I was fine all day till after dinner. Now I have pain in the center of my chest. ..but is is not constant. But the fever is getting LOWER and my friends are telling me I feel like a ice cube. And I feel I am on fire. Not sure what to take over the counter. Any advice?
Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. In my opinion you are having HERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease) mostly, because you are having central chest pain after dinner. But better to rule out cardiac cause first. So get done ECG. If ECG is normal then no need to worry about cardiac cause. Your central chest pain is mostly due to HERD. It is because of laxity of gastroesophageal sphincter. Due to this, the acid of the stomach tends to come up in the esophagus and cause symptoms of central chest pain, burning etc. So try to follow these steps for better symptomatic relief in HERD. 1. Avoid hot and spicy food. 2. Avoid stress and anxiety. 3. Avoid large meals, instead take frequent small meals.4. Start Proton pump inhibitors. 5. Go for walk after meals.6. Keep 2-3 pillows under head in bad.