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Chest Pain After Eating

Posted by Wendy (London) on 10/10/2023

I have started getting chest pain when I walk after eating. I feel the need to keep burping which momentarily relieves it. I don't get the pain doing for instance housework and gardening. Can anyone tell what this is and do they have any remedy.

Replied by Mama To Many
Tennessee
10/10/2023

Dear Wendy,

When I get chest pain after eating it tends to be gallbladder related. You could try some of these remedies.

~Mama to Many~

Wendy
London
10/11/2023

Thank you will look into it. Once sitting down or walking on an empty stomach, no problem. Food seems to be a factor.

Replied by Sherri
Seattle
10/10/2023

Hello Wendy,

This symptom could be caused by several issues:

1. Esophageal stricture - often caused by scar tissue formation due to chronic reflux. Food gets stuck and burping would relieve this.

2. Reflux.

3. Eosinophilic Esophagitis.

An esophagoscopy could determine the cause.

There are other possible causes though, these are more likely.

For example, both eating and walking increase myocardial oxygen demand which could indicate angina.

This condition could also involve low stomach acid/HCL (a common cause for reflux) and/or a congested intestinal tract.

An easy way to determine if one has low stomach acid is to try taking HCL/Pepsin capsules right before a meal. Start with one capsule just before a meal. If there is no burning, increase the dose to two capsules just before a meal. Keep increasing until the typical "burn" is felt. If you find you are needing to take several capsules before the burn your stomach is low in acid and you may need to take supplemental HCL before meals in order to digest your food adequately and destroy pathogens. There is much more to this particular issue than what has been described here.

Hope you find out what is causing this pain soon!

Replied by Wendy
London
02/12/2025

February 2025

Thought I'd update on this. My mistakenly thought digestive problem turned out to be the precursor of a heart attack. In January 2024 I experienced same pain but this time it didn't go away.

Hubs took me to hospital mild heart attack I had 3 stents fitted to my blocked arteries home in 6 days. Still kicking one year later thank God and no more chest pain.