Food choices & back pain?

agives130 · May 11, 2010

Today I decided to get a fruit & yogurt parfait from McDonalds for the first time. I ate about half the yogurt but not the fruit. 10 minutes later I had some serious back pain going across my mid back. It lasted for about an hour.

Well, jus to make sure that I wasn't imagining things I just ate the other half of the yogart. Lo & Behold my back is killing me again.

Has anyone experienced anything like this? What causes this type of reaction? Any info. would help.

Thanks!

CraftyChristie · May 14, 2010

hey hun... don't know if this is necessarily true for you but for me when i experience heartburn, i get pain across my middle upper back. When your chest gets tight, so do your back muscles across from your chest because they are all connected. Sometimes you may feel the back pain without feeling it in your chest. I am not sure why yogurt would give you heartburn but this is my gut feeling because I've experienced it. Next time you get that pain, try an acid reducer pill, or chewable pepto tablets, or drink some milk (or all of the above) and it should go away pretty quickly. If in doubt ask your doctor!

agives130 · May 16, 2010

For some reason I never felt my heartburn before my surgery( although my Dr said I had GERD) so I didn't know what it felt like. Post-op, I never feel heartburn in my chest... not tightness or anything. I always get a pain in my mid back or feel a burning sensation in my stomach.

I will definately take your advice on taking the acid reducer next time. Hopefully, it will save me hours of discomfort.

Thanks!