Acid reflux and GERD cause chest pain due to esophageal spasms and mucosal irritation

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Evidence indicates that gastroesophageal reflux disease is a leading cause of noncardiac chest pain, driven by mechanisms such as mucosal irritation from acid exposure and underlying esophageal dysmotility or spasms.

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Papers [1], [3], and [4] directly support the premise that GERD causes noncardiac chest pain via mucosal irritation (acid exposure) and esophageal motility or spasm/hypersensitivity issues. No papers refute this mechanism.

Evidence for · 3

Noncardiac Chest Pain: Epidemiology, Natural Course and Pathogenesis

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R. Fass, S. Achem. Noncardiac Chest Pain: Epidemiology, Natural Course and Pathogenesis. 2011. https://doi.org/10.5056/jnm.2011.17.2.110

Identifies gastroesophageal reflux as a primary underlying mechanism and the most common cause of noncardiac chest pain, alongside esophageal dysmotility and hypersensitivity.

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Non-cardiac chest pain: a 2018 update.

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M. Durazzo, G. Gargiulo, R. Pellicano. Non-cardiac chest pain: a 2018 update.. 2018. https://doi.org/10.23736/S0026-4725.18.04681-9

Notes that GERD is the most common contributing factor for non-cardiac chest pain, with spastic motility disorders and visceral hypersensitivity driving symptoms.

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Capsaicin-Sensitive Vagal Afferent Nerve-Mediated Interoceptive Signals in the Esophagus

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Mingwei Yu, Crystal Chang, B. Undem, Shaoyong Yu. Capsaicin-Sensitive Vagal Afferent Nerve-Mediated Interoceptive Signals in the Esophagus. 2021. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26133929

Discusses how noxious chemical and mechanical stimuli, such as acid from GERD, activate esophageal vagal afferent nerves to induce nociception and chest pain.

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first checked02 Aug 2026

judged → SUPPORTED · 8902 Aug 2026

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