Today's symptoms
"I went to work in the morning and took an elevator with people I didn't know, and I was really embarrassed because my stomach was growling during the silence. This happens more than once, so it's often embarrassing. But I understand it makes noise because I'm hungry, but the serious thing is that it makes noise even when I'm full.
After lunch, we had a meeting in the afternoon, and suddenly the team members were coughing because they were embarrassed. " I think I ate something wrong," but I'm worried if there's something wrong with my body because it's like this every time. I'm wondering if I should go to the hospital or not."
_39-year-old P.C.
Why is that?
There are times when I feel embarrassed because my stomach is making a sound. Therefore, he tries to stop the sound in his own way, such as holding his breath and applying strength to his stomach to stop the sound, or reducing the sound by making his stomach thin. Why on earth is my stomach making noises?
When you're hungry, your stomach rumbles because of the "above hunger contraction" phenomenon. About six hours after eating, a stronger contraction occurs than when digesting food in the stomach. This is because you have to clean and push away the food residue or bacteria left on your stomach.When the contents in the
are reduced, a hormone called motilin is secreted from the duodenum, at which point the stomach wall contracts in a ring shape from the inlet to the outlet and waves. This movement causes air to move and sound to come out.
On the other hand, the stomach is full and the stomach is making noises because the stomach and intestines are mixing to thicken the air-bearing food, or because the muscles contract in a wave shape to move the food.
First thing to do
Hunger contraction starts with stimulation from the reduction of stomach food, so if you care about the sound, don't keep your hunger time too long and eat simple food to eliminate hunger. If you don't have enough time, you can raise your blood sugar level with candy to prevent the 'grumbling' sound.
If your stomach rumbles after a meal, it is better to make a habit of chewing food tightly so that you don't breathe air. Other foods are fine, because if your stomach only growls after drinking milk or yogurt, you lack enzymes that break down the lactose in dairy products. In that case, if you stop eating milk or dairy products, the symptoms will improve.
When you need to go to the hospital, you must check if you have symptoms accompanied by a growling, growling sound. Constipation, thin stool, diarrhea, diarrhea and constipation repeatedly, residual bowel movements, stomach cramps, abdominal pain, and blood are mixed in the stool. If some of these symptoms appear together, colon cancer or polyps can be suspected. If colon cancer or polyp is in progress, it can lead to loss of appetite, weight loss, and anemia due to bleeding. In this case, you should see a gastroenterologist or a gastroenterologist as soon as possible.
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