The chest and placed inside organs and abdominal organs are often innervated by single nerve trunk, which then branch into smaller nerves. Therefore, sometimes it is difficult to understand what hurts: it seems that the heart, and the survey reveals a disease of the gastrointestinal tract.

Burning in the chest as a symptom of heart disease

Burning and pain in the chest Chest pain is one symptom - a lot of diseases   It can be a symptom of heart disease. For example, the strong burning sensation in the sternum occurs in myocardial infarction Myocardial infarction - the most formidable diagnosis   - Necrosis area of ​​the heart muscle due to coronary artery patency.

If the patient has previously had angina, nitroglycerine that he shot, he was surprised to notice that these attacks of pain nitroglycerin can not be removed. This often leads to panic and fear of death, exacerbating the patient's condition.

What if heartaches not removed nitroglycerin? Urgent call an ambulance. Prior to her arrival to open the window or the window and release the chest from the garter dress.

Burning in the chest as a symptom of reflux esophagitis

When reflux esophagitis burning sensation in the chest occurs when leaking acidic stomach contents into the esophagus. This happens when failure of the cardia - the initial part of the stomach and sphincter obstructing ingress of gastric contents into the esophagus. After contact with acidic stomach contents into the esophagus of the patient concerned about heartburn initially, but then, as the long-term course of the disease, on the delicate oesophageal mucosa ulcers are formed, causing pain in the form of permanent or periodically occurring burning.

If a burning sensation in the chest often associated with heartburn, you should see a doctor and undergo a full examination. For the treatment of reflux oesophagitis it is sometimes necessary to cure several disease of the gastrointestinal tract, which have led to such a situation. Risk of disease is that on-site scarring ulcers grows connective tissue tightening the lumen of the esophagus (esophageal stricture), then sometimes you have to resort to surgery.

Burning in chest diseases of the stomach

In diseases of the stomach burning sensation in the chest may also disturb - give pain to the heart and the sternum, so they can easily be confused with heart pain. Very often such a situation arises in chronic gastritis with high acidity of gastric juice and gastric ulcer.

Help in this case, the neutralization of the acid contents of the stomach, for example, alma gel or any other means. Improvement will come from the reception and antispasmodics - drugs, relieves spasms of smooth muscles of internal organs, such as No-Spa. After removing the pain should seek medical advice and conduct a complete examination.

Burning in the chest as a symptom of intercostal neuralgia

If the infringement of the intercostal nerves or colds may appear severe pain burning character in the chest. A feature of such pain is that it is amplified by any movement, including rotation of the body, lifting arms and so on.

Remove the pain will not be easy. A constant dry heat (such as shawl), a variety of pain medications (eg, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents - Nise, nimesil, Voltaren) for oral administration, and for topical application as ointments and gels.

Once the pain subsides, you must find out the reasons for its occurrence. Intercostal neuralgia Neuralgia - the scourge of the elderly   It may be due to the common cold, trauma, osteoarthritis, tumors, and so on. If you do not carry out a survey and find out the cause, the disease will recur again and again.

Burning in the chest as a symptom cardioneurosis

Cardioneurosis - a disease that is a consequence of the high nervous and mental load and stress. This disrupted the activities of the autonomic nervous system innervating the heart. As a result, a person can feel the pain of different nature and duration of the heart. Including pain can be felt as a constant or intermittent burning sensation in the chest occurs.

In this case, of course, necessary to conduct a complete examination to rule out other causes of pain. If the diagnosis is confirmed cardioneurosis help lifestyle change, restful sleep Dreams: how to understand our dreams   and sedatives.

Burning in the chest may have different causes. Some life-threatening disease (myocardial infarction, tumor compressing the nerve), while others are not very dangerous, but are capable of delivering a very patient discomfort. Therefore, in order to get rid of the pain, you should first find out what hurts.

Galina Romanenko

The mammary gland is not only women but also men and they develop under the action of hormones. Hormonal disruptions are the main cause of morbidity and mammary glands in males. Starting treatment in this case, you need to an endocrinologist.

Cause of pain - breast enlargement

Breast cancer in men also can change under the influence of hormones, but to a lesser degree than females. They meet the same pathological processes as in women, but they are easier to occur (other than cancer).

Breast enlargement in men is called gynecomastia Gynecomastia - known since ancient times . Gynecomastia can be true and false. True gynecomastia occurs in violation of hormonal background that decreases the secretion of male hormones and disrupts the relationship between male and female (they are normally always present in men) hormones on the one hand, and gonadotropin-releasing hormone by the pituitary gland (the main endocrine glands, located in brain) on the other.

A large number of female hormones (estrogen) may accumulate in the blood of men, and in severe liver disease in violation of its functions - estrogens simply do not have time to decompose in the liver. And also in this case may develop gynecomastia.

Diffuse gynecomastia in male mammary glands increases the amount of glandular tissue, as well as the number and length of the ducts of the breast. Sometimes, in the ducts of the mammary glands of men develop small papillary growths - papillomas.

True gynecomastia is characteristic of adolescence, when the normal hormonal balance has not yet been established. But it can occur in any other age, especially after forty years, when it starts fading male hormone.

False gynecomastia develops due to deposits in the breast fat men. In most cases, this process develops in general obesity.

How does gynecomastia in men

Gynecomastia in men, as well as breast Breast - the mirror Women's Health   women (it also develops in hormonal crash) can be diffuse and nodular. Diffuse gynecomastia is a uniform breast lesions with obstruction of their ducts and the formation of small cysts.

Diffuse gynecomastia usually manifests as a painful compression of the nipple or areola in the area. Usually diffuse gynecomastia develops on both sides. When palpation of the breast revealed fuzzy contours and granular structure of education. The skin of the breast, the nipple and areola are usually not changed and shifted with respect to free education. Rarely appears a retraction of the nipple and discharge from it, including the bloody nature.

A distinctive feature of nodular gynecomastia is the density of nodes, the location of its predominantly on one side and painless. The nipple while rarely caught, separation from it as rare. Such an assembly requires further investigation, as similar to the malignant tumor Malignant tumor: cells are mad . In such cases, a puncture assembly fence its contents, and the study under a microscope in order to eliminate abnormal (tumor) cells.

What if a man hurts chest

Since gynecomastia usually develops in the background of some other disease, which leads to hormonal disorders Hormonal disorders - oversupply and a lack of equally dangerous , The patient should be examined.

If, after this increase and tenderness in the breasts are not reduced, then a conservative treatment of male sex hormones in small doses, but a long time to complete disappearance of symptoms of gynecomastia. Treatment of male sex hormones, and is carried out in the case, when the survey was unable to identify any changes in the bodies concerned, and signs of gynecomastia are combined with a decrease in sexual function in men.

With cosmetic purpose in diffuse increase in the breast are sometimes amputated. Nodular gynecomastia are subject to surgical treatment - the breast is removed, sometimes along with the nipple (if it can not save). If a man refuses surgery, it should be under constant medical supervision, mammalogy.

Pain in the breasts in men - a phenomenon not uncommon in itself dangerous. But gynecomastia requires careful examination, as a consequence of hormonal changes caused by other, perhaps, a very serious disease.

Galina Romanenko