A flutter sensation?

Rusty Barr

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Posted 6/29/2024 8:30 AM (GMT -5)

I’m in remission. Normal stools.
Since the fall of 2023.

Over the past month or so. Occasionally. Maybe once or twice a week. I get this weird flutter sensation that only lasts only a few seconds under my lower left side front rib area. Kind of a little lower than my stomach in a small area.

It’s weird. No pain. Just this weird flutter type sensation. It usually goes away within a minute or two.

It’s not constant. I’ll feel this flutter. Then it goes away after a few seconds. Then I might get two or three of these “episodes” within a ten minute period. Then it’s gone.

Is this something I ate the night before? Anxiety related? My morning coffee?
Something related to my UC?

Hmmm

Post Edited (Rusty Barr) : 6/29/2024 7:41:57 AM (GMT-8)

straydog

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Posted 6/29/2024 10:43 AM (GMT -5)

If you are in remission, I doubt these flutters have anything to with UC. Anxiety, yes it could be related to that, it could also be trapped gas.

Some of us tend to blame every little glitch on our IBD's. I work not to go down that rabbit hole, instead I concentrate on feeling good & being in remission.

quincy

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Posted 6/29/2024 12:53 PM (GMT -5)

I get flutter sensation from PVCs, and sometimes a bubbly sensation from what I think is small intestine peristalsis. If you have a stethoscope...when that happens, take a listen. If it is your intestine, its probably gas and liquid (whatever its called) going around a bend in the intestine.

Curious...are you always sitting or standing or laying down?

q

clo2014

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Posted 6/29/2024 1:48 PM (GMT -5)

Rusty,

Is it always in the same spot... Not area... Same spot?

I ask because I have scar tissue narrowing in some areas where it feels like a "flutter" with liquid and larger pieces working it's way thru. I can feel my intestines tightening and releasing a little more aggressively right before that spot and sometimes it is uncomfortable. If it's gas I get either a quiver or a burp as the gas is moving thru. It doesn't always behave in that manner but occasionally it does.

When it does happen more than once in a week.... I start eating a super low residue diet and up my liquid intake. Some times I take milk of magnesia. My colo rectal surgeon had me start taking ground flaxseed in 8 to 10 ounces of diet cranberry juice with 10 frozen strawberries and a handful of frozen blueberries at least every other day...plus He had me increase my overall fluid intake... The smoothies helped decrease the quivers and "pops" in that spot. (But it did increase my gas - but the gas from the flaxseed is not painful to me)

To try to discover what was going on....my GI had me mark a spot with a magic marker on places where I had different things happening... over a period of a week... He did imaging and confirmed I have narrowing there.

We are monitoring.... But the extra flaxseed smoothie helps tremendously.. Beware it does make you "go go".... And if you don't drink enough water it can cause obstructions. So be careful. Also... I went back to my food journal and discovered it occurred more when I ate more protein and less fiber...

Clo

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