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A member asked:
Can gas cause a bulge the size of a golf ball to come and go around the left side of my ribs? my dr said its probably just gas and that's all she said
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Yes, and: Yes and constipation can contribute. The observation that it "comes and goes" is the key-you know you're dealing with something moving along through your colon: solid material/fluid/gas. (as opposed to a more ominous fixed mass like a tumor).
Answered 5/14/2014
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