The chest pain that has not been cured by 7 stents is actually caused by gastroesophageal reflux

Typical case: Uncle Zhang, 68 years old in northeastern Jilin Province, had repeated angina pectoris for 13 years.

In the end, Uncle Zhang came to the Department of Gastroesophageal Surgery at Rocket Army Special Medical Center, and was diagnosed with gastroesophageal reflux disease after relevant examinations

This kind of chest pain is more likely to appear on the dinner table

This is really strange

Under repeated questioning by the doctor, Uncle Zhang recalled three details

In fact, Uncle Zhang is one of the typical symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux-chest pain

Why does reflux cause chest pain? Wu Jimin, director of gastroesophageal surgery at Rocket Army Special Medical Center, explained that because of esophageal motility disorder, stomach contents flow back to the esophagus after reverse peristalsis, causing acid reflux and heartburn, and then continue to the throat, which will cause a foreign body sensation in the pharynx and cause Hoarseness and repeated coughing, and even some refluxes will run into the trachea.

This kind of pain, no matter where it occurs, or the feeling of pain, is very similar to angina pectoris.

Don't just think about going to the cardiology department if you have these symptoms

Uncle Zhang was diagnosed with gastroesophageal reflux disease after a 24-hour acid test and esophageal pressure test

Director Wu Jimin said that there are many symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease.

Therefore, when you can't find the cause of some symptoms, you must consider that the culprit may be gastroesophageal reflux disease

Special reminder, elderly people over 60 years of age should be extra careful with chest pain

In addition, when the elderly are getting older, especially those over 60, their cardiopulmonary function will decline, chest tightness, shortness of breath, dyspnea, etc.

If the elderly have the above symptoms, they must go to the hospital for examination as soon as possible.

Not all patients, especially elderly patients, need to be treated with surgery

Remember these seven o'clock gastroesophageal reflux can't hurt you

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Don't smoke or drink alcohol
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Smoking will cause the lower esophageal sphincter to relax, leading to acid reflux; drinking alcohol will cause the esophagus to peristalize, resulting in a decrease in the ability of the esophagus to remove acidic substances
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Do not eat too much high-fat and high-protein diet, because obesity will increase abdominal pressure, and it will be easier to "squeeze" the objects in the stomach back into the esophagus.
Do not eat 2 to 3 hours before going to bed
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Elderly people should be careful not to lie down within 3 hours after a meal, because most elderly people will have a loose cardia.
If they lie down after a full meal, they are prone to reflux complications, such as acid reflux and coughing.
, asthma, chest pain, chest pain, upper gastrointestinal bleeding
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Raise the head of the bed by 30 degrees at night, so that the esophagus is in a sloped position.
In this way, the stomach contents will not easily flow up because the water flows to the lower part
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Don't lift heavy objects, don't climb too high stairs, don't do strenuous exercise, and avoid squeezing your chest
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Text/Mo Peng (Rocket Army Characteristic Medical Center)