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The digestive system contracts to push food, gas, and liquid through the stomach and small intestine to create a cry, the more empty the stomach, the louder the stomach rumbles. However, when you hear the stomach rumbling and farting along with discomfort in the abdomen, it is possible that your body is suffering from some disease symptoms such as irritable bowel syndrome, irritable colon, .. Let's find out what is the condition of the stomach or gurgling in the following article.
1. What disease is stomach rumbling?
When the stomach boils, gurgling, gurgling continuously is usually due to physiological causes as follows:
Long-term stasis in the stomach, loud gurgling and gurgling noises caused by eating habits too fast, swallowing more air than people eating at a normal rate. The stomach rumbling is caused by air, food, and liquid moving during contraction of smooth muscle around the digestive tract. Food will reduce the noise in the stomach and intestines, so when you have an empty stomach, you will hear your stomach growl more clearly. When the stomach has been empty for a long time, the muscles of the stomach wall continue to contract stronger than before. At that time, a lot of gas and digested food is compressed into an empty stomach, making the stomach growl louder. The phenomenon of stomach gurgling is the body's way of cleaning itself, removing excess food and bacteria out. This process takes an average of 10 to 20 minutes and can be repeated every two hours until the stomach is full. What disease is stomach rumbling? In fact, this is not a medical symptom, but simply when the body is hungry and is a sign that your digestive system is working well. Stomach rumbling after eating may be because you have eaten too many foods that are difficult to digest, easy to fill, and bloated such as fried foods, foods with a lot of animal fat, grains, starch or onions... Stomach gurgling after eating can also be caused by just having a full meal, immediately lying down, causing the stomach to be full and bloated. At the same time, this action is easy to accumulate excess fat in the abdomen. Deficiency of beneficial bacteria in the intestinal tract causes digestive disorders, making food difficult to digest, easy to produce gas, bloating, and stomach rumbling and gas. Stomach rumbling and gas along with belching for many days can also be caused by drinking too much carbonated drinks, alcohol, beer. With the above causes of stomach bloating, you can completely fix it at home. Through changing the diet and daily activities, the stomach rumbling and farting will gradually disappear without any medical intervention.
However, if the stomach rumbling sound comes out in continuous episodes, accompanied by a long-lasting gurgling feeling of pain in the lower abdomen, you may have typical diseases of the digestive system. You need to immediately go to the hospital or medical examination and treatment facilities for timely examination and treatment:
Irritable bowel syndrome: The disease is common in the elderly and young children. In addition to the signs of pain in the lower abdomen, there are other signs associated with it such as diarrhea, constipation, abdominal cramps, bloating... Irritable colon: The disease is common in people aged 20 to 20 years old. 40 years old, in addition to the signs of pain in the lower abdomen, the disease also has symptoms of heartburn, belching, flatulence, abdominal pain, bloating and bowel disorders. Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease that affects the digestive tract. Signs of illness may include gurgling lower abdominal pain, diarrhea, weight loss, fatigue, fever, nausea, vomiting, and anemia. This condition can also lead to liver damage, osteoporosis and colon cancer. Gluten sensitivity: People with peptic ulcers or other autoimmune disorders may not be able to process gluten, causing stomach rumbling and gas. Acid Reflux: When you have stomach rumbling and gas or nausea after a meal, it may be because you have acid reflux, or indigestion. Acids in the stomach back up into the esophagus, which is caused by eating too much, smoking, drinking alcohol, being overweight, and being pregnant over the age of 35.
2. How to solve stomach rumbling after eating
Depending on the cause of the stomach rumbling after eating, there are methods to solve this problem.
Unscientific eating habits: If you are in the habit of eating fast, or eating when you are talking or working, then you are swallowing a lot of air. Too much air in the stomach causes the stomach to stretch. Therefore, you should make it a habit to slow down and eat with focus. Inability to digest dairy: For the elderly, their body reduces the production of lactate enzymes to digest dairy products. If, after drinking milk, your stomach rumbles and farts, you should stop drinking milk for a few days to see if there is any difference. Hormonal changes: Menopause or periods of hormonal changes can also cause gas and rumbling stomachs. The fix is to exercise regularly to prevent bloating and improve bowel movements. Eating too much fiber: When you eat too little fiber, it can cause constipation and lead to gas and bloating. This is because the bacteria in the gut can only digest it so much that it can cause bloating. Therefore, you should pay attention to eating foods rich in fiber in moderate amounts. Eat sugary foods: This is because the bacteria in the small and large intestines digest the sugar and produce gas. Eating too much sugar can cause stomach rumbling and gas. Therefore, you should limit eating foods high in sugar and sweets. Smoking: Smokers tend to inhale a lot of air, which makes them feel their stomach growl. The obvious solution is that you should quit smoking, smoke less cigarettes every day. Irritable Bowel Syndrome: This is a combination of gurgling lower abdominal pain accompanied by cramping. It is caused by an intestinal infection or even stress. To prevent this, you should eat small meals and avoid drinks containing caffeine that stimulate the intestines. Bacterial imbalance: This is when intestinal bacteria multiply and multiply. This condition causes bloating, an imbalance of bacteria in the digestive tract, which occurs when you have the flu or an infection. . To correct this imbalance, foods such as avocados, cherries, plums, beans, lentils, soybeans, wheat, onions, and garlic should be avoided for a period of several days. An upset stomach is a digestive symptom that affects many people and has many causes. Depending on the cause, there will be appropriate treatment and treatment. In cases where home remedies are not effective, you should go to medical centers for examination and treatment.
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