Vibrating abdomen

[IAmFourEels]

I posted this in Chat but didn't get any responses so thought I'd see if it got more traffic in AIBU.

For a week now I have been having sporadic feelings and movements in my lower abdomen - like prolonged muscle spasms, which are also like tingles or vibrations, and also some tugging sensations and twinges. I’ve taken a pregnancy test and it was negative. Also I’m still having regular periods and have a copper coil. So it would be a real statistical anomaly if I was pregnant - with BC, periods AND a negative result. Has anyone else felt anything like this, for over a week? Could be digestive issues I suppose, but my diet hasn’t changed and my ‘movements’ are normal!

I realise I should chat to my GP, not internet strangers... But they're doing quite strict phone screening due to Covid and I imagine will not be too interested in investigating - as the sensations are not painful or causing me any issues. So thought I would ask the internet before ringing them!

Ugh, didn't mean to enable voting

You haven't recently been to any deserted planets sending out mysterious and ambiguous warnings ?

Some food intolerances can cause this symptom. I get it if I ingest sulphites.

It sounds like nothing, maybe a little nerve?

I had this when pregnant...post 6 months when I had a bump...It’s quite a disconcerting feeling!

Could be your copper coil moving or irritating your uterus, or an infection, I'd talk to the gp about it

I’ve been having this and have put it down to wind
I’m thinking my diet is probably not as healthy as it should be with lockdown and extra snacks.

I think I know what you mean. I get random times where my stomach just "has a heartbeat" is the only way to describe it. Rhythmic spasms that feel like third trimester baby hiccups but aren't. It apparently has to do with nerves. Nothing sinister as far as I know.

It’s either wind or nerves. You don’t need to see your GP it’s normal.

I get the above described nerve thing - sometimes I can even see it! It's like a heartbeat and lasts a few seconds (if it's what you're experiencing)

I've had this - just like a baby bubbling around in there... but 100% not pg. I think it's a trapped nerve inside somewhere, maybe the outside of my womb or something. It's very disconcerting.

I get this too. I assumed it was the same sort of thing as when your eyelid or lip twitches but on a bigger muscle or something.

Forgotten love eggs/beads?

I’ve had this occasionally, the last time after a miscarriage when my body wasn’t quite back to normal yet. In my mind it’s definitely a gynaecological thing, but for me it’s always resolved itself without my doing anything about it.

Might be a bit out but could be a sign of MS if its tingly

Mine actually was a very early sign of MS.

I have this when I go onto a low carb diet, I think it’s wind from all the extra green vegetables I’m eating. It genuinely does feel like a baby moving though and I’ve definitely had to check with a test before