Your stomach's gurgles, medically termed borborygmus, are a normal sign of a healthy, active digestive system. These sounds, caused by food, liquid, and air moving through your intestines via ...

Those rumbling, gurgling noises from your stomach have a scientific name: borborygmi. Stomach growling happens when food, gas, or fluids move through your digestive tract. Because the intestines are ...

Many people experience “stomach growling” after eating. Also known as borborygmi, it is the sound of muscle contractions and gas formation in the digestive system as food passes through the intestines ...

It’s mid-happy hour on a first date, and you’re suddenly hit with the realization that you worked through lunch. Right on cue, your stomach chimes in with its own grumbly greeting to your suitor. No ...

Irritable bowel syndrome can be diagnosed using bowel sounds recorded by a noninvasive device, according to a study presented at Digestive Disease Week, July 2 to July 5 in Washington, D.C., and ...

The current research in bowel sound analysis and gastrointestinal (GI) monitoring represents a significant advance in non‐invasive diagnostic technologies. Modern techniques employ sophisticated ...

Loud stomach growls are usually a sign of a healthy digestive system at work, driven by muscle contractions moving gas and liquid. While often normal, ...

It’s mid-happy hour on a first date, and you’re suddenly hit with the realization that you worked through lunch. Right on cue, your stomach chimes in with its own grumbly greeting to your suitor. No ...

Dear Dr. K: As I get older, it seems my stomach is more likely to make growling noises. Why does it do this, and what can I do about it? It’s embarrassing. Dear Reader: Maybe your stomach is trying to ...

If obstruction is suspected or there is a primary abdominal symptom, auscultation is always done first. During routine examination when no abnormalities are suspected, the examiner typically starts ...