Chest pain when drinking and swallowing may be related to reflux esophagitis, chest infection, intercostal neuralgia and other factors.
1. Reflux esophagitis: Gastroesophageal reflux barrier is damaged, leading to easy entry of gastric acid into the esophagus and damage to the esophageal mucosa, which will cause chest pain when drinking and swallowing.
2. Chest infection: if the patient has low immunity or does not pay attention to hygiene in eating, it is easy for germs to invade the chest wall and become infected with inflammation, and the irritation of inflammation will lead to chest pain when drinking and swallowing.
3. Intercostal neuralgia: refers to one or several intercostal nerve innervation area pain, cold, flu and other common triggering factors of intercostal neuralgia, can also lead to chest pain when drinking and swallowing.
It is recommended that patients seek timely medical treatment to avoid delaying the condition.