I just started smoking hookah about a month or 2 ago, and I don t smoke all the time, maybe once a week when I m with friends, and now I m having chest pains, the pain started 24 hours ago, and I thought it was something I ate but now I m not sure bc the pain hasn t gone away. The area of the pain is inside and in the middle of my chest? How can I get rid of the pain?
Hello dear, thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. In my opinion you are having mostly HERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease). Hookah smoking aggravates and worsens HERD. It is due to laxity of gastroesophageal sphincter. Because of this the acid of the stomach tends to come up in the esophagus and cause the Central chest pain. So better to avoid stress and tension. Avoid hot and spicy food. Avoid large meals, instead take frequent small meals. Start Proton pump inhibitors. Quit hookah smoking as soon as possible as it is not good habit.