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What Causes Sharp Pain On The Left Side Of The Chest?

I'm having a sharp pain on the left side of my chest when I move from my left to my right. It is very brief. I had an EKG yesterday and everything came back fine. I'm a 30 year old male with no previous condition. I'm going for a stress test friday but this scares me. I know i'm panicking and need rest. This pain is really brief again. As i'm sitting here i feel fine. I'm hoping for a piece of mind if anything so I can go back to sleep. Should my stress test be sooner than this friday. I'm wondering since it's real brief if this isn't just a pulled muscle. I'm taking gerd medication right now which is what my pcp thinks this is. It's just this short brief pain on my left side is scary.
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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Hi thanks for contacting HCM......

Here your chest pain most probably from reffered chest pain secondary to acid reflux. ..
For that take pentoprazole capsule to reduce acidity ....

Drink lots of water. ...

Avoid excess spicy foods ....
Heavy meal restricted ....

Caffeine, chocolate like LES relaxant avoided ..

Put pillow below head while sleeping ..
Avoid smoking ..
Reduce weight if obese ....

Stress test will help in rule out your cardiac health ....
No need for worry ...go with stress test as mentioned by your doc...
If than needed EKG or echo done. ..

Take care
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What Causes Sharp Pain On The Left Side Of The Chest?

Hi thanks for contacting HCM...... Here your chest pain most probably from reffered chest pain secondary to acid reflux. .. For that take pentoprazole capsule to reduce acidity .... Drink lots of water. ... Avoid excess spicy foods .... Heavy meal restricted .... Caffeine, chocolate like LES relaxant avoided .. Put pillow below head while sleeping .. Avoid smoking .. Reduce weight if obese .... Stress test will help in rule out your cardiac health .... No need for worry ...go with stress test as mentioned by your doc... If than needed EKG or echo done. .. Take care