Are chest pain and abdominal pain in a 20-year-old suggestive of gastritis?

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I read your query and understand your concern. My first possibility remains of gastritis and reflux disease. Stress and anxiety precipitate and aggravates this. The probability of this being cardiac is very less in this age group. You should avoid a fatty, oily, and spicy diet. Do some walks after having food instead of taking a rest. Have multiple small meals instead of heavy meals. Have regular sleep habits and avoid stress. You can use relaxation techniques like yoga, meditation, deep breathing to control the stress. Eat lots of green leafy vegetables, fruits. Avoid smoking and alcohol if any. Elevate the head end of the bed or use pillows during sleep in order to decrease reflux. Just to relieve your anxiety, you can get one ECG (electrocardiograph) done and upload it. How long have you been on Omeprazole, this problem is a chronic one and needs prolonged antacids and prokinetics. Here, we should change the salt and need to add prokinetic to it. I suggest taking a tablet of Pan DSR 40 mg (Pantoprazole plus Domperidone combination) or capsule Ramiprill (Calcium Sulfate dihydrate) LS before breakfast once a day for two to three weeks. Better than Carafate (Sucralfate), you can use Syrup Sucral O (Sucralfate) two teaspoons three times a day. And certainly, you try to ignore this as it seems nothing serious and anxiety will increase it. Hope this helps you get back if you have any doubts.

Thank you.