A 33-year-old male asked:
the issue is below my diaphragm, center under my rib cage, i have flutters or spasms randomly. at times it feels like there is a small mass that is tight. no pain at all. this is the second time it has happened. it can last weeks?
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Dr. Arthur Blain answered
25 years experience Family Medicine
Diaphragm mass: that mass is called your xyphoid process (small bone just distal to your sternum - totally normal finding) - flutters probably small muscle spasm - go see doctor eventually to confirm what I said
Answered on Oct 13, 2019
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