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What Could Cause Tight Sensation In The Stomach, Hernia Like Symptom And Breathing Difficulty While Lying On The Stomach?

My stomach is starting to feel tight and keep having hernia pop out but it moves in different parts of the stomach and feels like its muscles tighting. sometimes it feels like I cant breathe when I lay on my stomach. what could this be?
Sat, 31 Dec 2022
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Hello,

1) Upper stomach muscle has important role in normal breathing. Laying on stomach affect movement of these group of muscles during breathing. That is the reason for feeling of difficult breathing while laying on stomach.
2) Also, you feel hernia type structure popping out with some muscle tightness while laying on stomach. This might be because of divarication of recti condition. This is not a disease.

In this condition, rectus muscle (Front muscle on stomach wall) attach to each other at midline in wider weak area rather than thin line. When pressure inside stomach increase then because of muscle weakness in this area give feeling of hernia with pop out appearance. This is not a hernia. But this condition is risk factor for development of hernia on stomach wall in future.

Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Happykumar Kagathara, Gastrointestinal Surgeon
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What Could Cause Tight Sensation In The Stomach, Hernia Like Symptom And Breathing Difficulty While Lying On The Stomach?

Hello, 1) Upper stomach muscle has important role in normal breathing. Laying on stomach affect movement of these group of muscles during breathing. That is the reason for feeling of difficult breathing while laying on stomach. 2) Also, you feel hernia type structure popping out with some muscle tightness while laying on stomach. This might be because of divarication of recti condition. This is not a disease. In this condition, rectus muscle (Front muscle on stomach wall) attach to each other at midline in wider weak area rather than thin line. When pressure inside stomach increase then because of muscle weakness in this area give feeling of hernia with pop out appearance. This is not a hernia. But this condition is risk factor for development of hernia on stomach wall in future. Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Happykumar Kagathara, Gastrointestinal Surgeon