2006-10-11 07:02:57 · 10 answers · asked by auto head 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Ethnic Cuisine
Borborygmus (plural borborygmi) (from Greek βορβορυγμος) is the rumbling sound produced by the movement of gas through the intestines of animals. The word borborygmus is an acutal onomatopoeia for this rumbling.
The "rumble" or "growl" sometimes heard from the stomach is a normal part of digestion. It originates in the stomach or upper part of the small intestine as muscles contract to move food and digestive juices down the gastrointestinal tract.
Although this muscle contraction happens whether or not food is present, rumbles are more common after the animal has gone several hours without eating. This may be why a "growling" stomach is often associated with hunger.
Rumbles may also occur when there is incomplete digestion of food that can lead to excess gas in the intestine. In humans this can be due to incomplete digestion of carbohydrate-containing foods including milk and other dairy products (lactose intolerance or the use of α-glucosidase inhibitors by diabetics), gluten (protein in wheat, barley, and rye) (celiac disease), fruits, vegetables, beans, legumes, and high-fiber whole grains. In rare instances excessive abdominal noise may be a sign of digestive disease, especially when accompanied by abdominal bloating, abdominal pain, diarrhea or constipation.
2006-10-11 07:04:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 10⤊ 2⤋
low blood sugar stimulates secretory glands in stomach to produce more acid - thats what you hear gurgeling, as there is nothing in stomach for it to work on. It is good reminder to eat something, as if this continues, you can get an ulcer.
2006-10-11 14:04:49 · answer #2 · answered by rose_merrick 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It rumbles becuase your stomach acid is bubbling inside and makes the "growling" like sound.
2006-10-11 14:07:50 · answer #3 · answered by cowboysfan4lyfe 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
When you are hungry, your stomach produce too much digestion acid, which produce gas. When the gas is release its rattle your stomach telling you its time to get some food for the acid to digest
2006-10-11 14:06:34 · answer #4 · answered by mr2one 2 · 3⤊ 3⤋
gas movement caused by peristalsis causing chyme (digested food) moving through the bowel in preparation for evacuation.
2006-10-11 15:07:00 · answer #5 · answered by Donald W 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
well, the stomach rumbles all the time,but you can only hear it if
thers nothing inside it.so it always does but you can only hear
it when your stomach is empty. ty bye and bye the way if u choose me as your best answer ill keep answering ur questions. ty bye!
2006-10-11 14:17:09 · answer #6 · answered by The girl with the opinion! 2 · 2⤊ 5⤋
Hi,
Coz the good bacteria which live in your body starts jumping about telling U to eat something so that they can go back to doing there job. ;-)
2006-10-12 09:07:11 · answer #7 · answered by Mona S 2 · 2⤊ 3⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borborygmus
2006-10-11 14:05:03 · answer #8 · answered by david429835 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
gas
2006-10-11 14:05:24 · answer #9 · answered by Arun M 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Because he is empty !
2006-10-15 11:51:16 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋