Stomach Growling is a Symptom of...

Why is your stomach growling? It’s not actually from hunger. Find out the real reason!

Timestamps:
0:00 Why is my stomach growling?
0:13 What causes stomach growling?
0:40 SIBO
1:50 How to stop stomach growling

Today we’re going to talk about what causes stomach growling? Is it from hunger, or what exactly is it?

You may have stomach sounds or stomach growling when you’re hungry, but hunger is not what’s causing it. Something called the migrating motor complex is what causes stomach growling. This is a certain housekeeping condition in your body where it’s cleaning out debris (extra food particles).

One really important function of the migrating motor complex is that it can prevent SIBO. SIBO is a condition where you have too much bacteria in your small intestine. The majority of bacteria should be in the large intestine. When bacteria get into the small intestine, you’ll start to be robbed of nutrients. You could also start to experience a lot of bloating from fermentation going on in your small intestine.

When you have SIBO, you can have a lot of stomach growling and stomach sounds going on because your body is trying to clean out the small intestine, and it can’t.

How to stop stomach growling:
• Eating (but if you have SIBO eating could increase bloating)
• Increase bile salts
• Decrease stress
• Fix SIBO (increase bile and take betaine hydrochloride)
• Do intermittent fasting

Dr. Eric Berg DC Bio:
Dr. Berg, age 58, is a chiropractor who specializes in Healthy Ketosis & Intermittent Fasting. He is the author of the best-selling book The Healthy Keto Plan, and is the Director of Dr. Berg Nutritionals. He no longer practices, but focuses on health education through social media.

Disclaimer:
Dr. Eric Berg received his Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 1988. His use of “doctor” or “Dr.” in relation to himself solely refers to that degree. Dr. Berg is a licensed chiropractor in Virginia, California, and Louisiana, but he no longer practices chiropractic in any state and does not see patients so he can focus on educating people as a full time activity, yet he maintains an active license. This video is for general informational purposes only. It should not be used to self-diagnose and it is not a substitute for a medical exam, cure, treatment, diagnosis, and prescription or recommendation. It does not create a doctor-patient relationship between Dr. Berg and you. You should not make any change in your health regimen or diet before first consulting a physician and obtaining a medical exam, diagnosis, and recommendation. Always seek the advice of a physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.

Thanks for watching! I hope this helps you better understand why you might have stomach growling and what to do.

[grny]

I only seem to suffer from this when I'm in a semi quiet crowd of people.

[christopherwithers]

Who else just had this particular video pop up while your stomach was growling? Amazing! Thanks doc you rock

[rumaisay]

I once left my job because of this. Isolated myself for a whole year, and you cannot imagine the hopelessness that engulfed me. But then somehoe, i decided i need to loose weight and started intermittent fasting. And boom, it was gone. It comes back sometimes, but i know how to fix it now, thank you God.. For your light

[buddhimantapoddar]

I wish to have met you 20years back. You're a doctor this world needs.

[jayneread]

My partner's growling was so loud it would wake me from my sleep. We all know what regular growling sounds like, but this was not regular and it only happened at night. I was of course concerned, but he was not aware of it and it didn't wake him. After questioning him he said he had been having bowel problems with bleeding and mucous. I immediately made him a doctors appointment and it was discovered that he had a polyps in his bowel, one was 5cm (1.96 inches) in diameter, so the growling was the contents of his bowel struggling to get past the large polyp. After further investigation they found he had colon cancer. This is not mentioned as a possible symptom of colon cancer. He was operated on in time and 5 years later he's fine.

[wrotedog]

This has to be the best explanation on stomach growl on the internet

[whotfisjoon]

OMG my stomach is cleaning right now as Im watching this!
I thought I was just hungry.

[rickstout]

I remember asking you about this 2 months ago. I never thought you would make a video about it. But you have been busy researching! Thank you Doc!!

[steffysteff]

I used to cut class all the time growing up because of how mortified I'd be anytime it was quiet or during tests/exams...barely graduated high school of all the ditching class. I went from a 4.0 to barely graduating with a 2.5 😢 Tried college, but same thing would happen and had other students laugh and mock me...eventually I dropped out. Went to nursing school and learned to just accept it, I talked my instructors about my issue and they allowed me to take the test either standing next to their desk, or to stay after class and do my exams where it would be just me.

What I've learned is bread and sodas make it WORSE. Eating anything with too much sugar or dairy makes it worse. I eat fiber, intermittent fast, and lots of water. Plus, I don't care too much what others think anymore and I've been more at peace. Hope this helps someone ❤

[elizabethG]

Just when my stomach is growling, I come across this video...what a coincidence 😊

[PastleLif]

I swear intermittent fasting is the answer for every disease process 😭.

[adityapatil]

I’ve been having this issue for 8 years now. I’ve tried a bunch of remedies. It affects my performance at work and I’m just never comfortable in meetings . If you are reading this this is a call for help! Thank you.

[coolroy]

My stomach has been growling for this video Doctor Berg. Thanks !

[KilllerQueeen]

Been struggling with this for 3+ years. Been to countless doctors, they either say there's nothing wrong with me or it's just anxiety. Thank you so much for posting this video!!!!

[faithsrvtrip]

Wow. My stomach has been growling like crazy the past few days and I found this video.

[sketchur]

Who else watched this with a growling stomach?

[bronzematrix]

I too notice that a lack of hydration, can cause you to feel hungry, even after eating

[mansou]

Dr Eric let me tell you something: YOU ROCK ❤

[pickledshoe]

I love doing OMAD it saves me so much time and I'm finally losing weight!

[inergialaleedada]

I am at hour 65 of a 80-90 hour fast. I just started get gurgling stomach noises. Glad to know that it is my intestines kicking out the bad stuff