Causes of Chest Pain

Everyone at some point in their lives willyour doctor and some bed rest. However, chest
experience chest pain and some times its severepain can be a warning sign of more serious
chest pain. Your chest covers a large part of yourproblems with the vital organs contained in your
body and there is alot of territory there, so tochest. Chest pain can be one of the symptoms of
speak. It also contains most of your bodies vitala heart attack and you may have other
organs. These vital organs in your chest, aresymptoms along with it if it is.
protected by your rib cage, because they areThese may include, sweating, dizziness and
soft and delicate and can be damaged easily. So itvomiting. Other symptoms may be pain in you
is only natural to become alarmed at the onset ofjaw or left arm. You also may experience
chest pain.shortness of breath. Restricted blood flow to the
Chest pain is one of the most common reasonsheart, may cause chest pain which may be a
people seek emergency help at a hospital. Thesymptom of heart disease but not a heart attack.
majority of these people seeking emergency helpThere are several heart related problems that can
are concerned that they may be having a hearlead to chest pain, while not causing a heart
attack. While mild, to extreme chest pain, is oneattack.
of the common symptoms of a heart attack,One of these is a viral infection of the tissue
there are many other common reasons that cansurrounding the heart and another is any of
be atrributed to chest pain, even extreme chestseveral issues with the arteries that connect to
pain can. Even a minor injury to the some partsthe heart. Stomach problems, such as heartburn
of your body can leave you stricken withor indigestion can cause severe chest pain also.
extreme chest pain.Prolonged mental stress and or anxiety, can
This does not mean that you shouldn't because chest pain. Chest pain can also be an
concerned if you are stricken with serious chestindicator of serious life threatening health problems
pain and that you shouldn't seek medical attention.that don't involve your heart at all.
It just means that you don't have to assume youYour chest also contains and protects your lungs
are going to die if it happens to you. Quit often,and any one of many problems involving your
chest pain seems to come on suddenly and this inlungs can cause extreme chest pain. Any infection
itself can be alarming but how sudden chest painof the lungs, can cause severe chest pain. Even
appears can have little bearing on how serious it is.pneumonia, or even a severe chest cold, or the
A strained back, that leads to swelling around theflu can often cause chest pain. Chest pain is also
nerves in the back, causing a pinched nerve, canone of the symptoms of lung cancer. There are
cause some of the most severe chest pain and itother vital organs that your chest also contains,
can come on suddenly and also may manifestthat will cause chest pain, if they are diseased, or
itself in the center of the chest. This is becausemalfunctioning.
an irritated nerve can send a pain signal to otherYour gal bladder and also your pancreas, are both
parts of your body and many times does. acontained in your chest and any one of a number
bruised or cracked rib, can leave you buckledof problems with these two organs, will lead to
over with chest pain, that can make it difficult tochest pain. Chest pain can be a symptom of gall
breath.stones, which is a very painful condition. So if you
These are both chest pain situations that are notexperience severe chest pain, you should always
indicators of a problem with any of your vitalseek immediate medical help, but don't try to
organs. Both of these can be cured with a visit todiagnose yourself because the causes are many.