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Pulse below rib cage! Advice

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katie04980
katie04980

Hi,

Please help. I can feel my pulse strongly when i place my hand across my stomach just below my rib cage. It gets very strong when i lie down. I googled this and it said it is an abdominal aortic aneurysm. Im now really worried.

Ealier this evening I had a large pain in my stomache around this area but after going to the toilet (TMI i know) the pain has gone.

Could I always have this pulse and now only noticing as I was worried about the pain or could this really be an abdominal aortic aneurysm?

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  • james_47376
    james_47376 katie04980

    Posted

    katie

    a moment ago you were worried about another pain and possibly befire that another

    i would suggest you need to stop googling right away and instead try a meditation

    i know exactky the process your going through and it can spiral into a panic attack

    trust me ....

  • jenna83526
    jenna83526 katie04980

    Posted

    never believe Google trust me, if i had every illness that Google said i had i would be dead by now. i have g.a.d ( genearlized panic disorder) health anxiaty and i get chest pain nearly every day, sounds like you have anxiety and need to go to the doctors and get reassured that you will be ok. when you feel pain in places take deep breaths and tell your self your fine. also we have pulses all over our body's and when anxiaty kicks in it will race.

  • jan34534
    jan34534 katie04980

    Posted

    Katie it’s a good thing that you felt your pulse below your rib cage because that means it is functioning. It is the largest artery in your body so that is why you can feel it.sometimes thin people feel it easier than others or they can actually see it pulsating. It’s nothing to worry about it means that your body is getting the blood flow and oxygen that it needs. Abdominal aortic aneurysm‘s affect people in mid life and usually those who are heavy smokers.

    you can completely relax about this.

  • hypercat
    hypercat katie04980

    Posted

    Hi my advice is to stop googling especially if you suffer from health anxiety. They always paint the worse scenario and you go from a mild headache to dead in 3 clicks! x

  • darren84
    darren84 katie04980

    Posted

    feeling a pulse there means everything is normal. you could also just be feeling your heartbeat aswell. you are fine dont worry about this.

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