Every morning, my throat hurts and my chest aches

In daily life, many people will feel discomfort from the throat to the chest after getting up every morning. When this phenomenon occurs, it should be paid attention to, because such phenomenon is likely caused by esophagitis. When suffering from esophagitis, the patient will have many symptoms. Among them, the more obvious symptom is burning and pain in the chest. Of course, suffering from esophagitis will have some impact on eating.

Every morning, the area from the throat to the chest is the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum. If you feel discomfort here, you may also consider the lesions in these areas. Common ones include esophagitis or ulcer, gastritis or ulcer, and duodenitis or ulcer. Problems can be discovered through gastroscopy. Catching a cold may also cause discomfort. If this happens occasionally, it will get better if you keep warm properly. If it occurs repeatedly, gastroscopy is necessary. It's not about the heart.

Symptoms of esophagitis

Symptom 1

The main symptoms of esophagitis are pain and difficulty in swallowing, heart burning and pain behind the sternum. When esophagitis is severe, it can cause esophageal spasm and esophageal stenosis. When inflammation at the lower end of the esophagus causes mucosal degeneration and gastric columnar epithelial cells to grow, it is called Barot's esophagus. This is the precursor of esophageal cancer and its changes must be tracked over a long period of time. Generally, bleeding from esophagitis is mild, but it may also cause vomiting blood or asphalt stools.

Symptom 2

Under normal circumstances, gastric acid will not reflux into the esophagus. There is a high-pressure area in the lower half of the esophagus that prevents gastric acid from refluxing into the esophagus. If the cardia becomes loose for some reason, the pressure in the high-pressure area will decrease or even disappear, and gastric acid and bile will reflux into the esophagus, causing severe irritation to the esophageal mucosa and causing esophagitis. Lying down after a meal, overeating, or eating too much sweets or greasy food can cause stomach contents to reflux into the esophagus.

Symptom three

Feeling "heartburn" or "heart pain", or having obvious pain behind the sternum when drinking hot water or eating spicy food are all symptoms of esophagitis. There is also a feeling of choking when swallowing food, which is caused by esophageal edema, narrowing of the esophagus, or spasmodic contraction of the esophageal wall due to inflammatory stimulation. Esophagitis should be diagnosed and treated promptly, otherwise it will worsen and lead to esophageal mucosal ulcers, vomiting blood or bloody stools.