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A 49-year-old male asked:

I sometimes have a burning in stomach below my breast bone a little to the left. sometimes it feels like a pulled muscle. could this be a hernia?

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Dr. Enrique Montana
General Surgery 53 years experience
Unlikely: Hernia in the location will present with a bulging mass rather than burning pain
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