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Recurring Chest Pain and Bloating After Meals
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185 days ago
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Recurring Chest Pain and Bloating After Meals - #47375

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Respected Doctor 2 year ago felt pain in chest on left side. I consult the doctor and done ECG , doctor said ECG , TMT is normal so no problem and given medicine , after 7 days ,I felt pain again meet to doctor he told you have ibs problem and referred to Gestrologist. Now again same pain is feeling in chest on left side and left arm ,bloating in stomach after meal , again ECG is normal.kindly suggest ayurvedic medicine

How long have you been experiencing the chest pain and bloating?:

- 1-4 weeks

What triggers your symptoms the most?:

- Stress or anxiety

How would you describe your appetite?:

- Very good, eat regularly
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Dr. Ravi Chandra Rushi
Master of Surgery in Ayurveda
185 days ago
5

Don’t worry take zanacid duo 1tab bd, udaramritham 20ml bd enough before food, Chitrakadhi vati 1tab bd enough u ll get results

Dr RC BAMS MS

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Dr. Snehal Vidhate
Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery
185 days ago
5

Hello So, I totally get why you’d be worried about that chest pain, especially since it keeps happening on your left side and goes down your arm.

It’s really scary, even when all the tests come back normal. But listen, it’s a good sign that your ECG and stress test were fine and the heart doctor said your heart is okay.

That means we can rule out heart problems, which is a huge relief!

In Ayurveda, we look at things a bit differently. We see that even if modern tests don’t show anything, there could still be an imbalance in your body.

From what you’ve told me—the left-sided chest pain, the arm discomfort, the bloating after eating, how stress makes it worse, and even your good appetite—it sounds like a common issue we call Non-cardiac chest pain of gastrointestinal origin. Basically, it’s gut-related and often mimicked heart pain.

Here’s what I think is going on, in simpler terms: – Your Vata (one of your body’s energies) is probably out of whack, causing the pain and that anxious feeling. – You might have some Ama, which is like a build-up of toxins from food not digesting properly, even though you eat well. – There’s likely some gas and tightness in your chest from that.

So, here’s what we’re going to focus on: * Calming down that Vata. * Getting rid of the Ama. * Helping your digestion so it works better without making you too acidic. * Reducing those stress triggers. * Stopping this from happening again.

AYURVEDIC PLAN OF TREATMENT

INTERNAL MEDICATION

1. Hingvashtak Churna: Take half a teaspoon before meals with warm water. This helps with gas, bloating, and chest tightness.

2. Avipattikar Churna: Half a teaspoon after meals. This should help with acid, reflux, and that burning feeling in your chest.

3. Sootshekhar Ras (without gold): One tablet, twice a day after meals. This is great for chest pain that’s not from your heart and helps with anxiety.

4. Ashwagandha Tablet: Have 1 tablet at night with warm milk or water. It calms you down, eases anxiety, and helps keep the pain away.

5. Erand Taila (Castor Oil): A teaspoon with warm milk once or twice a week at night. This helps things move along and can fix blockages.

LIFESTYLE AND STRESS

* Don’t hit the hay right after eating. * Eat slowly and pay attention to your food, not your phone or TV. * Go for a short 10-15 minute walk after dinner. * Try these breathing exercises: Anulom Vilom and Bhramari Pranayama. * Aim to be asleep before 11 PM.

DIET PLAN

✅INCLUDE Warm, freshly made food, rice gruel, khichdi, buttermilk with roasted cumin, cooked veggies, and warm ginger water.

❌AVOID Big dinners, cold drinks, pastries, too much tea or coffee, fried or fermented foods, and eating late at night.

Tests (if you haven’t done them lately):

* An ultrasound of your abdomen and pelvis * An H. pylori test (if you have bad acidity). * A thyroid check (because stress and gut health often go together).

Even if your tests are normal, if the pain gets super crushing or severe, or if you’re sweating, out of breath, or feel like you’re going to faint, go to the emergency room immediately.

What you’re experiencing is really common and often linked to how your gut and brain communicate. Ayurveda is really good at sorting this out. By fixing your digestion and balancing your Vata, we can get this pain under control and stop it from coming back completely.

Wishing you calm digestion, relaxed nerves, and lasting relief!

Warm Regards Dr. Snehal Vidhate

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184 days ago

Thanks

Dr. Snehal Tasgaonkar
Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery
184 days ago
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Follow some simple lifestyle changes and dietary changes and you will see results for your problem.

✔️Do’s✔️ Drink buttermilk daily. Eat freshly cooked food. Drink warm water. Lunch and dinner on fixed timings. 100 steps after every meal. If possible dinner as early as 7-8 pm.

🧘‍♀️ Yogasan : 🧘‍♀️ 1. Pawanmuktasana 2. Bhujangasana 3. Dhanurasana 4. Paschimottanasana 5. Ardha Matsyendrasana 6. Vajrasana 7. Supta Matsyendrasana

🧘‍♀️ Pranayam: 🧘‍♀️ 1. Bhramari 2.Bhasrika 3.Kapalbhati 4.Jyoti Tratak 5. Anulom Vilom

❌Don’ts:❌ Packed and processed food. Ready to eat items. Oily and spicy food. Sour and fermented products. Dals (only moong dal can be eaten) Besan Raw vegetables and sprouts Curd Reduce dairy intake.

💊Medication 💊

Tab. Ampachak Vati 2 tabs twice a day before food. Tab. Suthshekhar Ras 2 tabs twice a day before food. Tab. Liv 52 DS 1 tab twice a day before food. Syp. Bhunimbadi kadha (prefer SANDU PHARMA) 2 tsp with half a cup of warm water before food.

Tab. Shankhavati 2 tabs after food Suck and eat twice a day

Tab. Gandharva Haritaki Vati 2 tabs at bed time with a cup of hot water.

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Dr. M.Sushma
Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery
185 days ago
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Have you done 2 D ECHO ?? How old are you ? Any family history of cardiac issues? Any history of smoking?

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185 days ago

No family history of cardiac issues No smoking 2D ECHO not done

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Client
185 days ago

No family history of cardiac issues My age 34 No smoking 2D ECHO not done

Dr. M.Sushma
Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery
185 days ago
5

If chest pain persists once get TROP I n 2 D ECHO done , if both r within normal limits then we can think of the pain is due to gastritis / digestive related n can start accordingly To rule cardiac involvement is the first priority

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185 days ago

Yes ma’am

Dr. Sara Garg
Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery
185 days ago
5

Hlo,

Respected Sir/Madam, Based on your history—normal ECG & TMT, recurrence of left-sided chest and arm pain, post-meal bloating, good appetite, and symptoms worsened by stress/anxiety—this condition commonly matches an Ayurvedic diagnosis of Vata-Pitta imbalance with Grahani / IBS-type Ajeerna and stress-related chest discomfort (Hridaya-gata Vata).

This is non-cardiac in nature when cardiac tests are normal.

🌿 Ayurvedic Management (Safe & Practical) 1. Medicines (4–6 weeks)

After food- - Hingvashtak Churna – ½ tsp + warm water, twice daily → Reduces gas, bloating, chest tightness

- Avipattikar Churna – ½ tsp at night with warm water → Balances Pitta, acidity, reflux-related pain

Before food- - Sootshekhar Ras (Plain) – 1 tablet twice daily → Very effective for stress-induced chest discomfort, gastritis For stress & nerve-related pain

- Brahmi Vati – 1 tablet at night → Controls anxiety, palpitations, stress-triggered pain

2. If pain radiates to left arm / heaviness - Arjuna Ksheerapak (Arjuna powder 1 tsp boiled in 1 cup milk + 1 cup water → reduce to 1 cup) Take once daily morning → Strengthens heart muscles & relieves Vata pain (Safe when ECG/TMT are normal)

🧘‍♂️ Diet & Lifestyle (Very Important) Avoid❌❌❌ Tea/coffee on empty stomach Fried, bakery, cold drinks Late-night meals Excess onion, cabbage, beans

Follow 👍 Warm, freshly cooked food Small frequent meals Jeera + saunf boiled water after meals Walk 10–15 min after eating Stress control Anulom-Vilom + Deep breathing – 10 min morning & evening

Avoid lying down immediately after meals

⚠️ When to Seek Immediate Medical Help Even though tests are normal, go to ER immediately if you develop: Sudden severe chest pain Sweating, nausea, breathlessness Fainting or severe weakness

✅ Prognosis This condition responds very well to Ayurveda when digestion and stress are corrected. Most patients feel 70–80% relief within 2–3 weeks.

Tq

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Client
185 days ago

Thanks a lot

Dr. Sara Garg
Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery
185 days ago
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Have a gd health

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Dr. Manjula
Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery
185 days ago
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Hello, Along with diet and lifestyle corrections the following will help; I am hoping you have good appetite and bowel movements are regular 1. Vayu Gulika 2-----2----2 with cumin tea after breakfast, lunch and dinner. for 21 days. 2. Hingwashtaka churnam 1 tsp with a cup of boiled warm water after breakfast, lunch and dinner. for 10 days. 3. Manomitram tablet(AVN) 1-----0-----1 after breakfast and after dinner with water. For 60 days.

Diet: 1. Have regular meal timings 2. Consume home cooked warm food. 3. Avoid processed-refrigerated-out side food completely. 4. Drink 2 liters of boiled warm water through-out the day.

Lifestyle- 1. Start practicing yogasana-pranayama everyday for one hour.

Take care, Kind regards.

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185 days ago

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Dr. Prasad Pentakota
Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery
185 days ago
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CHEST PAIN AND LEFT ARM PAIN ARE LIKELY LINKED TO DIGESTIVE IMBALANCE AND STRESS RELATED IBS RATHER THAN CARDIAC ORIGIN HOWEVER CONTINUE REGULAR CARDIOLOGICAL MONITORING TO RULE OUT HEART ISSUES

AVIPATTIKAR CHURNA HALF TEASPOON WITH WATER AFTER MEALS TWICE DAILY TO SUPPORT DIGESTION AND REDUCE ACIDITY

TRIPHALA CHURNA ONE TEASPOON AT BEDTIME WITH WARM WATER TO REGULATE BOWELS AND IMPROVE METABOLISM

HINGWASHTAK CHURNA HALF TEASPOON BEFORE MEALS WITH GHEE OR WARM WATER TO REDUCE GAS AND BLOATING

ARJUNA CHURNA HALF TEASPOON WITH WARM WATER ONCE DAILY TO SUPPORT HEART AND CIRCULATION

EAT SMALL FREQUENT MEALS SLOWLY AND CHEW WELL AVOID FRIED SPICY OILY PICKLED AND SOUR FOODS LIMIT COFFEE TEA AND SUGAR INCLUDE STEAMED VEGETABLES GOURD PUMPKIN CARROT RICE MOONG DAL SOFT FRUITS LIKE PAPAYA PEAR BANANA DO NOT EAT HEAVY MEALS LATE AT NIGHT

REDUCE STRESS DO MEDITATION DAILY WALKING AFTER MEALS AVOID OVEREXERTION AND STRAIN

REGULAR ECG AND BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING ULTRASOUND ABDOMEN AND UPPER GI ENDOSCOPY IF PAIN PERSISTS

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Dr. Surya Bhagwati
Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery
184 days ago
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Bloating in stomach after meal suggests, sluggish liver, wherein digestion issues weak Start with Tablet Liv-52 1-0-1 after food with water Hingvastak churan 1tsp with buttermilk after lunch daily. Triphala tablet 0-0-1 at bedtime with water. Follow up after 10days

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Dr. Anjali Sehrawat
Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery
184 days ago
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1.Avipattikar churna 1 tsp with warm water twice daily before meals 2.Triphala churna 1 tsp with warm water at bedtime 3.Arogyavardhini vati 2 tab twice daily with water after meals 4. Jeerkarishta 20 ml with 20 ml water twice daily after meals

🍎 Diet & Lifestyle Tips Eat warm, cooked foods: Khichdi, soups, lightly spiced vegetables.

Avoid triggers: Fried, oily, spicy, and fermented foods; excess caffeine.

Small, frequent meals: Prevents bloating and heaviness.

Hydration: Warm water or herbal teas (cumin, coriander, fennel).

Stress management: Since stress triggers your symptoms, pranayama (nadi shodhana, sheetali) and meditation can help.

Routine: Regular meal and sleep times stabilize digestion.

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Dr. Maitri Bhavesh Kumar Acharya
Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery
179 days ago
5

HELLO,

You are experience -recurrent left-sided chest pain -pain sometimes radiating to left arm -bloating and gas after meals -symptoms worsen with stress/anxeity -all cardiac test (ECG,TMT) are normal

WHAT THIS MEANS This pattern strongly suggests that your pain is NOT from the heart, but from -Digestive system -Gas pressure -Stress related nerve irritation This is very common and often called “Non-cardiac chest pain” in modern medicine

In Ayurveda, this condition is understood as a combination of

1) MANDAGNI (weak digestive fire) -food is eaten regularly, appetite is good -But digestion is incomplete -This produces Ama (toxic, indigestion material)

2) VATA DOSHA AGGRAVATION -Stress, anxiety, overthinking increase vata -vata controls movement of gas and nerves -when disturbed it causes –gas trapping –sharp or radiating pain –pain moving to chest, arm, back

3) UDVARTANA/ ANAHA (upward movement of gas) -gas moves upward instead of downward -Causes – chest tightness –pain mimicking heart attack – relief after belching or passing gas

4) MANOVAHA SROTAS INVOLVEMENT. (mind- gut connection) -stress directly affects gut -IBS and anxiety are closely linked -this Is why symptoms increase during tenson

TREATMENT GOALS -correct digestion -remove gas and ama -calm vata nerves -reduce stress response -prevent recurrence

INTERNAL TREATMENT

1) HINGWASATAK CHURNA= 1/2 tsp before meals, twice daily with warm water for 6 weeks = best medicine for gas, bloating, chest heaviness -corrects direction of vata -improves digestion immediately

2) AVIPATTIKAR CHURNA= 1/2 tsp after lunch and dinner for 4 weeks =balances pitta, reduces acidity, burning, gastritis, prevents acid-related chest discomfort

3) YOGARAJ GUGGULU= 1 tab twice daily after meals for 8 weeks =deep acting medicine for vata disorders, relieves radiating pain (chest to arm), prevents recurrence

4) DASHMOOLA KASHAYA= 15ml + equal water twice daily before meals for 6 weeks =powderful vata pacifying decoction, relieves nerve related pain, reduces inflammation and stiffness

5) BRAHMI VATI= 1 tab at night for 2 months =calms mind, reduces anxieity- induced gut spasms, improves sleep quality

6) ASHWAGANDHA CHURNA= 1/2 tsp with warm milk at bedtime for 3 months = strengthens nervous system, reduces stress hormones (cortisol), improves gut-brain balance

EXTERNAL THERAPIES

1) OIL MASSAGE= use Mahanarayan taila -massage chest, upper back, arms -follow with warm water bath for 3-4 times per week = calms vata, relieves nerve pain, improves circulation

2) HOT WATER BAG -apply on chest or upper abdomen after meals -10-15 minutes

PRANAYAM -Anulom Vilom= 10 min twice daily -Bhramari= 5 reps -Avoid kapalbhati initially if gas is severe

YOGASANAS -pawanmukatasana -vajrasana (after meals for 5-10 min) -bhujangasana -shavasana with deep breathing

DIET -warm , freshly cooked meals -rice, moong dal -lauki, pumpkin, bottle gourd -buttermilk with roasted jeera (only daytime)

AVOID -tea,coffee -cold drinks -fried, spicy, junk food -cheese, bakery items -eating in stress

COKING TIPS -use hing, jeera, ajwain, saunth -avoid reheated food

HOME REMEDIES -ajwain + south powder -1/4 tsp after meals with warm water

-Jeera water -sip warm throughout day

-Warm water only, no cold water

Your condition is treatable and reversible. This is a functional disorder, not a life-threatening one as long as cardiac causes are ruled out

Ayurveda works best here because -It corrects digestion -Calms nerves -Addresses stress -Prevets recurrence instead of temporary relief

Consistency is the key. Do not jump medicines or stop early

DO FOLLOW

HOPE THIS MIGHT BE HELPFUL

THANK YOU

DR. MAITRI ACHARYA

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