Gas Pain or Heart Attack? How to Tell the Difference

 Pain Due to Gas or a Heart Attack? Understand the Difference

1. Many people confuse gas pain with heart attack symptoms.
2. Both can cause discomfort in the chest, but the reasons are different.
3. Gas pain often feels like pressure or bloating in the stomach.
4. It may also cause burping, stomach cramps, or relief after passing gas.
5. Heart attack pain usually feels like heavy pressure, squeezing, or burning in the chest.
6. It can spread to the arms, neck, jaw, or back.
7. Gas pain often changes when you move or change position.
8. Heart attack pain usually does not change with movement.
9. Shortness of breath, sweating, and nausea are common in heart attacks.
10. Gas pain is not usually linked to sweating or breathlessness.
11. If you have heart disease risk factors, be extra careful.
12. Never assume chest pain is “just gas” if it’s severe or unusual.
13. Heart attacks need urgent medical help — every minute counts.
14. If in doubt, call emergency services immediately.
15. Knowing the difference can save your life or someone else’s.

Source - Newspoint

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