What’s wrong with chest tightness after eating?

Most of the chest tightness after eating is considered to be related to gastric ulcer, chronic gastritis and other digestive diseases, but we can not rule out the possibility of angina, myocardial infarction and other cardiovascular diseases. 1. Digestive system diseases: such as peptic ulcer, especially gastric ulcer, chronic gastritis, gastroesophageal reflux disease and other gastrointestinal function, often manifested as a feeling of chest and diaphragm bloating and tightness after meals, and even pain, often accompanied by hiccups, acid reflux, belching (burp) and other symptoms can be clarified by gastroscopy. 2. Cardiovascular diseases: such as angina, myocardial infarction, etc., after meals, a large amount of blood into the digestive tract, the heart and other organs secondary to the relative ischemic state, so the patient may be manifested as chest tightness after meals, or even chest pain, panic, sweating and so on. It is recommended that patients who experience chest tightness after meals go to the hospital to find out the cause of the disease and then treat it.

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