I've got this sharp, stabbing pain on the left side of my chest, but it only happens when I sleep on my left side. If I sleep on my right, there's no pain. It just started last night. I've also got a mild flu going on but no fever, and my stomach seems okay even though I have these on and off digestion issues like irritable bowel. Should I be worried about this chest pain, or is it likely linked to the flu or something else?

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Dr Mubarak Parveez B

General Practitioner

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2+ Yrs

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Differential diagnosis coild be decongestion,GERD,Cold weather,etc, u can take tab ZIFI 200 mg twice daily for 5 days, if symtoms not subsiding ,cardiac opinion is advised.

Answered 04/07/2025

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