Stomach growling

Perhaps it has happened to you, you are within earshot of several people when your stomach makes that embarrassingly loud gurgling sound. While most people are probably familiar with this few know what causes it. The cause of your stomach growling is a process called peristalsis, which is what happens as food and liquids are traveling through your intestines. What kind of food you’ve eaten in the last 24 hours, how much you’ve eaten, how much air you swallowed, are all factors in this process. Also, consuming carbonated drinks or beer will add more air to your intestines, which is also a contributing factor.

In some rare cases the cause may also be a disease. However, if this were the case, there would be warning signs such as an upset stomach.

 

Source: HealtCentral.com & Dr. Dean Edell

 

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