Question 1

What does a heart blockage feel like?

Accepted Answer

Pressure or tightness in the chest, pain in the chest, back, jaw, and other areas of the upper body that lasts more than a few minutes or that goes away and comes back, shortness of breath

Question 2

What does appendix pain feel like?

Accepted Answer

Normal appendix do not cause any pain unless it is inflammed. During that period, pain usually starts around umbilicus and later travel to right lower abdomen where appendix is situated. It is a sharp shooting type of pain which increases on walking, coughing and pressig on that area. Additional symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite and fever may be present.

Question 3

What are the warning signs of clogged arteries?

Accepted Answer

Symptoms and signs of clogged arteries depends on the site of artery involvement. In hands and legs, symptoms are cold extremities and pain in limbs on exertion. In heart, symptoms are chest pain, shortness of breath, palpitations. In brain, symptoms are sudden loss of vision, dizziness, weakness of one side of body and/or face.

Question 4

How do I know if my chest pain is serious?

Accepted Answer

Any chest pain needs physical examination by a doctor and tests to know the cause. On a general note, if chest pain is associated with heart burn, abdominal bloating, belching then it may be due to gastritis which may be managed at home. If chest pain is sudden, radiating to left arm/ shoulder and is associated with sweating, breathing issue then it may be due to a cardiac condition which needs immediate hospital visit. Sometimes, atypical presentation like a person who had mild chest pain with vomiting was tested and found to be having a heart attack on ECG. Hence, every chest pain need a doctor's consultation.

Question 5

Does your body warn you before a heart attack?

Accepted Answer

There are some early symptoms which may suggest an impending heart attack. They are chest pain or discomfort which may feel like pressure, squeezing, fullness and pain may radiate to one or both arms, back, neck jaw along with Shortness of breath, sweating, nausea, light-headedness or fainting, upper abdominal discomfort, unsual fatigue, vomiting.

Question 6

What are the symptoms of your pancreas not working properly?

Accepted Answer

Symptoms which show that pancreas are affected include pain abdomen, nausea, vomiting, loose stools, jaundice, fever and increased blood sugar level. If it becomes chronic then weight loss, malnutrition is observed.

What does a heart blockage feel like?

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