Chest tightness and shortness of breath after eating may be the result of eating too much, coronary heart disease, heart failure and other reasons, which are handled by resting, seeking medical treatment in time and taking medication.
1. Eat too full: some people eat overeating or eat too much at once, gastrointestinal fullness will cause the diaphragm to raise, resulting in a relatively small chest cavity, chest tightness and shortness of breath symptoms, temporarily avoid strenuous exercise, appropriate rest may reduce discomfort, usually try not to eat too much.
2. Coronary heart disease: blood will be redistributed after eating, due to the gastrointestinal tract is digesting food, the body’s blood is concentrated in the gastrointestinal tract, patients with coronary heart disease, blood redistribution may lead to the coronary artery blood supply is relatively insufficient, chest tightness and shortness of breath manifestations of this type of situation is recommended to consult a doctor in a timely manner, if necessary, to do coronary arteriography to clarify the cause, under the guidance of a physician to take drugs to improve the symptoms, such as nitroglycerin.
3. Heart failure: patients with heart failure, after eating to increase the burden on the heart, the symptoms of chest tightness and shortness of breath may occur, through furosemide, digoxin and other drugs.
There are more reasons for chest tightness and shortness of breath after eating, and serious cases are recommended to seek medical treatment in time.