Why do I feel movement under my ribs?

The fluttering feeling in your rib cage could be heart palpitations. Heart palpitations are the sensation of your heart beating. Many patients describe a fluttering feeling in the chest area, or their heart thumping or racing. These symptoms don't usually last too long.
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What is moving under my left rib cage?

Their function is to protect your organs that lie beneath them. On the left side, this includes your heart, left lung, pancreas, spleen, stomach, and left kidney. When any of these organs are infected, inflamed, or injured, pain can radiate under and around your left rib cage.
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Why do I feel baby under my ribs?

Pregnancy rib pain can be the result of your baby physically kicking you in the ribs, stretching out under your ribs, or just moving by your ribs. The pain can also be caused by your muscles stretching out. In some rare cases, it might be caused by a medical complication.
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Why am I having spasms under my ribs?

Common causes include: a direct blow to the rib cage, such as from a fall or car accident. an impact blow from contact sports, such as hockey or football. twisting the torso beyond its normal range of motion.
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Why do I feel movement in my lower abdomen?

Digestion. When you eat, the muscles in your digestive tract start moving to bring food through your stomach and into your intestines. You may feel these muscles moving immediately after you eat or even a few hours later.
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I’m 34 weeks and my baby is pushing up in my rib cage. Is there a way to relieve the pain?



Why do I feel flutters in my upper stomach?

Diaphragm flutter — also known as diaphragmatic flutter or diaphragmatic myoclonus — is a rare disorder in which your diaphragm experiences repeated involuntary contractions. The diaphragm is a muscle just below your lungs that separates your chest and upper abdomen.
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Can gas feel like kicking Not pregnant?

A: It's possible to have sensations that feel like a baby kicking when you aren't pregnant. Several normal movements in a woman's body can mimic a baby's kicks. This includes gas, muscle contractions, and peristalsis—the wave-like motions of intestinal digestion.
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Why does it feel like a baby kicking under my left rib?

The next most common cause of a fluttering feeling in the lower left rib area is thought to be due to activity and movement in the stomach and intestines, which lay directly beneath this area.
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Why is my spleen spasming?

Splenic flexure syndrome occurs when gas builds up or becomes trapped in your colon. Thought to be the primary cause of this condition, gas accumulation causes trapped air to push on the inner lining of your stomach and digestive tract. As a result, pressure can build on surrounding organs, causing pain and discomfort.
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What does a wandering spleen feel like?

Symptoms of Wandering spleen may include englargement of the spleen (splenomegaly), abdominal pain, intestinal obstruction, nausea, vomiting, fever, and a lump in the abdomen or the pelvis. Some individuals with this condition do not have symptoms.
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Can feel spleen moving?

Wandering spleen may occur during adulthood because of accident or injury, another underlying disorder (e.g., connective tissue disease), or the abnormal relaxation (laxity) of the ligaments caused by pregnancy.
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Can you feel flutters and not be pregnant?

If you're feeling these itty bitty flutters months or even years after childbirth, don't worry, you're not alone. Phantom kicks are a widely experienced sensation with a variety of causes. For the most part, they're normal and not cause for alarm.
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Why do you feel pregnant when you're not?

The same body system and hormones are involved, so it makes sense. Rising levels of progesterone during PMS can cause symptoms that mimic pregnancy to a T, whether it's tender breasts, a ravenous appetite, mild cramping, moodiness and fatigue, spotting, or even nausea.
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Can you be pregnant without knowing it?

A few studies have estimated that one in 400 or 500 women are 20 weeks, or about 5 months, into their pregnancy before they realize they are pregnant. One in 2,500 women make it all the way to labor before they understand they're going to have a baby.
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What is a diaphragmatic flutter?

Diaphragmatic flutter is a disease in which there are repeated involuntary contractions of the diaphragm, the muscle that separates the heart and lungs from the abdomen.
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Can body think its pregnant?

A false pregnancy is also known as a phantom pregnancy, or by the clinical term pseudocyesis. It's an uncommon condition that causes a woman to believe she's pregnant. She'll even have many classic symptoms of pregnancy. But this isn't related to a miscarriage.
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What are the signs of hidden pregnancy?

Often, women with a cryptic pregnancy do not experience typical symptoms of pregnancy, such as: nausea. missed periods. abdominal swelling.
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Doctors separate nonpsychotic cryptic pregnancy into three categories:
  • pervasive.
  • affective.
  • persistent.
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Can you convince yourself you're pregnant?

Although it is rare, pseudocyesis (“false pregnancy” or “phantom pregnancy”) is a serious emotional and psychological condition. Psychological factors trick the body into believing that it's pregnant.
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Why does it feel like something is moving in my stomach early pregnancy?

Abdominal pain

Your growing uterus is pulling and straining the muscles that support it. You may feel sharp pains or just a mild pulling sensation. It often occurs when you cough, sneeze, stand up, sit down, roll over, or during sex.
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Can baby movement be felt in upper abdomen?

As both the uterus and fetus grow, a fetus' movements can be felt all over the belly, including the upper part of the abdomen. So it is completely normal to feel fetal kicks in the lower part of your abdomen prior to 20 weeks.
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Why do I feel like there is something in my stomach?

A feeling of tightness in a person's stomach is usually the result of digestive or hormonal issues. The sensation often goes away on its own, but it can also signal an underlying health issue. This article will look at potential causes of a tight stomach, including: constipation.
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What do spleen spasms feel like?

Spleen pain is usually felt as a pain behind your left ribs. It may be tender when you touch the area. This can be a sign of a damaged, ruptured or enlarged spleen.
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What are the symptoms of an enlarged spleen?

Symptoms
  • Pain or fullness in the left upper belly that can spread to the left shoulder.
  • A feeling of fullness without eating or after eating a small amount because the spleen is pressing on your stomach.
  • Low red blood cells (anemia)
  • Frequent infections.
  • Bleeding easily.
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How can you tell if your spleen is enlarged?

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  1. Blood tests, such as a complete blood count to check the number of red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets in your system and liver function.
  2. Ultrasound or CT scan to help determine the size of your spleen and whether it's crowding other organs.
  3. MRI to trace blood flow through the spleen.
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How do you check your spleen at home?

Palpation for splenic enlargement should begin with the patient supine and with knees flexed. Using the right hand, the examiner should begin well below the left costal margin and feel gently but firmly for the splenic edge by pushing down, then cephalad, then releasing (Figure 150.1).
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