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What Causes Fluttering Feeling Under The Rib Cage?

I m a 36 year old female. I ve had a fluttering feeling underneath my right rib cage for about a week. It didn t hurt just felt uncomfortable like pressure against my rib cage. Today I woke up and have sharp stabbing pains on my right side along the rib cage and right below.
Tue, 22 Sep 2015
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Hello welcome to HCM. First of all i want to know where you are feeling the pain in the chest. Your symptoms indicates of three possibilities. First one, i suspect that You may be having acidity. More acid is produced in the stomach which is splashing up towards oesophagus which is present behind chest, hence you are feeling sensation in the early morning. It will be burning type and this sensation also felt in the neck. For this you have to take proton pump inhibitors like omez-40mg once daily half an hour before break fast. Every day for ten days. All the problems will be relieved. . Second may be some abnormality with heart. Pain will be like some weight is there on the chest. sweating will be there.To confirm getting ECG is must. Then take advice from the physician.  least possibilty- simple chest muscle spasms. For this plain analgesics will relieve the symptoms. Take advice from the physician . Take care. good health.

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What Causes Fluttering Feeling Under The Rib Cage?

Hello welcome to HCM. First of all i want to know where you are feeling the pain in the chest. Your symptoms indicates of three possibilities. First one, i suspect that You may be having acidity. More acid is produced in the stomach which is splashing up towards oesophagus which is present behind chest, hence you are feeling sensation in the early morning. It will be burning type and this sensation also felt in the neck. For this you have to take proton pump inhibitors like omez-40mg once daily half an hour before break fast. Every day for ten days. All the problems will be relieved. . Second may be some abnormality with heart. Pain will be like some weight is there on the chest. sweating will be there.To confirm getting ECG is must. Then take advice from the physician.  least possibilty- simple chest muscle spasms. For this plain analgesics will relieve the symptoms. Take advice from the physician . Take care. good health.