Jake420theslut t1_ixdgp2v wrote on November 22, 2022 at 4:51 PM

Reply to comment by CommonEar474 in When a person gets stomach flu (viral gastroenteritis) or food poisoning, what exactly is happening in the body that causes stomach cramps? by geekonthemoon

Hey pain neuroscientist. I'm so glad you said this and especially the last part. I've been getting sharp stab pains on my chest come and go for years at random times, very sparsely; but here's the problem I'm a teen! And this has been happening since I was 13 normally I'd be concerned it's angina , but I'm so very young. Checkups aren't really so available.. would be quite expensive af I Imagine

CommonEar474 t1_ixdqzz4 wrote on November 22, 2022 at 5:58 PM

Yeah please don’t interpret anything I say as medical advice. If anything what I’m saying is not to trust the locality and quality of your pain. I have had an esophageal ulcer and thought I was having a heart attack.

Also (again don’t trust my advice and please go to a doctor if you’re concerned) it could be precordial catch syndrome (I experience this) or costochondritis.