It is quite common for many of us to have gurgling sound from the stomach. Variety of activities like breakdown of molecules, absorption of nutrients and removal of waste particles take place in the abdomen every day. But there are sounds that are embarrassing causing discomfort for the person. Gurgling stomach is one such sounds that may occur in the abdomen or small intestine. One cannot ignore that getting such noise from the stomach is normal all the time. It can be indicative of underlying medical problem like irritable bowel syndrome or any other gastrointestinal disorder.
Gurgling Stomach Symptoms :
Often gurgling stomach noise is made not from the stomach but from the intestine. It can be the sound of gurgling, rumbling and growling. Sometimes, the intensity of sound varies producing high pitched noise causing embarrassment. For some people it can cause additional symptoms like nausea, vomiting, frequent watery stool, constipation and excess of gas which can be a matter of concern needing medical attention. You can ignore the gurgling stomach if you are getting it occasionally after eating or drinking. But if it is a daily routine you need to check with your GP.
Abdomen :
The stomach of human body is more or less resembles the letter “J”. It begins with the end of esophagus as thin tube like structure and proceeds as a hollow organ and ending with small tube that gets connected with the small intestine. As many of you think stomach will not remain silent when you are not eating/drinking anything. It swings into action for every 3-4 hours even if you stay on fasting. The major function of the stomach is to work on the indigested food particles, secreting enzymes for breakdown of foods and converting it to a fine paste called chyme. The final product of chyme is deposited into the small intestine for further digestion and absorption. Seeing foodstuffs, smelling it and just thinking about your favorite item can make your stomach to secrete several gastric juices. The walls of the stomach move up and down when these juices and enzymes are being produced making gurgling noise.