Suggest Treatment For Pain In The Right Chest Area

Posted on Sat, 4 Jun 2016

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Question : what causes pain inside my upper right chest thru inside my right breast when i swallow food or drink even sometimes without doing both?

Answered by Dr. T Chandrakant (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Upper GI Endoscopy at the earliest.

Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query, albeit short and specific.
To recapitulate: Female/55 - pain inside upper right chest - through inside right breast - on swallowing food or drink or without these - tried boiled water with ginger and honey ...

My thoughts:
As per the short and specific history you have provided, this looks to be due to esophagitis and I would advise you the following in such a situation:
Start a PPI like Omeprazole.
Antacid gel at 3 hourly interval.
Soft and bland diet.
Get an earliest appointment for upper GI Endoscopy and CT scan of the chest.
Consult a Gastroenterologist or a General Surgeon whoever you can get an early appointment for earliest diagnostic modality to get a proper diagnosis so that a definitive treatment can be started

I hope this answer helsp you to get an early diagnosis and a proper line of treatment, please feel free to ask for further relevant queries if you feel that there is a gap of communication.

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