When you're thin....
katerinabowler
Posts: 32 Member
can you feel and see a pulse in your abdomen? It's freaking me out a little!
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Whaaaat?0
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YeI, totally normal0
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I just looked. Yes.0
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I think.0
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I just looked, nope. I've some work to do then. LOL0
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lol I don't think it's a pulse, I thought it was digestion. I'm clueless though.0
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Lol no0
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muscle quiver... relax.. jeez0
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I can see mine, and yes it is your pulse.0
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It's an aortic pulse, definitely a pulse lol.0
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I don't think so..?0
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Yes.0
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Absolutely.....don't worry it's meant to be there.0
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yes. it can become stronger if your tummy is upset tho.0
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Yes. If you are thin you can definitely feel it. I noticed this about 6 months ago lol. It is the pulse from the aortic valve that runs into the abdomen.
If you have any pain or discomfort in that area, I'd get it checked out just to be on the safe side ( people can get blockages in that area).0 -
Thanks all! Obviously normal for some people! I don't have any pain, but it's weird.... I don't like it. It's very noticeable when I'm lying in bed on my back.0
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Hey, atleast is doing it's job, providing your digestive track and lower half of your bodynwith blood.
But completely normal, I've had instances feeling it throughout my entire life.0 -
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Yes! It's so prominent that I can't rest a book or even my arms holding a book there to read. It jostles my book/my arms up and down a lot. I'm told it's normal.0
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I'm still obese but feel it easily when I lie on my tummy. It's weird!0
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Haha I am so happy to see this post. I started to notice this a few months ago when I got near my goal weight. I immediately freaked out, started googling, and then texted the thinnest person I knew to see what she said.0
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I've never seen or heard of anything like this0
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Yes, I can see this when i lay on my back. I am not thin, tho.0
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Not me. Even when I only weighed 103 I did not have that.0
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katerinabowler wrote: »can you feel and see a pulse in your abdomen? It's freaking me out a little!
Yes! It always creeps me out when it does that and I can see it, but I know it's my pulse.0 -
stormyview wrote: »Yes! It's so prominent that I can't rest a book or even my arms holding a book there to read. It jostles my book/my arms up and down a lot. I'm told it's normal.
Same!0 -
It's normal.0
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I'm fat and I can feel that sometimes. It's your abdominal aorta, one of the largest arteries in your body, and it lies against the back of the abdominal cavity, just to the left of the spine.0
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I'm glad that it's normal! I didn't notice it at all when I was bigger. Thanks for the reassurance!0
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