Borborygmus (or Borborygmi being the plural) is the term given to loud rumbling stomach noise which occur when food/gas is passed through the stomach, intestine and gut. Borborygmus is the term given to this and occurs in both humans and animals.

This condition can be a very embarrassing, painful and annoying condition for those who suffer from it. Many of it's symptoms can be compared to Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) such as diarrhea, stomach bloated, stomach gurgling and many more.

Causes of Stomach Noise
Digestion: Much of the digestive tract is a hollow tube that moves food and drink from the mouth to the anus. When you ingest something, your digestive system makes waves of muscle contractions, called peristalsis, to move things along. Food is first broken down and mixed with fluid secretions in the stomach and in the small intestine to become what is referred to as chyme-a thick liquid of partly digested food.

But it is not just liquid that gurgles. Gas gets into the system when you swallow air, and also through the action of intestinal bacteria that break down undigested food. This mixture is pushed down the gastrointestinal tract, which produces the rumbling you might hear after a meal.

Hunger: Why, then, do you hear rumbling when you are hungry? Fluctuating levels of certain hormones signal your brain that it is time to consume food. These signals then release another set of hormones that stimulate the secretion of gastric juices and promote muscles movement in the stomach walls. This too can make your stomach growl, and the sounds tend to be louder because they reverberate as the mostly empty stomach propels into the duodenum what little juices and remnants might be left from the last meal.

Incomplete digestion of food: Eating certain foods (such as those that contain lactose, gluten, wheat, or barley) may also cause borborygmi when a person is unable to digest these items properly due to an underlying condition such as lactose intolerance or celiac disease. Incomplete digestion of food can lead to excess gas, which produces the gurgling you may hear.

How To Cure Borborygmi
With the cause of borborygmi now established it gives us a better idea of how to remedy this condition. Ideally you should look to restrict your intake of foods to very low sugar items. Items with a very low GI rating and items with very little carbohydrate content. These items are digested over a longer period of time and are more natural and easier to digest. These foods by their very nature cause very little gas, it is the gas that is created that will cause very loud abdominal pain, stomach bloating and........borborygmi.

Once you eliminated these problem foods then you should ideally remain eating them for a couple of weeks to give your body enough time to adjust to this new way of eating. Once this two week period has elapsed then slowly introduce high protein and low sugar foods into your diet one week at a time.