Hi I m a 39 year old male, overweight and trying to change my diet habits and exercise more. I am however feeling a tightness across my upper chest and it s particularly noticable in the morning when I first wake up and for instance try and roll over etc..etc.. I ve also noticed when I sneeze, I can t perform a deep sneeze that I can feel starting deep in my chest. My body seems to only allow a somewhat shallow sneeze. If I sneeze again, it s deeper (as it should be) but slightly hurts. Same as a cough. I can no longer do a deep cough. My doctor suggests it might be some kind of bug in my stomach? Huh? He ordered a blood test which I m waiting on now. Any ideas? Could it be anything else? What kind of bug are we talking about here and how does one get rid of it? Any help would be great!
Hello! Thank you for asking on Chat Doctor! Your symptoms could be related to a musculoskeletal pain or chostochon Chat Doctor. Gastroesophageal reflux or gastritis can not be excluded either. For this reason, I would recommend trying an antacid or PPI (omeprazole, omeprazole). If it helps relive your symptoms, it would indicate possible gastritis or gastroesophageal reflux underlying your symptoms. In such case a fibrogastroscopy would be necessary to confirm the diagnosis. Otherwise, I recommend trying ibuprofen. If your symptoms are relied on by ibuprofen, it would indicate possible musculoskeletal pain (including chostochon