if you press down hard on your stomach are you supposed to feel a heartbeat
2006-08-21 17:40:43 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
Your stomach is on your left side, partially tucked under your rib cage. You should not feel a pulse there. I, however, suspect that you, like too many others, refer to your abdomen as your stomach. There is an artery that runs down through this region. You may be feeling that.
2006-08-21 17:52:25 · answer #1 · answered by TweetyBird 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the heartbeat you are feeling is coming from your thumb or finger you need a stethoscope to listen to a heartbeat in your stomach and a doplar if you are pregnant
2006-08-22 00:48:14 · answer #2 · answered by oceanlady580 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not unusual, but it's not the preferred method to detect a heartbeat.
2006-08-22 00:47:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depends on your weight and age, and how hard you're pressing.
If you're young and skinny, no problem.
If you're middle-aged and/or overweight, no, it is not normal and can be (doesn't have to be) an abdominal aortic aneurysm.
2006-08-22 00:47:12 · answer #4 · answered by alannabear34 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
your heart is right above your stomach, so yes, you can feel your heartbeat.
2006-08-22 00:46:02 · answer #5 · answered by PreviouslyChap 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You're probably just feeling the pulse in your hand.
2006-08-22 00:45:27 · answer #6 · answered by Notorious 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
WHEN I DO THAT NOTHING HAPPENS TO ME OR TO MY STOMACH
2006-08-22 00:46:43 · answer #7 · answered by juanita2_2000 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋