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A question for all those with 40 lbs+ to lose

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time4t

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When you lie on your back and feel your abdomen do you have any hard areas?

My stomach feels hard from the belly button downwards.
It's been like this for a few months now and was wondering if this is normal for people carrying excess weight.

Thanks in advance.
 
Welcome to the forum. I would get that checked out by a doctor if I were you. I've been much more than 40 lb overweight and never had that symptom for that length of time. Some small areas of the abdomen can feel a bit hard if you are constipated, but IMO an area the size you mention, in the location you mention, for a few months, should be checked out by a doctor, asap.
 
time4t said:
I thought it might be visceral fat......
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Visceral fat is the fat that surrounds organs and is inside them. It does not feel hard when you touch the outside of the body, as far as I know.

There are gynaecological conditions that can cause this issue, especially in someone over 40 years of age. I would make that appointment asap, like today/tomorrow.
 
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