> I have been having funny feelings and mild pain that fits the
> description, and it got a lot worse suddenly, after I got home I told
> my wife.

Tom, nobody's laughing at all, no worries. Can you recall any sort of
straining, unusual excercise, different foods during the last week?  Has
the weather been different, did you get another mattress on the bed etc?

>
>
>
> Nothing showed anything unusual on the tests. Pulse slow and strong,
> blood pressure good, x-ray showed nothing.

Clear indication Paleo does you well ;-)
Don't bite my head off but did you ever have have a panic-attack? Are
you under more pressure then normal or is something worrying you?  If
there is no clear physical reason it could be a plain ol'
hyperventilation perhaps?

>
> One of the symptoms I have had for a while is severe gas pressure pains
> in the stomach, relieved by burping, apparently related to the left
> side chest pains somehow. Acid reflux?

Can be food-related, can be stress definitely.  Did you eat beans, maybe
hidden in some food.

>
>
> Anyway, my wife is after me seriously now to change my diet. I will see
> just what she has in mind. She already has mentioned less meat and more
> veggies.

Did you have bloodwork done lately as an indicator that Paleo is doing
you harm or well? All the technical stuff others are so well in defining
could reassure you if you are on the right track or not.
Personally I never did any bloodwork because if I feel well it's enough
for me. According to theory my arteries are de-clogging on this diet so
I'm not worried.

> That is OK, as long as she doesn't try to get me back into
> bread and rice! I'll tell you, when I thought I was dying I was cursing
> Atkins for getting me into this mess, as if two years on any diet is
> enough to cause heart disease.
>
Yesterday and today I fell bad, especially today. Thinking back on what
was different it became obvious. Yesterday a snack from the
twilight-zone (cocos candybar with carobe ) and today as well. Yep,
that's me sorted for 24 hours of walking around like a zombie.
So in your case, when you think back, is there even the slightest change
from your daily routine? Foodwise, habits, environment anything.

Christy

Frederiek, stay off the sesame-cookies, it's killerfoods ;-)