does a growling stomach make your stomach shrink?

Question

i am on a diet and my mother told me that my stomach shrinks when it growls. Does this mean i cant lose weight without having it growl?

Answer 1

I am sorry to say, but your mother is incorrect in this regard.

The growling of your stomach (and intestines too) has to do with the presence of air within your gut. Your gut is a hollow tube that is lined with muscle. This muscle contracts even when you are hungry, producing waves of activity known as Migrating Myoelectric Complexes. Between meals these Migrating Myoelectric Complexes propagate along the entire length of the gut. The continued contractions of the stomach and intestines serve to keep mucus, remaining foodstuffs and bacteria from accumulating at any one site. The contractions also produce vibrations when air bubbles become trapped in the lumen. These vibrations produce the growling noises associated with hunger.

So having air in your stomach rather than food will do nothing to cause your stomach to "shrink in size".

To lose weight eat a balanced meal that is less in calories than you expend by activity.

I think that many people are confused by the scientific study that DID PROVE that if people have ENLARGED stomachs, stretched from overeating, that by eating smaller amounts the stomach will become smaller RETURNING TO SIZE.

http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=648

Answer 2

What Makes A Stomach Growl

Answer 3

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does a growling stomach make your stomach shrink?
i am on a diet and my mother told me that my stomach shrinks when it growls. Does this mean i cant lose weight without having it growl?

Answer 4

When you stop eating or eat less and less, your stomache does shrink which makes you more full with less food.. Many obese people have their stomache stapled which means a small portion of their stomache is pinched and "stapled" off so that it makes their entire stomache smaller and doesnt' allow them to eat as much.. Fill yourself with lots of water when eating.. That will help slow down the amount of food you intake.. Just remember to get all the nutrients you need. There's no point in losing weight if you are going to be constanly ill.

Answer 5

No. That's silly. Your stomach growls because it's hungry. And if you don't eat a lot, over a period of time it feels as thought the stomach has less capacity. But one does not cause the other. You can lose weight if your stomach doesn't growl.

Answer 6

There are three main ways to lose weight quickly.

1) Use only water as liquid and eliminate all other liquid drinks from your diet. You must drink as much water as possible every day. You must drink about half of your weight. If you have weight of 200 pounds then you must drink about 100 oz of water.

2) The interval between the eating is very important. If you eat once, then you must eat next after 4 hours. You must take breakfast regularly. In the night eat your food three hours before going to bed.

3) Walking is very good. You must walk as much as you can. Walk everywhere you can. Use of elevators and escalators must be reduced and instead of these you must climb stairs more often.

These are some of the fastest ways to lose weight. By just following the simple steps, you can lose your weight very quickly. You must consult your doctor if want to change your diet or exercise routine.

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Answer 7

First of all change you diet eat health and less calories then needed to maintain current body weight , there are many calculators online to figure it out. Lots of cardio to burn the fat and lean you down , also weight lifting do 3 sets of 15 reps it will make you look toned and lean plus muscle burns fat.

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