Acid reflux/anxiety or both?

[mymac123]

Hello im a 15 year old male with social and health anxiety.
So a few days ago i was eating brekfast and when the food went down into the pipe around the middle of the chest i started to feel pain, but when it had past this bit of the chest it no longer hurt. I left it a couple of day but yesterday i started to feel a little bit of indegestion and it also feels like i have a golfball in my throat however when my mind is off the throat it no longer feels like it has a golfball in it. I also have had a tingling sensation in my throat from time to time, so i dont know if my mind is playing tricks on me or if i have some sort of acid reflux/GERD. My main concern is that i dont know if i have swallowed something into my lungs regarding the chest pain when eating.
Thank you for your time,
Sam

[mymac123]

Hey, thanks for the reply and well a few days later i can drink with no pain eating is still there but it feels like its getting better.
Thanks again,
Sam

[caregirlhere]

Hi there.

My GI doc told me a common symptom of GERD can be feeling as though food is sitting in the chest. Whether it is truly stuck or not is another matter but either way i know how awful such a thing can feel.

I get the same feeling, however i usually feel it up in my throat.

As long as you can still swallow more food or water and can breathe, it's most likely that the food has passed.
Sometimes it can actually just be an irritation in the digestive tract causing this feeling but i myself am still good at freaking out anyway.

Definitely see a gastroenterololgist or ENT doc.

[selmaS]

Hi and welcome to the GERD forum,

What u r describing can very well be a type of reflux known as Silent Reflux or LPR...here is a link to symptoms.

http://www.medhelp.org/health_pages/Gastroenterology/Symptoms-of-Laryngopharyngeal-Reflux-are/show/779?cid=236

  See a GI Dr for a course of action and treatment plan.