What Causes Tight Painful Chest After Walking?

Posted on Sat, 12 Apr 2014

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Question : I have been walking about 90 minutes a day because my cholesterol is high. For the second time this week my chest is feeling very tight and a little painful. Should I just take ibuprophen and take it easy? Or go for another long walk?

Answered by Dr. Benard Shehu (58 minutes later)

Brief Answer: Take ibuprophen&continue walking... Detailed Answer: Hi, I have gone through your queries and understood your concerns. I suggest to take ibuprophen and take another walk. Hope it helped! Let me know if you have further queries! Dr.Benard

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar