Abdominal pulse

Who else has a visible or noticeable pulse in their belly right above their belly button? I do and I can feel it with my finger, see my belly vibrating (i'm very slim) and hear it with a stethoscope. Does your doctor listen to your abdominal pulse?

Me! Any time I'm laying down I can see my abdominal pulse shaking my belly. And I can definitely feel it too. 😃

I've got one too. One PA thought it was something abnormal and offered to refer me to a cardiologist about it. She said she'd never heard of something like that. o_O

I've got a very visible abdominal pulse and love placing the stethoscope against it to listen. You can see my whole abdomen moving with each beat

Yes. Right now, sitting in a recliner with my tablet on my belly, I can see it jump slightly with my pulse.

My GP has always listen to my abdomen pulse.

Yes, right now I'm lying down shirtless and can see my abdomen shaking with each beat. I also get it stethed when I go for my physicals, as well as getting my abs palpated around my bellybutton.

I can't feel my belly pulse the way you mentioned... Guess the doc might be able to... But being touched with a stethoscope on the belly will surely make some other body part vibrate...?

I can see it when I lie down and see it pulse. I can also feel it if i put my finger slightly above my navel and press down. My doctor has never listened to the pulse, but has felt it. One time he put two fingers right over and a little above my navel and left the pulse for about a minute.

I can definitely feel mine. I never would have thought there was a pulse there. Thanks for the lesson!

Oh yes, there's always a pulse there, that can be listened with a stethoscope

I definitely enjoy a thorough abdominal exam including the auscultation. I enjoy it best with a cold scope! The colder, the better!

Its mostly like your aorta (major artery) Uardo69 that you are observing, as with skinny people it is very visible and you can feel and palpate it as illustrated in this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEFIyX_NG9w.

Many healthy people have a visible, palpable (you can feel it) pulsation in the abdomen over the aorta (I can see/feel mine, too). The area where you are noticing the pulse is the place where the abdominal aortic aorta is closest to the surface, so it makes sense that you would be noticing it there.

A lot of times you might notice your stomach vibrating from an aorta in your stomach called the abdominal aorta. This is completely normal! You can feel your pulse as the aortic artery is the largest artery in the human body and comes from your heart down to all your major organs and blood vessels carrying blood around your body.

If you were older past 50 and it was a lot more visible and palpable then it could indicate the presence of an Abdominal aortic aneurysm, as fatty deposits in the artery can cause weakness of the artery which allow the aorta to balloon out, allowing you to feel it pulsing. This would need further investigation and possible surgery depending on the size of the aneurysm.

When i witnessed my Gf being examined her doctor told her he needed to listen to the pulses in her tummy. I thought that was really hot especially when he pushed the steth pretty firmly into her soft tummy right above her bellybutton. As she breathed you could see the steth sinking into her.

I do. When laying down I can see it on my belly. Never felt or listened to it though.

I have quite a strong abdominal pulse.

Yep... it is visible most of the time, even when I'm wearing a shirt... Can be distracting, lol

It is most visible of course when I'm lying down, also easy to palpate and auscultate. 😃

I'm a runner and have a pretty strong pulse, so yes it is visible in my stomach. An ex-bf called it my second heart 😃

As RN has kindly said it's called the abdominal aorta. Dilatation of the aorta is an aneurysm which as you know can produce a surgical emergency or worse if it ruptures.

I had a repair of my aortic aneurysm last Dec. I now see my vascular surgeon every 6 months, for life. He always listens to my aorta and does an ultra sound, or CT with contrast to check on the stent and see if it has moved, or is having "micro bleeds".

I have visible pulse just below my sternum. It shakes my abdomen when I lie down and it's quite visible when I sit down or stand up.

I have a really visible pulse in my stomach, so much so that its visible through my shirts.

Unfortunately I've never really had a doctor steth it though