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A member asked:

Fluttering feeling like a heartbeat in my lower left side of my stomach or abdominal for a couple minutes what could that be?

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Dr. Robert Killian answered

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Gas: GAs and fluid passing through your intestine or colon.

Dr Alves and another doctor agreed

Answered 6/13/2021

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