Pain In Chest And Back Heartburn. Food and water comes back up no heartburn or chest pain do i really have gerd or is this something else i ate a meal and food came up like 50 times. There may be structural problems such as a hiatal hernia which is an abnormality where part of the stomach protrudes through the diaphragm and into the chest 2.
Muscle strains and gerd related chest pain tend to feel better when you move your body. Why is another question. Patients also report feeling pain radiating in their chest or heartburn which is another term used to describe acid reflux.
More precisely it has been noted that ibs irritable bowel syndrome and heartburn are the two most common digestive conditions that relate to pain in the upper back.
In some cases the heartburn and back pain can also include a tightness or pain in the shoulder and arm as well. This may follow a period in which the sufferer feels an overall sense of being unwell. Acid reflux occurs when a small muscle called the lower esophageal sphincter les located below the esophagus malfunctions allowing food acid and other stomach contents to travel back up from the stomach. In addition to the back also neck jaw and upper abdomen may be affected.