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Question by loto925
Submitted on 12/21/2003
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what is the medical term for food getting stuck right in the middle of the chest and when it does it hurts so bad you feel like your having a heart attack.

Answer by Jim
Submitted on 1/12/2004
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I dont know but I have the same thing and Im only 17 ! Does it have to do with stress or anxiety?- Because I did just finish taking finals- I have been havign this for the past 2 weeks

Answer by Seanster
Submitted on 7/8/2004
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I just asked a lady I work with. She's a "swallowing specialist." [Insert joke here.] The pain on swallowing due to bolus impaction is called "odynophagia." ("Bolus," is food and saliva, and "impaction" means "got stuck.") It can be painful (like a heart attack), but just stay calm, keep breathing, and don't drink anything. Only tiny, tiny, tiny sips of water. It will pass, and then you should eat smaller bits for a few days.

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