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Are Chest Tightness And Pressure Caused After A Heavy Meal?

After eating t-bone steak, baked potato with sour cream bacon bits and coconut oil and salad with bacon bits, tomato, pecans, craisins, shreded cheddar cheese, I fell asleep on the sofa on my back and woke up to real pressure in in my chest between the ribs and above the waist. Not sure what is causing it, took some pepto bismo and keep burping. Never had pressure like this, kind of a punch in the gut type of pain, like not sure.
posted on Fri, 19 Aug 2016
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Hi,

You had a sumptuous starchy food & slept immediately after so there is the possibility of indigestion with gas formation, to give you the symptoms.

Try to do some exercises, suck a deflatulent pill Gelusil. eat less &light food in night Do not sleep immediately after eating.

Mostly you would be relieved in a few hours. If not consult your family doctor.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Take care

Regards,
Dr Vasudha Jayant Athavale, General & Family Physician
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Are Chest Tightness And Pressure Caused After A Heavy Meal?

Hi, You had a sumptuous starchy food & slept immediately after so there is the possibility of indigestion with gas formation, to give you the symptoms. Try to do some exercises, suck a deflatulent pill Gelusil. eat less &light food in night Do not sleep immediately after eating. Mostly you would be relieved in a few hours. If not consult your family doctor. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr Vasudha Jayant Athavale, General & Family Physician