Breast pain and GERD - Digestive Disorders Message Board

greyc · 12-19-2002, 01:58 PM

I am experiencing a pain in my left breast that seems to coincide with my stomach being empty. The pain is
mainly on the inside of the breast and lasts for just about a second. The muscle in my breast is definitely tender, but I noticed the corelation between my stomach growling and my having a pain.
Has anyone else experienced this?

gobbleduck · 12-20-2002, 09:02 PM

What is the pain like? Are you sure it's actually in your breast and not below it? When I had ulcers, I would get a sharp pain on the left side of my chest (underneath my breast tissue) that sometimes felt like a bubble. My breast would get tender from my repeated clutching and poking of the area. The sharp pain would go away when I ate. Turns out I had an H. pylori infection that caused the ulcers.

greyc · 12-21-2002, 03:49 PM

The pain feels almost like a nerve-type of pain and
sometimes the entire breast kind of aches. It seems
to be mainly on the inside of the left breast. I saw
my primary care doctor this past Wednesday and she
felt all around the breast and decided that it was a muscle because the area under my arm was kind of tender, too. But later that night the pain was worse and more frequent, that's when I equated it with my
stomach bothering me.
Of course, I was also concerned that it was my heart, but I didn't have any other symptoms and continued to
exercise with no discomfort or pain. But, my doctor put that idea to rest (although I don't think her muscle diagnosis was correct, either).

carebear73 · 02-28-2003, 02:47 PM

Hi. I am experiencing the identical thing. I get pain sometimes(not all the time) in my left breast towards the inner side. Sometimes I also get pain under my arm.It is like a nerve pain... or shooting pain only for a couple seconds. I get worried and wonder what it could possibly be. I also suffer from gallbladder symptoms. Any tests I have had have been negative. I have had GB symptoms for about 7 years now. I am tired of not knowing what is wrong. The breast pain just started a couple months ago. Just wondering if it could be due to stress? Or maybe GERD? Have you been to the doctor regarding this pain?

Britishmum · 03-03-2003, 07:28 AM

Just found this site looking for a reason for the pains I'm getting in my left breast, seems I'm not alone with this. I often get a very sharp pain for just a second or two going deep into the breast. As I'm being treated for several other things by my doctor, I'm loath to raise yet *another* symptom with him, for fear of sounding a bit like a 'Munchausen'patient.

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Can anyone give me an idea of what this pain can be? I had a breast screen last year which was clear and I don't have any lumps, it's just that the pain is so intense when I get it ...