What causes a pinching feel and pain at the center of the heart?
Patient: i am 38 years old, weight is 74 kgs and height is 5.9 and there is no previous medical history.  I am feeling some kind of pain in the center of the heart like someone pinching or touching with finger and sometimes heart area becomes hard.  I had been to doctor for checkup and told me that its a gastric problem but still to make sure i had been for ECG and report was excellent.  I use lemon, orange juices and milk frequently. does it produce acidity? Doctor: Hi! I had gone through your question and I understand your concern.Yes lemon , Orange juice and fatty milk  is not good for your stomach problem.Lemon and Orange juice have acid in it , fatty milk has a lot of fat and it's heavy  for your stomach .Also if I were your treating doctor I would give your some advise :-Avoid alcohol , caffeine ,fatty food  ,spicy food ,fried food  you can drink milk but with low day in it ( less than 1.5%)-Use boil vegetables (bananas , yogurt ,broccoli, white rice , youghurt -Use plenty of water (2-3l per day).- You can  consume juice but diluated juice  If you can't manage the pain with diet,  you can start the medication to low the stomach acid ( such as Omeprazol .For that you have to decide with your local doctor Wish you good health Thank you for using HCM .