Heavy Food,lung Pain,headache,eye Pressure,thyroid

Posted on Sun, 28 Aug 2011

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Question : when i eat non-veg or fatty foods or heavy food i have a feeling of something struck in my throat, brief pain below the lungs and between the back blades, leading to severe pain in the head area, putting pressure on the back of eyes, as if wheight is kept on my retina from the back side. pain in the eyebrow area

Follow up: Dr. Vaibhav Banait (3 minutes later)

also in last 1 yr i have done my over all check up and have marginally high cholestrol ie 212 in the current report, slightly high Thyroid ie 5.5 (on a scale of 4.7)

Answered by Dr. Vaibhav Banait (25 hours later)

Hi,

Thank you for posting the query.

Based on the symptoms, in most probabilities you have 'gastro-esophageal reflex disease' (GERD). This condition develops when acid enters esophagus (chest tube) from stomach due to malfunctions of valve in between the two organs.

This can be diagnosed based on history of acid reflux and heart burn. Diagnosis can be aided by Endoscopy and pH metry.

Other causes of similar symptom include ulcer disease and gall stone (can be diagnosed on usg abdomen ).

People suffering from GERD and ulcer disease are benefit by regular use of over the counter antacids. But I encourage you to go for physical examination and testing for proper diagnosis to suggest you a complete treatment to help you achieve long term relief.

Hope I have answered your query adequately. Should you have any additional queries, I will be glad to address them.

Regards,

Dr. Vaibhav Banait

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad