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Abracadabra0
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A bit of a lump/ bump on and off in the soft bit between your lower ribs? I think the area is called solar plexus and I seem to get a kind of lump about the size of a golf ball. I can actually feel it with my fingers and it's soft and moves. It almost feels like a bubble of gas or something and as soon as i push on it gently it disappears. I was wondering if it was just pockets of gas getting trapped although I don't know why it would always be that area. My only other thought was a hernia-I wasn't sure if it would be the right area for a hiatal hernia (which I haven't been checked for yet) or even if you would be able to feel it with your fingers. It's certainly not there all the time and I'll mention it to the doctor in my appointment in just over a week but I would be interested to know if anyone else gets this. Xx

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  • alvin44382
    alvin44382 Abracadabra0

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    hi.. i was diagnosed thru endoscopy with a hiatal hernia. i also feel that lump just below the sternum. pushing on it makes a bubbly sound and gives a good relief as the hernia is being pushed down from the diapraghm. hope u get an endoscopy to confirm and lessen your worries.
    • Abracadabra0
      Abracadabra0 alvin44382

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      Hi, that's exactly like me! If I push I can hear and feel gurgling. Funnily enough since I've been conscious of it I've been gently massaging downwards in that area and since I've been doing that my reflux has been better than it has been in a long time. Maybe continually pushing it down is helping to get things back where they should be and ease the reflux. I'll see what the doctors says when I see them next.

    • alvin44382
      alvin44382 Abracadabra0

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      yes, exactly the same. its a sliding type hiatal hernia that keeps slipping up thru the diapraghm when we lie down or bend over or lift something heavy cause i always experience them. hope you can confirm that thru upper endoscopy. just relax.
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