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What Causes Feeling Of Pulse Sporadically Below The Navel Region?
Question: Hi. I'm a 27 year old male. About 140 lbs and 6 ft tall. I can feel my pulse right below my belly button if I press there. Is this normal?
Brief Answer:
This may be normal in your case
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Noted your history and understood the concerns.
Your calculated BMI is about 19 just at the lowest level of normal.
This means your spine can be palpated through anterior abdominal wall.
There is a large vessel called abdominal aorta which can be easily palpated in lean and thin people.
That is why you can palpate the pulsations below belly button on pressing.
This is normal in most of the lean people.
You can get this confirmed by clinical examination by a Doctor.
This may be normal in your case
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Noted your history and understood the concerns.
Your calculated BMI is about 19 just at the lowest level of normal.
This means your spine can be palpated through anterior abdominal wall.
There is a large vessel called abdominal aorta which can be easily palpated in lean and thin people.
That is why you can palpate the pulsations below belly button on pressing.
This is normal in most of the lean people.
You can get this confirmed by clinical examination by a Doctor.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Could this be an AAA?
Could it possibly be an Abdominal aortic Aneurysm?
Could it possibly be an Abdominal aortic Aneurysm?
Brief Answer:
Least likely.
Detailed Answer:
Possibly not, as it might have caused other symptoms.
TheThanks for your detailed feedback.
It take about three weeks for any wound to have good healing and takes about 6 weeks for good strength.
Hence you should not do any activity that can put strain on the healing wound for 6 weeks if you want to avoid recurrence.
In addition:
Keep the stools soft.
Avoid people with flu to avoid getting cold and coughing.
No sex for the same period as mentioned above, that puts on real pressure on the abdominal wall.
I hope this further clear your doubts.
only way is to go for color doppler examination to get a confirmed situation.
I hope this answers your query.
Take care and give feedback.
Least likely.
Detailed Answer:
Possibly not, as it might have caused other symptoms.
TheThanks for your detailed feedback.
It take about three weeks for any wound to have good healing and takes about 6 weeks for good strength.
Hence you should not do any activity that can put strain on the healing wound for 6 weeks if you want to avoid recurrence.
In addition:
Keep the stools soft.
Avoid people with flu to avoid getting cold and coughing.
No sex for the same period as mentioned above, that puts on real pressure on the abdominal wall.
I hope this further clear your doubts.
only way is to go for color doppler examination to get a confirmed situation.
I hope this answers your query.
Take care and give feedback.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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