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What Causes Fluttering Sensation Under Rib Cage?

Hi, my stomach has started to kind of pulsate under neath my rib cage. It kind of feels like a throbbing or heartbeat, its not sore but Im really noticing it later, and in the last few hours its started to heat up, not burn yet, but gettting hotter. could it be a tumor or anything serious like that Cheers Danny
posted on Mon, 20 Jul 2015
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Hi,
I understand your concern.
The fluttering sensation under rib cage along with heating effect is likely to be due to Hyper acidity due to spicy food/ over eating/having alcohol on an empty stomach ... this leads to bloating & burning in upper abdomen/ under rib cage.
You need to take antacid/anti flatulent like Gelusil MPS ..2 tabs to be sucked thrice a day. Proton pump inhibitors like Ranitidine helps.
- the medicines along with bland/ easily digested food cures the problem in a couple of days. Avoid spicy food/ alcohol .
Thanks.
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What Causes Fluttering Sensation Under Rib Cage?

Hi, I understand your concern. The fluttering sensation under rib cage along with heating effect is likely to be due to Hyper acidity due to spicy food/ over eating/having alcohol on an empty stomach ... this leads to bloating & burning in upper abdomen/ under rib cage. You need to take antacid/anti flatulent like Gelusil MPS ..2 tabs to be sucked thrice a day. Proton pump inhibitors like Ranitidine helps. - the medicines along with bland/ easily digested food cures the problem in a couple of days. Avoid spicy food/ alcohol . Thanks.