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Is it normal to feel your heartbeat in your stomach, if you push down hard?

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Dr. Andrew Seibert answered

Specializes in Gastroenterology

Can be.: Many people are able to feel a pulse in their abdomen, particularly if they happen to be thin. It is definitely not abnormal.

Answered 7/5/2018

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