Wow, I thought I was the only one! I just discovered this forum searching on google about my noisy stomach.
All of the symptoms you guys/gals sound almost exactly like mine. I have 2 type of stomach noises...
1st noise feels like it's at the top of my stomach and it's more of a gurgling/bubbling growl. I normally get this noise all the time, but it's not too loud and doesn't hurt too much.
2nd noise seems like it's an intestinal noise. I can really feel it in my lower back and butt. This noise is usually louder than than the 1st noise I described. Also, I normally feel a really sharp, almost unbearable, cramp type of pain on/in the left side of my stomach or intestine during the episode of noises.
I think this is a mostly psycological problem for me because it doesn't normally happen when i'm alone, around people I feel comfortable with, or in noisy areas. I feel so comfortable when i'm in a room with a noisy heater/air conditioner roaring in the background!
Like other people here, i'm really emabarrased by these sounds. I avoid, or try to avoid, almost all pontentially quiet settings - college, church, movie theaters, etc - the list really does go on. I've been broken up with by past girfriends because they think, I don't care about them, because I won't go and do things, etc. It really does suck.
I've gone to my family doctor and he prescribed me xanax, for stress hoping that would help, and librax for the stomach. Sadly, the xanax works sometimes, but usually just makes me a zombie, which is almost as bad as the sounds themselves. The librax really doesn't work for me, or at least I haven't noticed it changing anything.
I guess i'll go ahead and end this post. I just want to say that i'm really happy I found this forum and hopefully this will help me. If anyone needs to talk, feel free to email me- maybe we can help each other.