“Heart attack or paranoia?”
Hello, I am Dimitra. I am 22 - soon 23 - years old. While sitting on my pc, I felt a sharp pain in my chest on the left side. I was drinking coca-cola before. The pain lasted for a while and now I feel like it comes and goes for a little bit but not as strong as before. I am kind of coiled on my chair. I had a coca-cola drink as I was eating before this happened. I decided to look it up (unfortunately) and now I worry if it is a heart attack (thanks, google). I did feel my head feeling numb. I don't know if it is my mentality (because of worry) but I might feel sleepy? It's a 50-50 thing. I have a past with arrhythmia and my period is about to come but I am worried if it's actually something serious like a heart attack. I am on no kind of medication. I am very thin (38-40kilos) and I am 1,54(I believe)m tall. Never had issues but I ate late and I was hungry, I don't know if it has anything to do with the heart though. Should I go to the hospital?
Female | 22 years old
Complaint duration: 30/5/2021
Medications: None
Conditions: Normal I assume
3 Answers
It doesn't sound like a heart attack or anything serious – most likely a trapped nerve in your back due to bad posture (especially when using a computer for long periods). It is helped by sitting up straight and doing some back-mobilizing exercise, especially manic dancing!
Dimitri, it is very unlikely that this is heart related. Most people don't realize that the large intestine runs under the left breast. When you get gas pains, which are sharp, they can be felt in the chest area. They can even be felt higher up as well. The soda probably caused the gas pains. When this happens, you should lie down on your left side; this will cause the gas to pass through the bowel. Also, taking something like Tums or milk of magnesia can help.
Very very unlikely that it is a heart attack. Almost certainly a gas bubble from the carbonated beverage.
