Heart attack or heartburn-one is this chest pain?

You have pain in the chest. Do you feel generally good not---rather strange in reality. You don't have any energy and feeling generally weak. Of course you want to know if this is a heart attack or heartburn. Go immediately to the emergency room. Only your doctor can tell you for sure, and can not afford to take any chances. Although neither, the doctor must be informed of what is happening to you, as the symptoms may be indicative of other things.

The following are typical symptoms for comparison. But, to understand that a heart attack may show almost none of these and still happen. If you have any questions, this site and call 911.

Don't drive yourself, that may worsen symptoms and you might not make medical care.

Warning signs of heart attack:

> Chest Pain-most of the pain is at the center of the chest. You can feel like a very heavy weight, sitting on your chest, or a feeling of squeezing too full. Sometimes it comes and goes.
> Other pains-often described as aching-may be one or both arms, commonly left, back, or stomach and neck and/or jaw.
> Shortness of breath – can't show any other symptoms
> Others-sweating, dizziness, nausea and vomiting.

Women are different from men as follows: apt have more pain in the jaw than in the chest, better suited to have nausea/vomiting, shortness of breath worse. Can still be a heart attack!

Signs of acid reflux and heartburn:

> The heartburn-a burning pain in the middle of the chest can be sharp or more like burning pressure. Often mimics the pain of a heart attack, hence the confusion.

> Regurgitation-equivalents and sometimes small particles of food up in the throat, esophagus (this is the action of reflux). This generally causes sever burning liquid or burning. Is acid!

> Nausea and or vomiting. Can be one without the other. Not the most common symptoms.

> Symptoms worsen when lying down.

No wonder people aren't sure if the chest pain is heartburn or heart attack. Now that your MD has determined that you have acid reflux and not a heart attack, you good information about what to do about it. The good news is that it is curable. And, I'm sure that you want a complete understanding of this disease and how to live with it, while you cure it.

Your doctor may have delivered to you some pills Antacids and told you that there is no cure. But that is incorrect information. Since care is holistic, not all doctors are aware of it, or how successful it is.