Question:
Weird Noises???????
Okay, I'm not "weird" but am having strange noises coming from my belly. What happens is, right after I eat, on the left side, just below my rib cage, there is a grumbling, monster sound that comes out. Sometimes, it gets pretty loud. It does not sound like "hunger growling", totally different. There is also NO PAIN with it. Just these "noises". I feel like that man on alien that had the critter pop out of him. <smile> Anyone else had this, or having this? Any help would be appreciated. My Stats: Open RNY 2/19/02; Start weighing-286, to date weight: 214; Total loss: 72 pounds. (16 weeks post-op) *smile* Love Ya All. Tammy — Tammy B. (posted on June 15, 2002)
June 15, 2002
I don't know what it is but I have it too and I'm two years post-op. If it
helps any, I get it when I've eaten a little too much.
— C. G.
June 15, 2002
This is going to be a "ME TOO"!!!! I am 10 mos post op and I do
believe I have an entire family of aliens hanging out in my tummy...The
noises that come out of there are just flat out wierd....But I make those
noises everytime that I eat.....Small price to pay for the success with
this surgery...10 mos post op and down #136....YIPPEE!!!! OH p.s. the
hair loss was even worth it too....I would have shed my skin like a snake
to lose weight...(ha ha ha)
— Joi G.
June 16, 2002
LOL I know exactly what you mean. i am only 2 weeks post-op and attributed
to being so newly out, but guess it could last a while. My family laughs at
me when it happens, it is pretty funny, b.c it doesn/t hurt, but it is very
loud! COngrats to your weight loss!
— Lezlie Y.
June 16, 2002
LMAO can we make this our word for the day? It's called
"borborygmus". A funny word for a funny thing. I haven't noticed
my tummy making noises, but those intestines writhe around like snakes!
— NicoleG
June 16, 2002
I'm one year out and have the same problems. I attribute it to being full
and the food is trying to digest. It seems to work for me! The noise
doesn't last long, but it is funny while it's happening!
— dolphins94
June 16, 2002
I'm just over 2 months post op & I am very familiar with those noises,
too. Sometimes my family looks at me like the Alien HAS popped out! It can
get pretty funny. Mine seems to be worse when I eat something a little
"worse"...maybe fried or fatty or even (gasp!) sugary...than when
I stick more closely to my optimum diet.
— Kathy W.
June 16, 2002
Based on Nicole's answer and naming this phenomenom, I thought I'd share
the definition with ya all (if you're interested).
Borborygmus (plural borborygmi) is the rumbling sound made by gas and
fluids moving through the intestines. The word was originally coined by the
Ancient Greeks in an attempt to imitate the sounds their bellies made when
they were hungry (making words that sound like what they describe is called
onomatopoeia, of which borborygmus is an example).
The reason we experience borborygmi when we are hungry is that our bodies
respond to the desire for food by a reflex (like a doctor hitting your knee
with a hammer) which prepares the stomach for food by moving the stuff in
the intestines out of the way, i.e. down to the rectum. This increased
activity in the intestines causes small pockets of water and gas to be
squeezed through the intestines, making bubbling and gurgling noises as it
goes. Some people experience borborygmus after meals, since the same reflex
is for digestion.
— [Deactivated Member]
June 17, 2002
I am Lap RNY, out 19 weeks and this "noise" has been occuring
since surgery. It only happens at times (isn't particular to what time)
and can be very loud. It is not painful at all but the noise and rumbling
can run through from my throat on down. My husband, or whoever, can hear
the noise when being close to me. We have even had to turn up the TV
once!!
— dianehanson
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