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My stomach feels tight when i stand
I can press my stomach when i sit and it feels normal but when i stand it feels harder than when i sit and I can't press it in, is it normal?
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When you sit, your skin and muscles over the abdomen relax and bunch. Hence abdo is soft and can be indented.
When you stand the skin and muscles stretch and then there is only bone left underneath.
Hence it is hard and not indented.
This is normal.
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Dr. V R Tindwani
Family Physician
50 yrs exp
Ahmedabad
What you think stomach is actually upper abdominal muscles which are tight is standing position, no medicicines needed this is normal
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Dr. Khushboo
General Physician
8 yrs exp
New Delhi
No could be gastric . Need to be evaluate
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