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A member asked:

Can i feel my descending colon if in thin? i feel a lumpy tubular thing a couple inches to left of belly button.

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Dr. Creighton Wright answered

Specializes in surgery

Yes: Very likely feeling the contained stool.

Dr Hebert agreed

Answered 12/10/2013

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