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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]
Symptoms in infested humans include watery diarrhea, abdominal pain, edema, weight loss, borborygmus (stomach growling), and depressed levels of potassium and albumin in the blood. In humans, the parasites damage the cells of the intestinal wall.
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional gastrointestinal disorder characterized by a group of symptoms that commonly include abdominal pain, abdominal bloating and changes in the consistency of bowel movements. [1]
Stomach growl, or borborygmus, noise produced by movement of the contents of the gastro-intestinal tract Growling (wind instruments) a wind instrument (for example, saxophone) technique Other uses
The gastroileal reflex is one of the three extrinsic reflexes of the gastrointestinal tract, the other two being the gastrocolic reflex and the enterogastric reflex.The gastroileal reflex is stimulated by the presence of food in the stomach and gastric peristalsis.
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Burping (also called belching and eructation) is the release of gas from the upper digestive tract (esophagus and stomach) of animals through the mouth.It is always audible.. In humans, burping can be caused by normal eating processes, or as a side effect of other medical conditions.
In the former, borborygmus is defined as the rumbling generated by the movement of gases in the intestines; in the latter, it is defined as muscle contractions in the intestines. In the final paragraph the movement of gases is given as a possible alternative cause, which seems to undermine the first sentence, which seems to present the movement ...