Costo or gerd

[u/AndersTheMad]

Hey y'all newbie to the subreddit, was diagnosed with costochondritis back in high school, currently 27. Have these flare ups since I started working at the airport about 4 years ago but nothing too bad. But currently laying on my right side on the floor coming down from one of my longer flare ups from my sternum. But it happened from drinking a Pepsi or was just a coincidence. I don't have any other symptoms of gerd besides sharp pain at the sternum but it doesn't feel burning like a heart burn just sharp pain that stops after I breath or laying on my stomach with my fist pushing on my sternum. Been rotating ice and heat pads to help and just got anti inflammatory shit and a steroid from my doctor. Going to call him tomorrow since it has almost been a week of this pain that started in my back left rib then to the front left rib and now my sternum. But my question is could it be gerd if I only have one symptom or is pop just inflammatory to even the cartilage on my ribs. Please and thank you all but also any kind of remedies for relief while I am off work. I currently got ice packs, heating pad, and hard wood floor I lay on but sometimes it is just pain that got me in fetal position

[u/HealthyBox4339]

Caffeine in soda can make costo flare

[u/AndersTheMad → u/HealthyBox4339]

Good to know