Very noisy growling tummy!?!? Help Please!?!
Question: Hiya!
No matter what I have for breakfast, my stomach will rumble constantly through the morning. Which is very embarrassing because I am usually in a quiet meeting where everyone can hear it - and it is VERY loud!
What can I do to stop it rumbling, except eating loads - which only stops it rumbling for around 30 minutes!
Thanks! I'll choose a best answer also.
Answers: Hiya!
No matter what I have for breakfast, my stomach will rumble constantly through the morning. Which is very embarrassing because I am usually in a quiet meeting where everyone can hear it - and it is VERY loud!
What can I do to stop it rumbling, except eating loads - which only stops it rumbling for around 30 minutes!
Thanks! I'll choose a best answer also.
It is normal to have some air in the digestive tract; some air is swallowed, and some is produced by the process of digestion. It is also normal for the body to periodically get rid of some air. Burping or passing gas helps to keep the pressure within the intestinal tract low and prevents painful stretching of the stomach, small or large intestine. But that process is often accompanied by noise, and, depending on the situation, those noises may be viewed as embarrassing or inappropriate.
The stomach and intestines move food along from top to bottom by the process of peristalsis: The tube-like small intestine or large intestine squeeze in an organized, sequential fashion (a bit like squeezing a tube of toothpaste) to allow digestion to occur and to keep the intestinal contents moving along. Often air and liquid are mixed up and rearranged in this process, causing odd noises to be audible. When a doctor puts a stethoscope on the abdomen, he or she can often hear borborygmi, an entirely normal finding.
Imagine a long, thin balloon, the type clowns use to make animal shapes, half filled with water. If you jostle the balloon enough, you