the trapped air. You are so correct

    once I burp I feel so much better! I get this a lot! I've

    had it so bad that I got pain in my shoulder chest and

    back all at the same time!😩

  • unico31026
    unico31026 kim74983

    Posted

    I too have the weird head feeling along with sharp vision. As far as the trapped air take a teaspoon of mustard and chase it with 2oz warm water . its just mild indigestion and the mustard and water is a old folks home remedy that my grandma taught us and it definitely works almost immediately.
    • deb20286
      deb20286 unico31026

      Posted

      Thats a new one i must try this one thank you for sharing unico 🙂

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