What could cause chest pain while breathing in after eating?

February 6th, 2010 | by admin |

I ate a very large meal about 45 minutes ago, and am just now experiencing some chest pain that occurs when I breathe in. Other than this chest pain, I don’t have any other apparent problems. I feel a little indigestion, but that’s it. The pain is sharp and localized in the center of my chest and occurs only when I inhale a certain amount of air. I checked my pulse and that was a little bit fast also, but that might have just been panic because of the weird pain I was feeling.What could cause this?
I must state that the large meal I ate wasn’t as healthy as usual, so it could be acid reflux, but I’m not sure if breathing has anything to do with that.
Also, the pain has stopped completely now. The episode lasted for around 10-15 minutes I think.

I did the same thing when I had a tooth extraction and hadn’t eaten anything solid for days – I had chest pains so bad I thought I was having a heart attack – turn out to be indigestion – with a full stomach pressing on the diaphragm – never did that again – I would start eating healthier food and smaller portion to avoid this happening again – but if this happens again it could be a hiatal hernia and would seek medical advice

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2 Responses to “What could cause chest pain while breathing in after eating?”

  1. By sokokl on Feb 6, 2010

    Gas build up can also sometimes cause the pain that you are describing (an example only).

    I would recommend checking with your doctor as well to see what they say.
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  2. By Chris A on Feb 6, 2010

    I did the same thing when I had a tooth extraction and hadn’t eaten anything solid for days – I had chest pains so bad I thought I was having a heart attack – turn out to be indigestion – with a full stomach pressing on the diaphragm – never did that again – I would start eating healthier food and smaller portion to avoid this happening again – but if this happens again it could be a hiatal hernia and would seek medical advice
    References :

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