the greeks called it borborygmi which is also a medical term for stomach growling this is a noise which doesnt exactly come from the stomach but originates when excessive gas moves back and forth in the intestinesour belly usually growls when we are hungry and our blood sugar level starts to dip the growling sound is an indication that we need to feed the stomach to help intestines get the required nutrients from the blood as soon as we eat something it calms down the growling noise and our digestive system gets focused on absorbing the food rather than moving the air aroundbut now the question arises how does this air get trapped inside our digestive tracts well if you talk while eating thats believed to be one of the primary reasons talking while eating allows air to enter our digestive tract along with this eating too fast or drinking excessive fluids while working out also enable air to enter our bodythe process that makes you growlthe process that sends signals to your body about the hungry stomach is called migrating motor complex mmc process this means that our stomach and intestines get engaged in sensing the absence of food in the body thus receptors in the stomach wall create waves of electrical activity and trigger hunger remember a poor mmc functioning can lead to vomiting indigestion abdominal pain and nauseastomach can growl when it is fullyes not only when you are craving food but some of you must have experience growling when your stomach is full many may not notice it as the sound is relatively low this growling is the result of undigested food due to which our gut starts to produce gasesirritable bowel syndromeusually the noisy stomach is not considered a major health issue but in case you experience increased growling problem it may be a symptom of indigestion irritable bowel syndrome or even a bout of diarrheasweettooth is harmfulif you have a sweet tooth then the noise that your stomach makes can be embarrassingly loud this is due to the reason that excessive amount of sugar in the body can cause flatus resulting in increased intestinal noisewhat can be done to prevent stomach growlingthere are certain ways you can prevent stomach growling likeeat slowly and chew your food properly this will help in aiding digestion and prevent production of unwanted gases in the bodyavoid talking while eating as it will prevent air from entering the bodywhile drinking as well air can enter the body this advise may sound weird but if you drink water using straw instead of a glass it will limit the amount of air you can gulpwhile exercising do not over hydrate yourself as heavy breathing during a workout can enable air to enter the body