I have the same problem. They said take some panadol. So I did some digging and and found a Norwegian doctor who recommended light stretching to ease the pain. It’s helped me a lot. You have to stretch the upper body of course. Try looking up yoga stretches or stretching for costochondritis on TH-cam. You might find him
Look into GERD, or A Hernia, Gastric ulcer, But these pains in these Rib muscles are Real, I get them too! Taking Zinc, has helped my GERD, a lot, Dr. Berg recommends eating She’ll Fish/ Meat etc, for low Zinc levels, I’m allergic to Iodine so can’t. The extra Zinc has done me wonders, if you have upper Gastrointestinal issues. Too.. As he says ones Gastric acid levels lower from age 40! And we Struggle to absorb Vitamin B 12 and have lower Gastric Enzymes! Take Care. ...
@@firmbeliever3847 They told me everything was fine and looked normal. I still feel a sharp pain near the heart. I am going to take his advice on the supplements and look into the stretches.
Just cured my Costo. Don't need any of this. Follow the ribs where your pain is to that spot on your back. lay on a tennis ball next to your spine in the spots where it hurts. I did it for 2 days and I don't have chest pain for the first time in 3 years. What I learned is that the inflammation in your chest is caused by your back being locked up or restricted and when you breathe, your rib cage is only able to move as it does when you breathe, in your chest instead of chest and back. The over compensation of movement in your rib cage is causing the inflammation, which is causing your pain. I'm not an expert or a doctor but I did this and it worked almost instantly.
This worked for me, with a tennis ball. Been going on for a couple years. Had been to ER and was told costochondritis but didn't make sense to me. I gotta say thanks so much for sharing your comment!!!
Geez, I just looked into this last night! Perfect timing Dr. Berg. Turned out that's not causing my pain. I see my doc today. He doesn't push drugs, thank God.
I have symptoms like Costochondritis but mine seems to be caused due to bad posture when working and looking at my phone. Always having my head tilted out and forward and shoulders forward creates huge pressure on the chest. This means my chest tightens, causing pain and needs to be popped. I've learned some stretches that really help with this.
I’m in the exact same situation, I notice it gets worse if I sit with bad posture working or looking at my phone. I’ve tried some exercises from Bob & Brad on TH-cam that have helped me find relief.
I haven't had an attack of this since taking bile salts. My pain was on left and my gallbladder is out. I believe, in my case, stress was a major cause for me. Stress can strip vitamins and key minerals. Managing my stress, getting on Keto and taking your supplements have improved my life 400%! I am so grateful.
Definitely suffer from this. Two cardiologists, several doctors, many years, much money. I know this added to then treating me like a hypochondriac. Went to chiro, first visit, he did that popping tool on my breastbone, which left bruises, but the pain went away. I felt amazing. This video makes so much sense. I have also been majorly deficient in D, and do have liver issues. I also get that referred pain in my right shoulder. The chest pain always feels like heart aches and the pain in the right shoulder I always worry is lung cancer. Since I've seen doctors for both things and they found nothing (and didn't care to take it any further) THIS actually begins to put the pieces together. Thank you!!
This is so right on! Called 911 ! A month ago. Heart in great condition, I have a fatty liver and no gall bladder on keto now! My doctor told me it’s probably arthritis and to take Tylenol every 4 hours for pain! No way I was taking any Tylenol! Thankyou for this information Dr Berg! It seems like almost everything stems from the liver! Most vital organ to care for! 🙏
I have it on the left side, really painful now. I've been taking beatine HCL for a few years now and also betaine citrate last few months. Taking vit D 12000IU for years already but still, this pain does not go away. It's really painful and I have the feeling it comes from my back.
I could cry! I'm so happy I came across this video. I had to see a cardiologist and everything came out OK. Then got referred to a gastrointestinal dr which I'm still working with and tests are coming wnl. The chest pains hurt so bad I went to the e.r. it scares me every time. It feels like my rib or sternum wants to break. I hope to get answers. Your videos are awesome. Thank you for always explaining how the body works.
Unfortunately this has sent me to the ER multiple times this year, including last evening. It’s particularly scary due to the current pandemic. My costochondritis is usually on the left side and heart checks out great. This video is right on time!
I know what you are going through. I was in the ER two years ago..now I have a flar up again. I'm trying to be as still as possible I do not want to go to the ER ago 🙃
When I have a flare-up of costochondtritis, I take Pyridoxal-5-Phosphate (P5P), which is the active form of Vitamin B-6. This was recommended to me by a Naturopath and, for me, it works! I have no idea why this works but it does. I take it for a week or so, after the symptoms go away, then I don't take it again unless the costochondritis comes back. (Which seems to be every couple years)
I had this years ago but all they said was that it was because it happens when it’s cold outside. 🤦♀️ I know now it definitely was the beginning of some gallbladder issues I had for many years and have recently cleared it up thanks to a lot of Dr berg’s advice. 🙌🏼
Changed my life in two weeks, I have costochondritis along with gerd I have been to the ER 3-4 times every year for the past 3 years and betaine hcl changed my life also taking vitamin d, I believe everything this man says from now on, do your research find a guy like this who actually wants to help people get the right supplements not a run of the mill ER nurse looking to put a bandaid on a gunshot wound
Thank dr berg. I have suffered from "chest inflammation " for two years now. And actually last night I went to the ER for what I thought was kidney problems and nothing they said it was probably this again, even though the symptoms were slightly different
I had this so bad in high school that I was on and off bedrest. Vitamin D, low sugar and working through heart break got me to the point of living a normal life again. Anytime it acts up, I feel heartbroken
If you're taking a Rx of Vit D, it may be D2, which the body can't use or convert. The only version that should be taken is D3. And it's best to be taken with Vit K2.
@@melissamartin9549 10,000 IUs is not too much as long as it's D3 which our body can use. When we spend an hour in the sun, depending on our skin melanin levels, we can naturally produce 50,000, 75,000, sometimes even 100,000+ IUs of vitamin D 🌞
Vitamin D cured my breathing problems and headache! Capsulas of omega Three killes me in my head, but it usually makes me happy, it was just another Kind in a mental hospital. They won`t give me my own very best supplements here... no iodine... thats why I took in some fish, usually I`m a vegan or vegetarian some times. My very best friend, my very best friend
Literally have had 30 plus er visits from extreme chest pain usually when it’s cold it inflamed. Took over a year and several drs to tell me it’s just anxiety and gerd. Finally a pain management chiropractor told my about constrochondritis and to look into remedies and she was spot on. Chiropractor literally saved me.
@@lozza1927 see below, a lot of pain like burning hot pain and pressure like I couldn’t breathe all the way . Toradol was the drug that helped the most but you can only take it so often unfortunately
Yesterday I was having the same problem..I did ECG...Reports are normal...And still don't know what's causing the chest pain...Thank you Dr. Berg for this information 🙏
I had this. It was so painful! It healed after a couple of days. I thought it might be my heart but my blood pressure and pulse were in the ideal range (I have an electronic blood pressure tester). It was from over-stretching during an on-line workout class. Arms wide open, pressing backwards, trying to bring shoulder blades together. They called it ‘opening up the chest’. I’ve never done this before and pushed too hard, I guess.
I noticed that when I have bad acid reflux, the right rib starts to be painful. So it may be related to that. However, I relate the start of my costochondritis with the bronchitis I had a long time ago. I remember after it was over, there was a sore pain in my right rib. After the bronchitis, unfortunately I got a bug and developed an ear infection which caused me to cough from morning to evening non-stop. The cough led to a very painful right rib which I'm still trying to treat today. I started some costo exercises and they have made me feel so good. I also agree with you that a lack of vit D may also be the cause. I certainly don't have enough of it. Thank you so much for this video.
@@CarbageManA man who doesn't push meds, doesn't tell u to do expensive tests, gives invaluable advice for free is a imposter? Go and take your medicines man u are not needed here
@@Drberg I still get pain in both of my traps, and I take bile salts, vitamin D, I drink Keifer with kale, and every time I wake up to go to work I wake with pain in both of the traps, the pain never goes away, I don’t know if it’s the lack of vegetables that I’m not eating I mean I try to eat salads and spinach with red onions but the pain still keeps coming back
Doc I had this for a long time and I think the only reason I can give as a cause was I wore girdles and tight body shapers when I was young. I already have my gallbladder removed because of gallstones. I still have gerd and this costcocondritis. I hard asthma like symptoms when it gets inflamed. I had my heart checked all was ok. I went to chiropractors to have my ribs popped and I get relieved but when I lift heavy stuff it acts up again. Now I do these exercises in youtube and I get relieved. Not even my PPC diagnosed it. Thanks for bringing on the diagnosis and treatment for this problem.
This chest pain led me to get a CT heart scan and they found nothing. Now I'm scared of the CT scan itself having just finding out it contains high radiation amounts. Praying I will be ok 🙏🏼😓
Good to read some comments that this went away for people. I'm going on five months and feel like life has been turned upside-down. I have a very physical job that I have to talk myself up to do every day.
Laura can u help me out im 18. how did keto help I was wondering to do it cuz of the anti inflamation nature of ketogenic diet. will keto fix my sternum pain
I use to have this. The pain was white lightning sharp. A naturopathic doctor tested me and advised a gluten free diet and vitamins\minerals including vitamin D. I haven’t had this pain in years now.
My doctor diagnosed me with this and said it could be due to my ankylosing spondylitis. I will check into the bile salts and the other thing you mentioned. Thank you.
I always knew it wasn't heart related. The pain never felt like it came from an organ, I always felt the pain came from a muscle or bone (it's actually cartilage so close enough). I was never too concerned about it since I knew it wasn't an emergency. However, it has been very painful at times. To the point that every movement hurts, when I get up from laying down, when I shift my position in bed at night, when I sneeze, even when I take a breath it hurts. Eventually, it hurt so bad I was tired of living that way. So, I looked up my symptoms after a long time of dealing with it and found out about this. Everything fit and I went to see a doctor that confirmed this is what it is. It comes and goes. It'll last a few weeks or even months. Then I forget about it and don't feel pain for a while. Then it comes back. I guess this is my life now.
I have the same but on my right side, it comes and goes for few weeks. Only hurts when I stretch or contract too far. Also it doesnt hurt if I touch it. Were you facing similar thing?
I found a site that talks about it also stemming from collagen stiffness in the back " hinges" of the rib cage that manifests as pain in the front. I have been having episodes for 2 years now. It messes up my life horribly. There is a site if you input the name of this problem sorry I forget his name like Dr Azrel or something like that. He is a physio in NZ. He had this for 7 years and made thus thing called the backpod or some such. It breaks down the collagen adhesions in the back ribs. Sorry I can't be more specific in the middle of a heavy episode. Going to up my D. Check out bile salts and try to get the backpod . Massage of back ribs He says helps also. Just type in the costochindritis and it will come up. Got to beat this .
My son suffered from this as a young adult. He was a mechanic and the doctor felt that the muscles he used in his work were overdeveloped which put a strain on his ribcage. He didn't have a big chest cavity to accommodate these muscles. His ribs would pop out and he'd be in severe pain until they went back in. After a while he learned to deal with it and after quitting mechanics it went away. It was scary before we figured it out.
I had severe chest pain for years-Dr. Berg changed my life-I started Betaine Hydrochloride and Bile salts and solved the problem 100%. A MIRACLE, I feel normal again and can live my life. Physicians prescribed antacids, said it was H-Pylori, A herniated sphincter at the top of my stomach, etc...ALL WRONG! Some of these may play a minor role in my discomfort, but now I feel no pain.
Mine hurt for almost a month after I started working out..never worked out before but continued to work out and now it's a lil better. I also have gallbladder problems. It hurt so much and it gave me anxiety feelings as well. I used icy hot and warm patches..was pretty tough for a week where I couldn't even move my arm...also want to let women know that wired bras also caused a problem.
I have the same thing, my side breast chest area started hurting after lifting heavy weights but only my right side and even when i cough it hurts. I also have pain on my lower side by my rib cage.
Used to have this syndrome years ago from training. Mild sensation/pain until I stretch my arms up whilst leaning backwards which resulted in popping sound & pain going away.
@@arpitsharma321 Short term: it went away temporarily like I mentioned in my original comment. Long term: It went away by itself, I did take a break from training also.
I used to call that cracking my sternum. I would lift up my arms and stretch out my chest and it would pop much like one cracks their back . One day it stopped needing to be popped.
I was literally googling this last night! I’m a 27 yr old female. Since lockdown, I’ve been doing a lot of indoor activities and exercise such as yoga and what not. Around August I believe, I started to experience some strain in my chest it would feel like something is stuck and then I would stretch and the loudest pop would come out. Now the pain is gone but the popping persists daily. I’d be doing anything, and I hear a pop. No idea what to do about it. It’s starting to worry me.
In my case, it was a rib not moving well at my back which caused the same rib to overcompensate at the front near the sternum when doing moving around or breathing. This caused inflammation and pain. What helped me was mobilizing the ribs at my back.
Ata how did u treat it? I'm 18 and I think my problem is similar to urs as my hurts on right side and then I have this pain on the same level but front side.
Had this most of my life. I would have to crack my ribs/sternum the way you would crack a nuckle to ease the pain. Didn't always work. Sometimes made it worse. I had my gallbladder out at 12 and have has inflammatory bowel disease ever since. I have also been diagnosed with IBS which is similar but does not have inflammation along side it. Have been diagnosed with histamine intolerance as well. I will say that I have not had this problem since switching to high fat in my diet but my father has been suffering from it recently. I will pass this video along to him.
Thank Dr, I was having Costco pain since January after going to ER; I was put on ibrupofen for months. I finally stopped a few weeks ago and changed my diet and took betaine hcl and it helped drastically
Hello, pls I need your help, my 9 year old daughter is recently diagnosed with Costco, it's scary, and hard to watch her in great pain, and hopeless. So you mentioned diet, what are taking, because hers worsen immediately after eating.
I have got this problem at the moment and I have never experienced before and so much pain in my chest and the doctor's told me take a mood drug you will be fine and no one told me what was causing my pain and they told keeping on taking my painkillers and the problem with go a away in a couple of months and my heart is really healthy and very strong because I fast for 20 hours yesterday and thank you so much for increasing my knowledge and I hate being on a high carb diet because I am finding out that my body is getting sick more times and I am fed up with being in pain and I can't wait to go on your program because I felt so much better and healthy and I had no pain with your plan
I have autoimmune arthritis and live with this daily, but terrible in a flare. I take Dr. Berg Vit D 20,000 iu daily along with other supplements, including turmeric, and it has helped keep the flares away. My sternum and in between my ribs still hurts when pushing on them, but it’s tolerable. I think the most worrisome thing with it is if I have cardiac issues I’ll think it’s just my costochondritis.
Whenever I attended A&E for this, after all the checks coming back ok, I was told it was possibly caused by stress or strain on the area leading to inflammation. It's extremely painful to even breathe. Thankfully haven't had a flare up for a couple of years. I've started the Vitamin D and hope I don't experience it again. I hope this information helps anyone still having flare ups. Thank you Dr Berg. 🙏♥️👍😊
Many years ago I also found myself in A and E, with chest pain after the usual diagnosis and ECG all came back clear, it was a Nurse on the ward, none of the Doctors that actually told me, "it's probably coming from lower down" . Basically the stomach area.
Dr. Berger, there's lots of reasons for costochondritis: Cough too hard. Get a respiratory tract infection. Exercise too much. Exert yourself in a rare way, like moving furniture or reaching into a high cupboard. Injure your chest. Use your arms too much. Have a bacterial infection. Have a fungal infection. And more. I have coscochondritis and I've read up on everything about it's causes and effects and possible remedies. I've spoken to many doctors. None of the information out there, none of information from the medical community says that making any changes to your diet will affect costochondritis. This is not a nutritional problem.
Back in 2014 I completed a Tough Mudder circuit when they were popular and put my body through a lot of trauma. Ever since then I’ve suffered from this, so painful!
Ive been dealing with this for 3 months now. Not fun at all! I can feel a little knot beside my sternum close to the bottom. Stretches help but if I over do it the opposite happens. I miss being normal
I had my vitamin d level checked and mine was at 9. Normal range is 30-100. I began taking vitamin d and the costochondritis is gone. Back pain has also significantly reduced.
What were your symptoms, I’ve been having chest pain, neck and back pain and shortness of breathe for months now, I’ve recently been diagnosed with low vitamin d levels and have been taking medication for 3 weeks now but no sign of symptoms clearing yet… has your symptoms cleared?
@BeautyforAshes How many weeks Vit D was taken please share as it might help someone else with this problem. And did costochondritis pain relapse again ?
@@PCJSKSJ I have been taking 10,000 iu’s daily for about 9 months now but I have been seeing my doctor regularly and having my levels checked. Vitamin d takes quite awhile to get back to normal. I have not had any signs of costochondritis since I began taking it.
Me too and been in Emergency room a few times from severe angina. Mine only happens an hour or so after I eat. I’ve been popping nitroglycerin under tongue like tic tacs. If I eat only dinner early and hours before bed, I don’t get chest pains.
This describes a problem I have. I went and got x-rays once and was told to take 4 advils 3 times a day. Basically i just gave up after that and decided to just put up with it. Thank you for something a bit more serious
Usless info from the Mayo Clinic... Costochondritis usually has no apparent cause. Treatment focuses on easing your pain while you wait for the condition to improve on its own, which can take several weeks or longer. Costochondritis usually goes away on its own, although it might last for several weeks or longer. Treatment focuses on pain relief.
My DO has stopped my pain instantly using OMT. When I have had this before it was always a “hung rib” which he could always manipulate back into place. Often one could hear a “pop” and there was instant relief. Hazard of the job being a dentist and too often sitting in a torqued position much of the workday.
It could be a rib issue but DOs are trained to check the spine first as issues with the spine can cause rib issues and treating the spine causes rib issues to go away. Also the points he referenced are what's known as chapman's points and they pretain to either the liver or gallbladder (if its right sided chest pain) or stomach and pancreas issues (if on the left side).
Dr. Berg, I truly like your videos and the info you supply to the suffering public. I am a sufferer of this and other conditions - all related to Spinal maladies (too numerous to mention here). Notwithstanding this message, it falls short in that, one should have their Thoracic / Cervical spine checked out. You better than most know that cervical Instabilities and Thoracic issues (disc Bulges , etc) can affect and contribute to Costo. Cervical Instabilities affects nerves, muscles, and other connective tissue - going Up and Down your body!. Having T9 and T10 disc issues and various sites of Stenosis throughout my spine affect the chest muscles, Diaphragm [breathing issues] , and Rib Cage pain. Forward head Posture !! Big issue and getting Bigger from the Tech Neck epidemic now occurring.
Dr Berg I have another video for you. Can you find out if another sign that you are in ketosis is if you crave meat, protein, veggies? I'm really curious about this
I took your bile salts and it got caught in my throat, that resulted in a irritation that felt like acid reflux. It lasted for 2 days. So I have to take it with food so it will get to my stomach more efficiently. I believe it’s because it’s a gel cap .
That is an ultimate clue: it is due to imbalance of stomach acid PH which causes this condition. I had this in very severe (as if I about to get heart attack anytime). Then I started taking betaine hydrochloride supplement and it went away in week.
I had this and i have enlarged liver 17.8cm i would never discover liver diseases without watching your videos 8 ER visit and stupid doctors didnt know whats going on after watching your videos i got ultra sound done and boom enlarged liver pressing on it and massaging my thoracic spine give me so much relief
I went to see a heart ❤ doctor yesterday , because I have a mild pain on my left side sitting basically on my chest bone ... They treated it with a shot of Toradol and today I still have the pain 😞 I ate something after I came home from the doctor and that didn't sit well with the pain ... Just to mention I do smoke , but only marijuana ... They didn't seem 2 connect the 2 together so I'm assuming it isn't that that caused this ... So I'm now wondering if it is my diet. Idk 😞 I can only hope God takes this pain away within a couple of days ... I'm only drinking water right now and watching how much and what I eat .
I think I have this. Sometimes it feels like an electric jolt or shock to my whole chest wall/sternum. Used to think I was in danger of having a heart attack
Can completely relate to this. At it's worse was constant jolts across my chest and back. I also had kidney infection so a fever didn't help. I still have it now 4+ weeks on. ER just said "can't find anything broken" which I could have told them.
Thanks for this video. It explained well the experience I had today (April 20, 2023). I was rushed by the ambulance to the hospital as I felt it was a heart attack!
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I was in the ER for this they told me go home with no explanation of this. I’m up all night at 5am with chest pain. This man is on point, thank you!
scary experience false alarm heart attack
I have the same problem. They said take some panadol. So I did some digging and and found a Norwegian doctor who recommended light stretching to ease the pain. It’s helped me a lot. You have to stretch the upper body of course. Try looking up yoga stretches or stretching for costochondritis on TH-cam. You might find him
Look into GERD, or A Hernia, Gastric ulcer, But these pains in these Rib muscles are Real, I get them too! Taking Zinc, has helped my GERD, a lot, Dr. Berg recommends eating She’ll Fish/ Meat etc, for low Zinc levels, I’m allergic to Iodine so can’t. The extra Zinc has done me wonders, if you have upper Gastrointestinal issues. Too.. As he says ones Gastric acid levels lower from age 40! And we Struggle to absorb Vitamin B 12 and have lower Gastric Enzymes! Take Care. ...
Was your heart beating fast?
@@firmbeliever3847 They told me everything was fine and looked normal. I still feel a sharp pain near the heart. I am going to take his advice on the supplements and look into the stretches.
Just cured my Costo. Don't need any of this. Follow the ribs where your pain is to that spot on your back. lay on a tennis ball next to your spine in the spots where it hurts. I did it for 2 days and I don't have chest pain for the first time in 3 years. What I learned is that the inflammation in your chest is caused by your back being locked up or restricted and when you breathe, your rib cage is only able to move as it does when you breathe, in your chest instead of chest and back. The over compensation of movement in your rib cage is causing the inflammation, which is causing your pain. I'm not an expert or a doctor but I did this and it worked almost instantly.
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Must be nice to get up and down from floor😭
This worked for me, with a tennis ball. Been going on for a couple years. Had been to ER and was told costochondritis but didn't make sense to me.
I gotta say thanks so much for sharing your comment!!!
@@kpire6066 very happy to hear this! I'm so glad I did leave this comment and was able to help somebody!
Dr. Berg is always on point for me. He literally answers all my questions as Im thinking it, plus I learn something new everytime I watch his videos.
Geez, I just looked into this last night! Perfect timing Dr. Berg. Turned out that's not causing my pain. I see my doc today. He doesn't push drugs, thank God.
I have symptoms like Costochondritis but mine seems to be caused due to bad posture when working and looking at my phone. Always having my head tilted out and forward and shoulders forward creates huge pressure on the chest. This means my chest tightens, causing pain and needs to be popped. I've learned some stretches that really help with this.
Please share brother
OMG same it hurts and tighten when i move backward or stretch my shoulder or chest
mine doesnt hurt when i stretch but when i tigthen or laying down it hurts like hell and i cant sleep
Same here..what kind of stretching did you do? I can't breath bcoz of this....
I’m in the exact same situation, I notice it gets worse if I sit with bad posture working or looking at my phone. I’ve tried some exercises from Bob & Brad on TH-cam that have helped me find relief.
I haven't had an attack of this since taking bile salts. My pain was on left and my gallbladder is out. I believe, in my case, stress was a major cause for me. Stress can strip vitamins and key minerals. Managing my stress, getting on Keto and taking your supplements have improved my life 400%! I am so grateful.
Where did you buy the bile salts
@@daisysmom5037 From Dr Berg's web site store.
@@clarkrp1960 thank you. I just received mine today. Keeping my fingers crossed.
@like bro ye did it?
Could you tell me we’re you bought these bile salts as I can’t seem to find them
Or maybe they are under another name thankyou ⭐️❤️
Definitely suffer from this.
Two cardiologists, several doctors, many years, much money. I know this added to then treating me like a hypochondriac. Went to chiro, first visit, he did that popping tool on my breastbone, which left bruises, but the pain went away. I felt amazing.
This video makes so much sense. I have also been majorly deficient in D, and do have liver issues. I also get that referred pain in my right shoulder.
The chest pain always feels like heart aches and the pain in the right shoulder I always worry is lung cancer. Since I've seen doctors for both things and they found nothing (and didn't care to take it any further) THIS actually begins to put the pieces together.
Thank you!!
Beware the scamming Dr Berg impostor. Please report him.
yep my ribs were out
I've been suffering from this for years. I've been hospitalized for it.
Beware the scammer impostor. Please report him.
Finally I think I now know what this pain is on right side.
3 years I’ve had this and a trip to ER, thanks Dr Berg your amazing
This is so right on! Called 911 ! A month ago. Heart in great condition, I have a fatty liver and no gall bladder on keto now!
My doctor told me it’s probably arthritis and to take Tylenol every 4 hours for pain!
No way I was taking any Tylenol!
Thankyou for this information Dr Berg!
It seems like almost everything stems from the liver!
Most vital organ to care for! 🙏
Had no idea arth could cause this i have it in my hips and hands.
I have it on the left side, really painful now. I've been taking beatine HCL for a few years now and also betaine citrate last few months. Taking vit D 12000IU for years already but still, this pain does not go away. It's really painful and I have the feeling it comes from my back.
I could cry! I'm so happy I came across this video. I had to see a cardiologist and everything came out OK. Then got referred to a gastrointestinal dr which I'm still working with and tests are coming wnl. The chest pains hurt so bad I went to the e.r. it scares me every time. It feels like my rib or sternum wants to break. I hope to get answers. Your videos are awesome. Thank you for always explaining how the body works.
Erica,
Any results from the gastroenterologist? I’m going through this condition but it’s not heart related. Trying to figure out who to turn to next.
Unfortunately this has sent me to the ER multiple times this year, including last evening. It’s particularly scary due to the current pandemic. My costochondritis is usually on the left side and heart checks out great. This video is right on time!
I know what you are going through. I was in the ER two years ago..now I have a flar up again. I'm trying to be as still as possible I do not want to go to the ER ago 🙃
I have it too.
same problem, just check with doctor today and told everything's fine
I’ve never gone to ER, But asked dr about it few yrs ago. He said costochondritis! (But I don’t recall him ‘explaining’ it)
@@brendaepp4596 they don’t really do much in the ER i hate my life becuz of this pain ive been 4 years I can’t stand this pain !
This was perfectly timed! I got diagnosed a couple of months ago and been struggling. Thank you for this!
Hello doctor lam from Bangladesh l am a teenager l regular watch your videos they are really essential for us.take love from Bangladesh ❤❤
What an amazing world we live in when we can all connect wherever we are in the world. I'm in the UK, hope things are good with you my friend.
@@BrianMillsSkills we need more people like you who are grateful. Much love
Chop... Bhag eikhan theke
When I have a flare-up of costochondtritis, I take Pyridoxal-5-Phosphate (P5P), which is the active form of Vitamin B-6. This was recommended to me by a Naturopath and, for me, it works! I have no idea why this works but it does. I take it for a week or so, after the symptoms go away, then I don't take it again unless the costochondritis comes back. (Which seems to be every couple years)
I had this years ago but all they said was that it was because it happens when it’s cold outside. 🤦♀️ I know now it definitely was the beginning of some gallbladder issues I had for many years and have recently cleared it up thanks to a lot of Dr berg’s advice. 🙌🏼
How did you cleared up your gallbladder symptoms?
May God almighty bless Dr berg, his family and team!
The pain is right in the centre and only hurts when I press on it.
Dr Berg what could that be? Love your information, bless you.
Changed my life in two weeks, I have costochondritis along with gerd I have been to the ER 3-4 times every year for the past 3 years and betaine hcl changed my life also taking vitamin d, I believe everything this man says from now on, do your research find a guy like this who actually wants to help people get the right supplements not a run of the mill ER nurse looking to put a bandaid on a gunshot wound
I used to get this all of the time. I'm not sure what triggered it but after quitting dairy, gluten and alcohol it went away.
all of them are bad
Yes
But doesn’t dairy have vitamin d that would help the Bones Strengthen
@@fidelcatsro6948 dairy is bad ?
@@gyandeepdas7327 yes especially if you are fat
You're so right about chest pain could be from digestion. I get chest pain from chronic constipation. Thanks for sharing another vid Dr Berg!!!
I have also this. What do you do?
@@anoxer18 I take natural laxatives or drinkable laxatives , relieving the constipation takes it away for me
@@hey956 thank you for the info. Do you feel dizzy? My need to burp to turn off my dizziness
@@anoxer18 yes, sometimes if the constipation gets really bad, also can't think properly too.
@@hey956 we're the same. What do you take?
Thank dr berg. I have suffered from "chest inflammation " for two years now. And actually last night I went to the ER for what I thought was kidney problems and nothing they said it was probably this again, even though the symptoms were slightly different
I had this so bad in high school that I was on and off bedrest. Vitamin D, low sugar and working through heart break got me to the point of living a normal life again. Anytime it acts up, I feel heartbroken
Vitamin D has really helped since I increased my dosage to 10,000 IUs per day. Please don't be scared of vitamin D people it's amazing ♥️
If you're taking a Rx of Vit D, it may be D2, which the body can't use or convert. The only version that should be taken is D3. And it's best to be taken with Vit K2.
is 10k too much?? i only take 800iu but i know mines still low
@@melissamartin9549 daily dosage is 10k. He did another video, you can't take to much Vitamin D
@@melissamartin9549 10,000 IUs is not too much as long as it's D3 which our body can use. When we spend an hour in the sun, depending on our skin melanin levels, we can naturally produce 50,000, 75,000, sometimes even 100,000+ IUs of vitamin D 🌞
Vitamin D cured my breathing problems and headache! Capsulas of omega Three killes me in my head, but it usually makes me happy, it was just another Kind in a mental hospital. They won`t give me my own very best supplements here... no iodine... thats why I took in some fish, usually I`m a vegan or vegetarian some times. My very best friend, my very best friend
Literally have had 30 plus er visits from extreme chest pain usually when it’s cold it inflamed. Took over a year and several drs to tell me it’s just anxiety and gerd. Finally a pain management chiropractor told my about constrochondritis and to look into remedies and she was spot on. Chiropractor literally saved me.
Can you please share what helped? Also, did you have heart palpation with it?
What were ur symptoms?
@@rubyday2496 see below
@@lozza1927 see below, a lot of pain like burning hot pain and pressure like I couldn’t breathe all the way . Toradol was the drug that helped the most but you can only take it so often unfortunately
Yesterday I was having the same problem..I did ECG...Reports are normal...And still don't know what's causing the chest pain...Thank you Dr. Berg for this information 🙏
Is it gone now? I am having the same symptoms
Explanation is top notch ,,, can't be better than this
I had this. It was so painful! It healed after a couple of days. I thought it might be my heart but my blood pressure and pulse were in the ideal range (I have an electronic blood pressure tester). It was from over-stretching during an on-line workout class. Arms wide open, pressing backwards, trying to bring shoulder blades together. They called it ‘opening up the chest’. I’ve never done this before and pushed too hard, I guess.
omgggg i think over stretching from hanging cause me this pain 😭😭😭😭😭
I also did that "opening the chest" Tai Chi move, and now having little stabbing pains in the inner side of left breast.
Did it completely heal and did not come again ? Pls share
I noticed that when I have bad acid reflux, the right rib starts to be painful. So it may be related to that. However, I relate the start of my costochondritis with the bronchitis I had a long time ago. I remember after it was over, there was a sore pain in my right rib. After the bronchitis, unfortunately I got a bug and developed an ear infection which caused me to cough from morning to evening non-stop. The cough led to a very painful right rib which I'm still trying to treat today. I started some costo exercises and they have made me feel so good. I also agree with you that a lack of vit D may also be the cause. I certainly don't have enough of it. Thank you so much for this video.
What type of excercise? Can you explain? Thanks
I have been suffering from a severe chest pain since 2019 and this year i did a coronary angiogram but the results were negative. Thanks Dr Berg
Buy a backpod
Thankyou! For months I've been worried it's a heart problem but had it checked out..nothing wrong there.. I will try your tips here :)
Beware the scamming impostor. Please report him.
@@CarbageManA man who doesn't push meds, doesn't tell u to do expensive tests, gives invaluable advice for free is a imposter? Go and take your medicines man u are not needed here
My favorite topic: The digestive/endocrine system
Dr Berg always gets straight to it. No nonsense no waffle just bish bash bosh!
I feel so much better just by listening to Dr berg
That's fantastic! I'm glad that my advice can make a difference!
@@Drberg I still get pain in both of my traps, and I take bile salts, vitamin D, I drink Keifer with kale, and every time I wake up to go to work I wake with pain in both of the traps, the pain never goes away, I don’t know if it’s the lack of vegetables that I’m not eating I mean I try to eat salads and spinach with red onions but the pain still keeps coming back
Doc I had this for a long time and I think the only reason I can give as a cause was I wore girdles and tight body shapers when I was young. I already have my gallbladder removed because of gallstones. I still have gerd and this costcocondritis. I hard asthma like symptoms when it gets inflamed. I had my heart checked all was ok. I went to chiropractors to have my ribs popped and I get relieved but when I lift heavy stuff it acts up again. Now I do these exercises in youtube and I get relieved. Not even my PPC diagnosed it. Thanks for bringing on the diagnosis and treatment for this problem.
This chest pain led me to get a CT heart scan and they found nothing. Now I'm scared of the CT scan itself having just finding out it contains high radiation amounts.
Praying I will be ok 🙏🏼😓
How are you feeling now?
I had a CTs in a month and now I’m having this heart pain and don’t know what it is. Burning ripping feeling in left upper chest
Good to read some comments that this went away for people. I'm going on five months and feel like life has been turned upside-down. I have a very physical job that I have to talk myself up to do every day.
A what I been in ER for this and they never told me what is it and now you explain it wow! Thank you
@handy woman cart. It seems medical words are always 16 vowels and consonants long. I don't know why they don't give a print out of what it is.
God bless you for all the vital information you share Dr. Berg.
Very glad to be of help.
I've suffered with this since I was 16. It's definitely better now that I am keto and doing IF.
Laura can u help me out im 18. how did keto help I was wondering to do it cuz of the anti inflamation nature of ketogenic diet. will keto fix my sternum pain
I use to have this. The pain was white lightning sharp. A naturopathic doctor tested me and advised a gluten free diet and vitamins\minerals including vitamin D. I haven’t had this pain in years now.
My doctor diagnosed me with this and said it could be due to my ankylosing spondylitis. I will check into the bile salts and the other thing you mentioned. Thank you.
I always knew it wasn't heart related. The pain never felt like it came from an organ, I always felt the pain came from a muscle or bone (it's actually cartilage so close enough). I was never too concerned about it since I knew it wasn't an emergency. However, it has been very painful at times. To the point that every movement hurts, when I get up from laying down, when I shift my position in bed at night, when I sneeze, even when I take a breath it hurts. Eventually, it hurt so bad I was tired of living that way. So, I looked up my symptoms after a long time of dealing with it and found out about this. Everything fit and I went to see a doctor that confirmed this is what it is. It comes and goes. It'll last a few weeks or even months. Then I forget about it and don't feel pain for a while. Then it comes back. I guess this is my life now.
let me know if this helps
I have the same but on my right side, it comes and goes for few weeks. Only hurts when I stretch or contract too far. Also it doesnt hurt if I touch it. Were you facing similar thing?
I found a site that talks about it also stemming from collagen stiffness in the back " hinges" of the rib cage that manifests as pain in the front. I have been having episodes for 2 years now. It messes up my life horribly.
There is a site if you input the name of this problem sorry I forget his name like Dr Azrel or something like that. He is a physio in NZ. He had this for 7 years and made thus thing called the backpod or some such. It breaks down the collagen adhesions in the back ribs. Sorry I can't be more specific in the middle of a heavy episode. Going to up my D. Check out bile salts and try to get the backpod . Massage of back ribs He says helps also. Just type in the costochindritis and it will come up. Got to beat this .
Doctor Berg, you are the Sherlock Holmes of all body problems. Thank you!
Ooh, I had this really bad two weeks ago. Applied DMSO gel 3x day. End of day two chest wall pain was gone.
My son suffered from this as a young adult. He was a mechanic and the doctor felt that the muscles he used in his work were overdeveloped which put a strain on his ribcage. He didn't have a big chest cavity to accommodate these muscles. His ribs would pop out and he'd be in severe pain until they went back in. After a while he learned to deal with it and after quitting mechanics it went away. It was scary before we figured it out.
sorry again what was the solution?
I had severe chest pain for years-Dr. Berg changed my life-I started Betaine Hydrochloride and Bile salts and solved the problem 100%. A MIRACLE, I feel normal again and can live my life. Physicians prescribed antacids, said it was H-Pylori, A herniated sphincter at the top of my stomach, etc...ALL WRONG! Some of these may play a minor role in my discomfort, but now I feel no pain.
Is there any vegan bile salts?Really need it.
Mine hurt for almost a month after I started working out..never worked out before but continued to work out and now it's a lil better. I also have gallbladder problems. It hurt so much and it gave me anxiety feelings as well. I used icy hot and warm patches..was pretty tough for a week where I couldn't even move my arm...also want to let women know that wired bras also caused a problem.
I have the same thing, my side breast chest area started hurting after lifting heavy weights but only my right side and even when i cough it hurts. I also have pain on my lower side by my rib cage.
Used to have this syndrome years ago from training. Mild sensation/pain until I stretch my arms up whilst leaning backwards which resulted in popping sound & pain going away.
How did it go away ? Did you do anything particular ?
@@arpitsharma321 Short term: it went away temporarily like I mentioned in my original comment. Long term: It went away by itself, I did take a break from training also.
I used to call that cracking my sternum. I would lift up my arms and stretch out my chest and it would pop much like one cracks their back . One day it stopped needing to be popped.
Thank you so much. I tried what you did with the stretching, I heard and felt a pop, pain gone.
@like bro I'm going through the same thing. It really sucks but I will overcome this
I was literally googling this last night! I’m a 27 yr old female. Since lockdown, I’ve been doing a lot of indoor activities and exercise such as yoga and what not. Around August I believe, I started to experience some strain in my chest it would feel like something is stuck and then I would stretch and the loudest pop would come out. Now the pain is gone but the popping persists daily. I’d be doing anything, and I hear a pop. No idea what to do about it. It’s starting to worry me.
I love the way You educated people like me . Keep up the good work !!!!
In my case, it was a rib not moving well at my back which caused the same rib to overcompensate at the front near the sternum when doing moving around or breathing. This caused inflammation and pain. What helped me was mobilizing the ribs at my back.
How did you mobilize ? With chiropractic or any specific moves?
Ata how did u treat it? I'm 18 and I think my problem is similar to urs as my hurts on right side and then I have this pain on the same level but front side.
like how did u mobilize ur ribs at the back
@@reemas5440 does it hurt when you move ?
@@samidaruhi106 its gone now. I did core strengthening deadlifts and t spine mobility🙂👍
Thank you for sharing this information. I have suffered with this condition for many years.
Try looking up stretch les for costochondritis on TH-cam
@@LatifahEden, thank you!
I'm happy to help. Thanks for watching!
Had this most of my life. I would have to crack my ribs/sternum the way you would crack a nuckle to ease the pain. Didn't always work. Sometimes made it worse.
I had my gallbladder out at 12 and have has inflammatory bowel disease ever since. I have also been diagnosed with IBS which is similar but does not have inflammation along side it. Have been diagnosed with histamine intolerance as well.
I will say that I have not had this problem since switching to high fat in my diet but my father has been suffering from it recently. I will pass this video along to him.
any solution?
Thank Dr, I was having Costco pain since January after going to ER; I was put on ibrupofen for months. I finally stopped a few weeks ago and changed my diet and took betaine hcl and it helped drastically
Hello, pls I need your help, my 9 year old daughter is recently diagnosed with Costco, it's scary, and hard to watch her in great pain, and hopeless.
So you mentioned diet, what are taking, because hers worsen immediately after eating.
@@bontlefatsoledimo5451has she been checked for Gerd.
Thanks just came home from the E R last night with this. Very informative
This is so weird! I woke up this morning with bad chest pain! And struggling to breathe. All in my left side - shoulder, breast bone, heart and rib!
I am thinking if someone with this condition can take watercress oil ...
I know it has a lot of benefits
I have got this problem at the moment and I have never experienced before and so much pain in my chest and the doctor's told me take a mood drug you will be fine and no one told me what was causing my pain and they told keeping on taking my painkillers and the problem with go a away in a couple of months and my heart is really healthy and very strong because I fast for 20 hours yesterday and thank you so much for increasing my knowledge and I hate being on a high carb diet because I am finding out that my body is getting sick more times and I am fed up with being in pain and I can't wait to go on your program because I felt so much better and healthy and I had no pain with your plan
Thank you for the best recommendations Dr. Berg. Really appreciate your channel.
Very glad to be of help.
It works. Did this over the last year. Both me and the wife.
I have autoimmune arthritis and live with this daily, but terrible in a flare. I take Dr. Berg Vit D 20,000 iu daily along with other supplements, including turmeric, and it has helped keep the flares away. My sternum and in between my ribs still hurts when pushing on them, but it’s tolerable. I think the most worrisome thing with it is if I have cardiac issues I’ll think it’s just my costochondritis.
I also have RA and suffering this left side under rib pain but my doctor have no clue.Please can you share how you are able to manage this?thanks
Whenever I attended A&E for this, after all the checks coming back ok, I was told it was possibly caused by stress or strain on the area leading to inflammation. It's extremely painful to even breathe. Thankfully haven't had a flare up for a couple of years. I've started the Vitamin D and hope I don't experience it again. I hope this information helps anyone still having flare ups. Thank you Dr Berg. 🙏♥️👍😊
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Many years ago I also found myself in A and E, with chest pain after the usual diagnosis and ECG all came back clear, it was a Nurse on the ward, none of the Doctors that actually told me, "it's probably coming from lower down" . Basically the stomach area.
doctors are cats
THX Dr. Berg...you hit the nail on the head..I've got lots of digestion issues
Very glad to be of help.
Dr. Berger, there's lots of reasons for costochondritis: Cough too hard. Get a respiratory tract infection. Exercise too much. Exert yourself in a rare way, like moving furniture or reaching into a high cupboard. Injure your chest. Use your arms too much. Have a bacterial infection. Have a fungal infection. And more. I have coscochondritis and I've read up on everything about it's causes and effects and possible remedies. I've spoken to many doctors. None of the information out there, none of information from the medical community says that making any changes to your diet will affect costochondritis. This is not a nutritional problem.
After doing my own research Im sure my shingles gave me costochondritis! It is the worst feeling ever 😣. I wonder how I can treated?
Back in 2014 I completed a Tough Mudder circuit when they were popular and put my body through a lot of trauma. Ever since then I’ve suffered from this, so painful!
Ive been dealing with this for 3 months now. Not fun at all! I can feel a little knot beside my sternum close to the bottom. Stretches help but if I over do it the opposite happens. I miss being normal
How is your condition now, I too had similar issue now it is in control. Vitamin d and vitamin b12 were the culprits
@@kiritdevda2186 did you feel some oxygen deficiency too or not ?
I had my vitamin d level checked and mine was at 9. Normal range is 30-100. I began taking vitamin d and the costochondritis is gone. Back pain has also significantly reduced.
What were your symptoms, I’ve been having chest pain, neck and back pain and shortness of breathe for months now, I’ve recently been diagnosed with low vitamin d levels and have been taking medication for 3 weeks now but no sign of symptoms clearing yet… has your symptoms cleared?
@BeautyforAshes How many weeks Vit D was taken please share as it might help someone else with this problem. And did costochondritis pain relapse again ?
@@PCJSKSJ I have been taking 10,000 iu’s daily for about 9 months now but I have been seeing my doctor regularly and having my levels checked. Vitamin d takes quite awhile to get back to normal. I have not had any signs of costochondritis since I began taking it.
I’ve had chronic chest pain for 9 years. It gets painful when my heart rate goes up/ lungs pump faster. Is that costochondritis?
Me too and been in Emergency room a few times from severe angina. Mine only happens an hour or so after I eat. I’ve been popping nitroglycerin under tongue like tic tacs. If I eat only dinner early and hours before bed, I don’t get chest pains.
I was diagnosed with this 2 years ago. He said it was due to the amount of coughing I did with Covid. My cough was terrible for 3 weeks!
This describes a problem I have. I went and got x-rays once and was told to take 4 advils 3 times a day. Basically i just gave up after that and decided to just put up with it. Thank you for something a bit more serious
Usless info from the Mayo Clinic...
Costochondritis usually has no apparent cause. Treatment focuses on easing your pain while you wait for the condition to improve on its own, which can take several weeks or longer.
Costochondritis usually goes away on its own, although it might last for several weeks or longer. Treatment focuses on pain relief.
My DO has stopped my pain instantly using OMT. When I have had this before it was always a “hung rib” which he could always manipulate back into place. Often one could hear a “pop” and there was instant relief. Hazard of the job being a dentist and too often sitting in a torqued position much of the workday.
It could be a rib issue but DOs are trained to check the spine first as issues with the spine can cause rib issues and treating the spine causes rib issues to go away.
Also the points he referenced are what's known as chapman's points and they pretain to either the liver or gallbladder (if its right sided chest pain) or stomach and pancreas issues (if on the left side).
What is OMT?
What kind of issues with spine?
Dr. Berg, I truly like your videos and the info you supply to the suffering public. I am a sufferer of this and other conditions - all related to Spinal maladies (too numerous to mention here). Notwithstanding this message, it falls short in that, one should have their Thoracic / Cervical spine checked out. You better than most know that cervical Instabilities and Thoracic issues (disc Bulges , etc) can affect and contribute to Costo. Cervical Instabilities affects nerves, muscles, and other connective tissue - going Up and Down your body!. Having T9 and T10 disc issues and various sites of Stenosis throughout my spine affect the chest muscles, Diaphragm [breathing issues] , and Rib Cage pain. Forward head Posture !! Big issue and getting Bigger from the Tech Neck epidemic now occurring.
Dr Berg I have another video for you. Can you find out if another sign that you are in ketosis is if you crave meat, protein, veggies? I'm really curious about this
i commonly had these jolting pains when i was a kid, left side. they rarely happen as an adult. this was a fun bit of trivia for the day.
Thank you dr Berg. Forever respect
You are very welcome.
I took your bile salts and it got caught in my throat, that resulted in a irritation that felt like acid reflux. It lasted for 2 days. So I have to take it with food so it will get to my stomach more efficiently. I believe it’s because it’s a gel cap .
I've taken antibiotics with applesauce and pumpkin from a can it works for me and water of course 👍🎄❤️
That is an ultimate clue: it is due to imbalance of stomach acid PH which causes this condition. I had this in very severe (as if I about to get heart attack anytime). Then I started taking betaine hydrochloride supplement and it went away in week.
Did you take acv with it?
Perfect timing. God bless you 💝
.thank you Dr Berg once again am blessed with all yr Important info, it makes a lot of sense what you say, blessings
I had this and i have enlarged liver 17.8cm i would never discover liver diseases without watching your videos 8 ER visit and stupid doctors didnt know whats going on after watching your videos i got ultra sound done and boom enlarged liver pressing on it and massaging my thoracic spine give me so much relief
Good Morning, Dr .Berg🌞
Thank you very much for advice and interesting information with😇 everyone !
Have a great day, God bless you all 🌟
12/29/2020
most of my patients who have it have had recent coughing problems
I went to see a heart ❤ doctor yesterday , because I have a mild pain on my left side sitting basically on my chest bone ... They treated it with a shot of Toradol and today I still have the pain 😞 I ate something after I came home from the doctor and that didn't sit well with the pain ... Just to mention I do smoke , but only marijuana ... They didn't seem 2 connect the 2 together so I'm assuming it isn't that that caused this ... So I'm now wondering if it is my diet. Idk 😞 I can only hope God takes this pain away within a couple of days ... I'm only drinking water right now and watching how much and what I eat .
Happy New Year 2021
I quit shopping at Costco tbh so I have no idea 🤷♀️
But I still take Chondroitin.
I have RA and my guess is that helps to contribute to it
Thanks Dr. Berg! I needed this!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for this amazing video. I get the sternum pain even if I try to open a bottle cap with pressure. It is really very painful
This might explain my unexplained chest pain that I’ve had for years
i also face this situation plz advice me
@@naturalvlogers5138 Steve August and the backpod!
"Unglue" your thoracic area so the ribs at the front can move freely the way they should (as opposed to overworking).
@Dr Eric Berg DC But what if you CAN’T have bile salts due to an overactive thyroid condition? What should we do then?
I tend to get a burning skin sensation with my costochondritis. Mainly my neck, back and upper arms.
Check out alladynia
I think I have this. Sometimes it feels like an electric jolt or shock to my whole chest wall/sternum. Used to think I was in danger of having a heart attack
Can completely relate to this. At it's worse was constant jolts across my chest and back. I also had kidney infection so a fever didn't help. I still have it now 4+ weeks on. ER just said "can't find anything broken" which I could have told them.
Same to me going through the same currently
I took magnesium and surprisingly, my costochonditis does come seldomly.
Thanks for this video. It explained well the experience I had today (April 20, 2023). I was rushed by the ambulance to the hospital as I felt it was a heart attack!