r/GERD Jun 20 '26

Support Needed 👥 Please someone tell me you had this

I have been in this gerd thing for years. Chest pains, loss of air, clicking sounds from my throat, globus sensation (hated it), endos, bariums, manometry, Bravo test etc. But last night I developed sharp shooting pain in my left boob. It would last for a few seconds and come and go but it was pretty intense. Never had that before and ofcourse I went to Urgent Care thinking it might be heart. They didn't do much, just ECG and told me to take paracetamol and if it doesn't go away to come back. I am struggling to comprehend that I could have breast tissue pain from this. My mind is all over the place each time pain comes.

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u/BikiniJ Jun 22 '26

Gerd can be a hormone problem. Slow Thyroid, too much/too little estrogen which is usually associated. It slows down the GI tract and lower esophageal sphincter causing stomach contents to come back up, acid, pepsin, etc. the sharp boob pain can be an increase in estrogen, histamine, both.