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I keep getting butterflies in my stomach for no apparent reason. what could be the cause of this?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Anxious?: I don't know the reasons for the butterfly sensation you have been experiencing. However, anxiety is sometimes a cause.

Answered 1/31/2016

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