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How do you get rid of trapped gas in your back behind left shoulder blade i can here in my intestine i can here the gas.

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Dr. Robert Grieco answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

See MD: Have you been checked for a diaphragmatic hernia or hiatal hernia? That is when the stomach pokes up into the area where your lungs are above the diaphragm. This would be the most concerning possibility. See your doctor. Good health.

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Answered 11/18/2020

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