I notice a lump in my stomach if I eat or drink something. Should I attend to it immediately?

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• Your complaint is a lump in your stomach, which appears once you take food. I think that you mean to say a lump overlying the stomach and not inside stomach.

• The most common cause is epigastric hernia, where the stomach bulges through a weak area in the abdominal wall.

• Usually the hernia disappears on lying down, while in an upright position, a thrust is noticed. You can also feel a pulsation by placing your palm over the area when you cough.

• It is not a serious problem. It can be treated with abdominal exercise or surgery.

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• It is not an emergency. You can wait for a month or two.

For more information consult an internal medicine physician online --> https://www.icliniq.com/ask-a-doctor-online/internal-medicine-physician