Take a bath with chest pain and watch out for coronary heart disease

Chest pain is often encountered in clinic when taking a bath. The causes of chest pain are generally coronary heart disease, angina pectoris, pleural pain, pain caused by sternal or periosteal diseases, neuralgia, etc.

Typical angina pectoris is a sudden pain in the sternum of the precordial region. The pain is usually located in the upper or middle part of the sternum, and may also spread to the precordial region. It can spread to the left shoulder or the inner side of the forearm of the left upper limb to the little finger and ring finger. It can also be manifested as toothache and stomachache. The nature of pain is mostly stuffy, suffocating, squeezing, and even the fear of dying. Angina pectoris is the pathological change of blood vessels that supply blood to the heart muscle in the human body, which leads to insufficient blood supply and makes people feel chest tightness and pain. Especially during activities, such as the expansion of blood vessels on the surface of the body and the increase of blood during bathing, on the contrary, the blood flow of internal organs decreases at this time. If the heart is already ischemic, it will aggravate the ischemia at this time, resulting in obvious chest pain. The continuous activities of the human body during bathing will increase the demand for blood from the center of gravity muscle, which will worsen the relationship between supply and demand. In serious cases, myocardial infarction may occur and endanger life.

If you know that you have coronary heart disease, you should take out a piece of nitroglycerin and put it under your tongue. If the symptoms disappear soon, you should take a rest or go to the hospital. If you still can't relieve it in 15-20 minutes, you should go to the cardiovascular hospital as soon as possible. If the chest pain is severe, the rest can not disappear, and sweating, the symptoms should be explained to the doctor immediately, in order to get timely and accurate treatment.