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A stomach rumble, also known as a bowel sound, peristaltic sound, abdominal sound, bubble gut or borborygmus (pronounced / ˌ b ɔːr b ə ˈ r ɪ ɡ m ə s /; plural borborygmi), is a rumbling, growling or gurgling noise produced by movement of the contents of the gastrointestinal tract as they are propelled through the small intestine by a series of muscle contractions called peristalsis. [1]
Typically, when we go No. 2, we see some evidence in the toilet bowl or on toilet paper. When you could’ve sworn you passed stool but there’s no sign of it, you may have had a “ghost poop.”
Borborygmus is cited as an objective symptom, described as "the belly making a gurgling noise" [79] and "gurgle-gurgle gurrrrgle". [80] The thinker Tatsuru Uchida has called these clinical presentations a "latrine-seeking" problem. [81] People walking around looking for a bathroom have also been described as "wearing a vacant stare". [82]
Gargling by Pavel Otdelnov. Gargling is the act of bubbling liquid in the mouth.It is also the washing of one's throat with a liquid (with one's head tipped back) that is kept from being swallowed by continuous exhalation.
The condition is characterised by chronic gastrointestinal symptoms relating to excessive gas retention including abdominal bloating with distension, flatulence, audible gurgling sounds, and chest and abdominal discomfort. [2] Some with the condition are also unable to vomit, or can only do so with great difficulty.
The humble dry toilet and a large-scale urban sewage system may be at opposite ends of the spectrum, but they are both solutions to the same problem. “So many people get so excited about this ...
Some of the most popular brands of toilet paper are adding to deforestation and, as a result, climate change. (Getty Images; design by Quinn Lemmers for Yahoo Life)
A toilet plume is the invisible cloud-like dispersal of potentially infectious microscopic sewage particles & water vapor as a result of flushing a toilet. [1] Science has demonstrated that these particles rapidly rise out of the bowl and several feet into the air after flushing.