Down And Out ... Need Some Direction ... Doctors Are Clueless

Digestive health
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I know I should go to a doctor for this and I have but I am getting very theoretical answers and I feel I am not going anywhere.

I am 45 years old and no BP or diabetes. No other health issues. My BMI is 27.

I work in IT and I haven’t exercised in 8 - 9 years now. My body type is typical skinny fat. I dont smoke and I dont drink alcohol too.

Now whenever I try to workout, within 5-6 minutes I get a belching (burping) attack and I am just not comfortable. Even the slightest of physical exertion gives me these burping attacks and mild head ache and i am in the attack for atleast 60 minutes and then it subsides.

I went to a gastroenterologist and got endoscopy done and nothing found except mild gastritis and i completed the course of medicines for gastritis but the problem persists.

No hiatal hernia found.

I tried to do pushups two days back and I can manage 6 and after that I got this belching attack and weird head ache.

I did 2D Echo for heart and no blockages found.

Where do I go now as the doctor is now saying its anxiety. I am at my wits end.

When i go to a theatre and if its a loud movie then it triggers a belching attack

Other scenario … when i am driving on the main highway … my belching gets triggerred and my face starts twitching.

What can be the problem as I want to workout and get fit and I cant workout and chest always feel heavy where a burp is ready to come.

Thanks for reading

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Go back to the doctor and ask for an exercise ECG. I had angina years ago and my static ecg showed no abnormality but I only managed 2 minutes on the first stage of the Bruce Protocol before they stopped the test. I was getting symptoms of heartburn whenever I did any exercise but nothing else and it was only when I described heartburn after a big meal that my doctor referred me to cardiologist.

Not saying it is angina but best to rule it out.

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Doctors who blame health problems on anxiety are doing it because they don’t want to admit they’re clueless and are medically gaslighting you. Get a brain MRI?