There is no fastest solution for chest tightness after drinking, but it can be treated by stopping drinking and other general treatments, and if necessary, consulting a doctor in time according to the specific cause of the disease, such as coronary heart disease, and following the doctor’s instructions to use nitroglycerin and other medications to treat the cause of the disease.
1. General treatment: when chest tightness occurs after drinking, you need to stop drinking immediately and prevent vomit from causing asphyxiation by resting on your side, as well as drinking appropriate amount of water to dilute the concentration of alcohol in the blood and speed up the metabolism, so that the alcohol can be discharged as soon as possible.
2. Treatment for the cause:
(1) Alcohol allergy: people who are allergic to alcohol will have chest tightness and other reactions after drinking, they should stop drinking immediately and take drugs such as loratadine for anti-allergy treatment if necessary. Pay attention to side effects such as drowsiness and headache with medication.
(2) Gastrointestinal injury: Alcohol may stimulate the gastrointestinal tract, causing damage to the mucous membrane of the gastrointestinal tract, resulting in gastritis, esophagitis, and then the symptoms of chest tightness. According to the severity of the condition, gastric mucosal protectants such as aluminum thioglycollate and acid inhibitors such as omeprazole can be used. The use of drugs to pay attention to constipation, diarrhea, headache and other side effects.
(3) Coronary heart disease: After drinking alcohol, patients with coronary heart disease may induce myocardial ischemia and have symptoms such as chest tightness. Nitroglycerin, metoprolol and other drugs can be used to dilate the coronary artery and reduce myocardial oxygen consumption. The medication is used to pay attention to side effects such as headache and slow heart rate.
Chest tightness after drinking is also related to alcoholism, pneumonia, etc. When chest tightness occurs after drinking, it is recommended to stop drinking immediately, if the symptoms continue to be unrelieved, you should consult a doctor in a timely manner, improve the relevant examination, to clarify the cause of the disease and treatment, the drug needs to be used under the guidance of a physician.