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Bad Chest pains
I'm 16 years old, I weigh 120 pounds and in ok shape. For the last 8 months I've been having bad chest pains, mostly around my sternum. I randomly will get them about once a week and they would only last about 4 hours. Now they have been lasting 8 or so hours and been happening more offen. It feels like I have someone crushing my sturnum. Besides that it gets very hard to breathe through my mouth when it happens. Lately i've lost my appetite.
People have said its cause of junk food but I dont drink pop or eat tons of junk food or fast food. What should i do?
People have said its cause of junk food but I dont drink pop or eat tons of junk food or fast food. What should i do?
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Hi and thanks for using the forum.
The best thing for you to do would be to see your primary care physician if you have one. He or she can check some blood work and listen to your heart and lungs among other things to help you get to the bottom of this. These symptoms can be caused by a lot of things including anxiety, asthma, a lung infection (like bronchitis or walking pneumonia), and others. You need to get checked out to find out what is going on. Good luck.
Bridget
The best thing for you to do would be to see your primary care physician if you have one. He or she can check some blood work and listen to your heart and lungs among other things to help you get to the bottom of this. These symptoms can be caused by a lot of things including anxiety, asthma, a lung infection (like bronchitis or walking pneumonia), and others. You need to get checked out to find out what is going on. Good luck.
Bridget
No I haven't
Hi, just wondering have you been checked out to see if you have Asthma at all?
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