What is gastrointestinal rumbling?

Many people have had this experience. In daily life, they can occasionally hear their stomachs rumbling, but they don’t have any other discomfort symptoms. In fact, generally speaking, this is usually caused by active gastrointestinal tract, which is what we call gastrointestinal rumbling. This is a normal phenomenon in most cases. If there is no discomfort in your body, you don’t have to worry. Eat less spicy and irritating foods. If you are really worried, you can see a doctor.

Does bowel rumbling mean hunger?

The rumbling of the stomach is caused by hunger and the rumbling of the intestines is a disease. The food we eat for three meals a day is usually emptied from the stomach after 4 to 5 hours. At this time, the stomach will begin to contract violently, and the peristalsis of the stomach will make a gurgling sound, which will make people feel hungry and is also a signal that it is time to eat. Of course, the intestines also make sounds, and bowel sounds are produced by intestinal peristalsis. Although intestinal motility can also speed up when you are hungry, bowel sounds are more common after meals because they are the sounds made by the small intestine moving food and liquid in the intestine. The "gurgling" sound made by the intestines when bowel sounds increase is mostly caused by intestinal diseases. For example, enteritis and dysentery can cause an increase in the frequency and volume of bowel sounds; intestinal obstruction can cause hyperactive bowel sounds, which is manifested by a significant increase in the frequency and volume of bowel sounds, and sometimes a "sound of air passing through water", which is a strong "signal" of mechanical intestinal obstruction. What causes bowel sounds? Indigestion, gastrointestinal inflammation. How to prevent bowel sounds? Pay attention to a balanced diet, avoid tobacco, alcohol, spicy, cold, greasy, and irritating foods. Eat less gas-producing foods: such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, etc. You can eat rice porridge, pasta, and other foods that are easy to digest. From this we can see that the stomach’s calls are: the stomach says “hungry” and the intestines say “sick”.

Bowel sound prevention

1. Prevention of acute gastroenteritis Acute gastroenteritis is a common disease of the digestive tract, usually caused by eating food contaminated by bacteria or viruses, which causes inflammation of the gastrointestinal mucosa. This disease can be prevented as long as we strictly control the "disease entering through the mouth". The following points should be emphasized here: 2. Do not eat unclean fruits and vegetables. Fruits and vegetables need to be watered, fertilized, and sprayed with pesticides during their growth period. They are easily infected by bacteria during the process of collecting, transporting, and selling. As a result, the skin of many fruits and vegetables carries bacteria, insect eggs, and chemical pesticides. Therefore, fruits and vegetables must be rinsed repeatedly with clean water several times before eating. All fruits and vegetables that can be peeled should be peeled before eating, otherwise pesticide accumulation and poisoning may occur.