Mark A. Andrews, associate professor of physiology and associate director of the Independent Study program at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, provides the following explanation. Get smart. Sign Up. Support science journalism. Knowledge awaits. See Subscription Options Already a subscriber? Create Account See Subscription Options. Continue reading with a Scientific American subscription. Subscribe Now You may cancel at any time. When you're stomach begins to hurt, raid the cupboard for some honey.
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As a result, the muscles in your digestive system contract and cause these sounds. After you eat, your abdomen may grumble or growl as your intestines process the food. The walls of the gastrointestinal tract are mostly made up of muscle. The walls contract to mix and squeeze the food through your intestines so it can be digested.
This process is called peristalsis. Peristalsis is generally responsible for the rumbling sound you hear after eating.
Hypoactive, or reduced, bowel sounds often indicate that intestinal activity has slowed down. On the other hand, hyperactive bowel sounds are louder sounds related to increased intestinal activity.
These can occur after eating or when you have diarrhea. While occasional hypoactive and hyperactive bowel sounds are normal, frequent experiences on either end of the spectrum and the presence of other abnormal symptoms may indicate a medical problem. Abdominal sounds alone are not usually a cause for concern.
However, the presence of other symptoms that accompany the sounds may indicate an underlying health issue. These symptoms may include:. For instance:. If the sounds are accompanied by a bloated, gassy feeling in your stomach, you may want to limit your intake of foods that can produce more gas.
These include:. Avoid dairy if you have lactose intolerance. Borborygmi can occur at any time. The sounds are usually most noticeable when you're hungry.
You hear it when you have gas or food moving through your digestive system. This article will discuss borborygmi and how they cause those strange noises in your stomach. Food makes its way through the GI tract in a process known as peristalsis. Layers of smooth muscle that make up the GI tract's walls push food and fluids through your system. This movement can result in borborygmi. You may experience more borborygmi when you have diarrhea since there's an increased amount of fluids and gas in the intestines.
Borborygmi can also occur when you have a bowel obstruction where solid foods and liquids are trying to pass through a narrowed or blocked part of the intestine. The intestines are often noisier after eating since food is being moved through them. Borborygmi may slow down at night when there is no or less active digestion taking place.
Borborygmi can also happen when you just have gas in your stomach. Gas is normal and a result of intestinal bacteria processing foods that you can't digest. This includes food that contains carbohydrates. You may even experience borborygmi when you swallow too much air.
The amount of gas you have can change from day to day. Certain conditions can make it hard for some people to digest foods like dairy or wheat, which can lead to more gas and diarrhea—and the sounds that go along with them. While it makes sense that peristalsis could be noisy, you may actually notice borborygmi more when it has been a while since you've eaten. Because your intestines are empty, there's less in your digestive system to muffle any noise.
And just as the muscles in your intestines contract when processing food, they're still at work if it's been a while since you've eaten something. This causes the same noisy results. This video has been medically reviewed by Rochelle Collins, DO. It's important to note that borborygmi are normal. This simply means the intestines are working. There's no reason to worry about it unless the sounds and symptoms like gas are bothering you.
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