For the past 3 or 4 days I have had slight pressure on my upper left abdomen right under my rib cage. It is starting to clear up but at first when I would swallow it was as if I could feel the food moving down my throat and into my stomach and when it entered my stomach it hurt. The next day it was just pressure and pain on my upper left side but still hurt when I swallowed. What is going on and how can I fix it?
Hi. Thanks for your query and an elucidated history. The cause of your symptoms look to be Hyper-acidity, increased acid production in the stomach with reflux into esophagus. HERD as it is called is severe at the moment causing you the pain while swallowing, moving in esophagus and entering the stomach. The pressure on your left upper abdomen is due to severe gastritis. I would advise you the following