My 56 year old friend has been suffering for 6 months with a burning sensation
in her chest . The gastroenterologist has done an endoscopy and shes also had an
ultrasound of stomach . all tests show no evidence of a gastro problem . Yet she
continues to report a severe burning pain . Shes fit goes to the gym daily and
is not overweight .She has lost 5 kilos in the last 6months !!

she is so unhappy ! no doctor seems to have an idea . CT scan showed nothing
also .Do you have any suggestion as to which line of investigation she should
take ?

Dear Member,

the doctor has to screen for heart and lung diseases as well by doing chest xray
and also ecg/ekg.
If they are still normal,i would put him on a trial of Proton Pump
Inhibitors+antioxidants.

good luck

dr hamid