Talk:Precordial catch syndrome

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My wife has been diagnosed with PCS or Texidor Twinge and is in pain for longer periods than stated in this article. She goes through the pain every two days at least and it lasts for over 4 hours which brings tears to her eyes. She has been told by a thoracic surgeon specialist that there is nothing that can be done about it. Has anyone got any ideas or natural remedies for her condition? Anything would be appreciated to alleviate her pain. Thank you.

peppermint tea might help i've read about it somewhere —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.108.35.118 (talk) 22:27, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] PCS

I'm only 13 and I started getting chest pains, and I thought it might be a heart problem or something, so I looked it up online. It only turned out to be PCS, which is a huge relief. It's painful and all, and it sometimes makes physical exercise a little hard, but I'm just glad that I don't have a more serious disease. I've read that it goes away sooner or later, so at least I know I won't have it the rest of my life.

Don't rely on the Internet to diagnose ailments; even if you're pretty sure it's PCS, if you're experiencing chest pains you should still mention it to your GP. 124.177.24.165 00:05, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] omg i got it too

today friday 28th 2006 of july, i got the damn thing, too. im 17 and i defintely don't like it. its hard to breathe. what i do most of the day: i stay inside and do studies, i haven't gone out to play or do any physical exercises for almost 3-4 months.

at first it scared me, im like chest, and near heart. cholestrol problem? noo too early. so good thing it was pcs, now i can't wait for it to go away. its hard to do anything.

they did say it was due to stress related causes, and i think it might be true, i had it today and today was the day i had a really huge exam (and i failed it too, cause of this stupid thing).

this thing seemed to have lasted almost a day now. im going to take tyenol, i think it might work. plzzz. time to sleep.

[edit] My brother and I both have it...

Hi, My brother and I have both had this for years and years and years. We're both now in our 40's, and we always thought it was just us. I have not been able to do what some sites say -- to breath in really hard until it goes away with a "pop." It hurts too much; has anyone else been able to do that??? I'd be curious to know. I usually get PCS for only 1-5 minutes every so often (like, once every week or two, maybe...) but today I actually have had it ALL day! Ugh. (Which is why I'm searching the web right now; I've never been able to put a name to it until today!) Unfortunately it looks like my joy of finding a name for this ailment has faded into disappointment that there is no cure :-( I'm thankful it's nothing serious, but it is nontheless very annoying and hurts a lot. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Mom23boys (talk • contribs) 04:07, 18 February 2007 (UTC).

It takes a lot of willpower sometimes, but it does work. It's kind of like getting a shot that (literally, as opposed to emotionally) shoots through the heart; that's about the best analogy I can think of. If it's really a pinched nerve, that would make sense as to why that treatment works. Good luck! 71.198.127.97 05:52, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

PCS for me happens for less than a minute, and I can make it "pop" by expanding my chest but it is painful. I just hunch forward for a while and it seems to relax after a few minutes.Snafflekid 20:28, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

212.188.140.139 13:14, 15 August 2007 (UTC) it comforting to know other people have the same pain in the same area. I am going to try the deep breathing next time. It seems really strange that it only occurs once or twice a day for 60 seconds or so.212.188.140.139 13:14, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Affected by sedentary lifestyle, perhaps?

Not going to put forth original research or anything, but it might be something for someone to investigate further. I just started working out again after gaining about 40 pounds during college, working on knocking some of that back down. Usually I seem to get these sorts of chest pains about 2 hours after the end of my workout. Food for thought. 71.198.127.97 05:47, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

I'm a 15 year old girl, and I've suffered from this a few times, but the worst time I had it, it lasted about 4/5 hours, and faded very gradually, which has never happened before, and made me quite worried, because I knew it's only supposed to last a few minutes. I would have gone to the doctors as I doubt this is normal for PCS (which is definitely what it was, the pain was the same as it always is, just extremely prolonged), but would they have been able to do anything for me? Anyone else had it like that? -undated


Mine has been helped a lot by cardio exercises. 17 August 2007

I can confirm that the condition does not get helped by exercise. Some of the worse times that I've had it are in the middle of a Cross Country season where I'm used to running 5+ miles per day. It even happens in the middle of runs sometimes and nearly always "pop" within 2 breaths (only because I can't do the shallow breaths long enough for it to subside while I'm running). 24.197.69.153 (talk) 07:53, 13 February 2008 (UTC)