One thing we all need to have in the
matter of solving this problem is will
power! I for one, do not have it. I
swear I am addicted to crumpets and that
is not good as of course they contain
yeast.. Candida in my stomach will be
loving it. Consequences of this, I do not
love. Trying to drink only peppermint tea
but I miss normal tea so I will stil hav
tht occasionally.. No sugar tho!
Drinking my aloe vera juice morning and
evening, fantastic effect. Enteric coated
peppermint oil, peppermint or fennel tea..
(calms the stomach, reduces wind in th
stomach)
acidophilus!! Probiotic..
All these help me. I just need to cut out
yeast lol...
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stdymdcn07
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 19 Apr 2006 Posts: 6
Posted: 02-12-07 01:54am
So I have been done with college since
december, which is a huge relief not to
have to worry about sitting through
lectures and even worse, tests, with this
problem. My job requires that very
rarely I sit through lecture type settings
in seminar or conference rooms.
Thankfully this is only rarely, but I am
beginning to suspect if this is actually a
bad thing.
From my experience, when I am used to
spending several hours a day in silence, I
begin to adapt to this environment and
gain confidence. I begin to think about
it less and less. When I dont spend time
in these situations regularily, it
increases my anxiety about them. As we
all know, increased anxiety = increased
noises.
I am starting school again in the fall,
which will be more of a structured,
full-time classes all day sort of deal.
I am obviously a little apprehensive about
this, but I hope that in this structured
setting (much more class time than
college) I will grow accustomed to my
enviornment and see a decrease in this
problem.
There has to be a way to go back to the
days before all this started. Regardless
of any sort of medical underlying issue, I
think most of us agree that symptoms never
presented earlier than high school. So
why were all of us fine before that?
What changed that correlates with the
onset of this disease? My quick
hypothesis: middle school I was with the
same group of 20-30 kids all day long,
monday through friday. High school, each
class had a different group of kids in it,
plus the number of kids at my school
increased 5 fold. Then in college, even
more so, the number of kids increased 20
fold, and often I would be in a class
where I knew no one. So in conclusion,
maybe the disease never was an issue
before high school because we were all so
accustomed to our environment and the
people in it, that anxiety never
developed. Throw in a bunch of people we
dont know, and bam, problem starts. This
anxiety issue seems to have a clear social
component. Alright, i'm done rambling.
Comments?
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Alexis427
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 05 Feb 2007 Posts: 7 Location: ,
Progress...for You..not Me Posted: 02-19-07 10:34am
Sounds like some of you are making
strides. Especially Rachie...good for you
guys...however, I can't help but feel bad
for myself. I'm currently sitting here,
in self pity, when I actually should be in
Speech class right now. I'm pretty scared
to go beause people are giving speeches
and the room will be very very quiet.
I've tried some things to help my
problems...usually I can stop my morning
stomach noises, but when I get nervous,
they are uncontrollable. Also, I have
heartburn every morning after I eat...I
wonder if that could have anything to do
with it. Something is off in my digestive
track, that's all I know. This is
certainly a "why me" sort of problem...it
doesn't help that it's odd and that IBS
has so many negative conotations
associated with it. It started junior
year in high school, I noticed it when I
was just sitting in the library before
class...I was pretty relaxed, and it just
happened and I've had it ever since.
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Coast
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 04 Jan 2007 Posts: 41 Location: California
Posted: 02-20-07 00:37am
Hi guys.
I've sorta been able to narrow down my
problem (the noises) to two things: gas
and some time of acidic imbalance in my
g.i. tract.
I've really gotten a good handle on the
acidic imbalance by sticking to a smooth
diet (no spicy stuff etc) and taking
antacids before I eat. I've also cut back
on my eating itself. I used to stuff
myself with food (im not overweight,
however) and would hardly even chew. No I
eat slower, chew my food, and that seems
to really help with digestion.
The other problem, however, I can't seem
to shake. I can't for the life of me
understand why my g.i. tract makes noises
when I get gas. It was never like this
before, and all of a sudden last semester
it started making noises. I know it's gas
cause I can feel the air moving around
inside. The only thing I've taken to
control it is some simethicone, but that
only masks the problem. Why does the gas
in my stomach make noises!!??!
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noisy outcast
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 08 Jan 2007 Posts: 21
Posted: 02-21-07 12:10pm
Coast
wrote:
Hi guys.
I've sorta been able to narrow down my
problem (the noises) to two things: gas
and some time of acidic imbalance in my
g.i. tract.
I've really gotten a good handle on the
acidic imbalance by sticking to a smooth
diet (no spicy stuff etc) and taking
antacids before I eat. I've also cut back
on my eating itself. I used to stuff
myself with food (im not overweight,
however) and would hardly even chew. No I
eat slower, chew my food, and that seems
to really help with digestion.
I second that. I have a lot of acid in my
stomach, and I think that it has something
to do with this, although I take prilosec,
and I haven't seen a big improvement
(although I haven't been paying too much
attention to the effect that it has on the
noises). I'll take the prilosec and
monitor the results, and I will tell you
what I find out in about a week.
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Coast
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 04 Jan 2007 Posts: 41 Location: California
I think that could very well be what is
wrong with me. It would explain why my
noises when away when I started taking
anti-biotics...
I guess It's back to the doctor for
me...
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admiral
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 26 Feb 2007 Posts: 1
I Hear Thee Posted: 02-26-07 00:17am
hey all...this is my first post...stumbled
onto this page tonight and spent the last
2-3 hours reading all the pages. I feel
your pain. Although my own symptoms don't
seem to be as bad as some of the ones i've
read, i've still struggled with this since
i can remember. I think my problem is more
like 'roamer' where i eat breakfast in the
morning and then a couple hours later i
feel hungry and my stomach rumbles. It
seems if i don't eat every couple of hours
this happens. I know my problem isn't as
bad as others but like i said i still have
massive anxiety about it during classes
and especially exams and stuff. It has
affected my social life too, like most
people here i have a dreadful fear of
quiet places and am extremely
uncomfortable. I think i also have social
anxieties in general which im sure doesn't
help.
Basically after every class ill force down
a chocolate bar or a granola bar or
something but they don't seem to kill the
hunger for very long most likely because
of the high sugar.
I was just wondering if anyone knew of
healthier foods that will fill me up more
between classes. I remember someone
mentioning pumpkin seeds. If you know of
any others it would be extremely
appreciated.
Finally i would just like to say to all
the people hear that although mine isn't
as bad as some, that i feel your pain and
truly truly hope we all can find a cure
that fits our own personal problems
because it really does affect mine and im
sure your life. And its a shame.
Anyways thanks for all the info...
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sodea
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Sep 2006 Posts: 4
I Finally Found An Answer to My Noisy Stomach Posted: 02-26-07 12:45pm
I have also had extremely loud stomach
issues since 2004. I have to say I've
finally found the problem. I have celiac
disease, and am allergic to wheat
(gluton). Over the last 3 days I have not
eaten anything with wheat (check labels, I
was surprised it's in a lot of things I
didn't expect like soy sauce). This is
the FIRST DAY in about 2 years I have not
had stomach noises!! My Mom has celiac,
and it is hereditary. I had a blood test,
and they said I tested negative for it,
but while talking to my Dr., she said I
could still have it, just not severe
enough to show up in the blood test.
I just found this forum by googling
stomach growling. Anyway, I've had this
problem since the start of this year. I've
been having stomach problems for almost a
year now and I'm certain I have IBS. This
symptom, however, did not develop until
the beginning of this year when I started
taking medication for Giardia (because my
doctor thought I might have had that). I
went to a naturopath about 4 weeks ago and
had a series of allergy tests done. I was
told that I have an overgrowth of candida
in my body. So I was put on a diet and I
had to cut out a lot of foods (especially
ones that I love) including bananas,
oranges, potatoes, tomatoes, coffee, black
tea, milk, chocolate, bread and all your
mainstream softdrinks along with a bunch
of other food. Your blood type also
affects what types of food are good for
you and what types of food are bad for
you. I'm an A blood type so I was given a
booklet on what foods were good for me and
which ones I should avoid. Not only was I
put on a diet but I got a large amount of
herbal supplements and pills to take.
Unfortunately I've noticed barely any
improvement in my symptoms. I went back to
the naturopath 2 days ago and saw a
different woman who gave me some more
supplements including some drops which are
supposed to stop bloating. Still, I
haven't seen any improvement but I'm going
to keep trying. My stomach growling isn't
my only symptom but it's my main one. I
get it for different reasons. Usually in
the morning my stomach will feel acidic
and it will start growling for that
reason. But when I get gas and hold it in,
the lower part of my abdomen will start
growling. I've tried so many things but
nothing has made any difference. I know
that people can hear my growling. I had it
really badly today. What I try to do is
just stay confident and if I'm in the
middle of a conversation I'll just keep
talking over my growling as if it doesn't
bother me at all. It usually works too. I
think getting all red and embarrassed
about it will only make things worse for
you. And even though no one has ever said
anything to me about it, there have been
times when it's so loud the sound bounces
off the walls and echoes through the room.
It really does suck to have this problem.
I wouldn't mind so much if I were 50 or
something like that, but at 13 it's just
way too much to handle especially with all
the other crap that's already going on in
my life. Sometimes I find myself
struggling to find the will to live with
this problem. That's how badly it affects
me.
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coheed
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 18 Aug 2006 Posts: 119
Posted: 03-21-07 08:27am
well, I don't think we can pinpoint any
specific issue, since everyone seems to
have variations of symptoms and not much
success with doctors. I can say though
that my abdomen noises have significantly
improved. I think it's just eating
healthier in general (really healthy, like
vegetable healthy during the school week)
and taking two dan-active drinks a day. I
also drink a lot of tea, and I know that
to some of those, some of you are
recommended to stay away from... but they
have really helped me so far. I even have
a three hour sit down class that I've
gotten through just fine so far this
semester.
Having mints or small candy or something
in those class helps take my mind off it,
like a anti stress distraction when I'm
worried.
maybe this will help someone.
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noisy outcast
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 08 Jan 2007 Posts: 21
Hey Haunted Posted: 03-22-07 20:47pm
Haunted
wrote:
I just found this forum by
googling stomach growling. Anyway, I've
had this problem since the start of this
year. I've been having stomach problems
for almost a year now and I'm certain I
have IBS. This symptom, however, did not
develop until the beginning of this year
when I started taking medication for
Giardia (because my doctor thought I might
have had that). I went to a naturopath
about 4 weeks ago and had a series of
allergy tests done. I was told that I have
an overgrowth of candida in my body. So I
was put on a diet and I had to cut out a
lot of foods (especially ones that I love)
including bananas, oranges, potatoes,
tomatoes, coffee, black tea, milk,
chocolate, bread and all your mainstream
softdrinks along with a bunch of other
food. Your blood type also affects what
types of food are good for you and what
types of food are bad for you. I'm an A
blood type so I was given a booklet on
what foods were good for me and which ones
I should avoid. Not only was I put on a
diet but I got a large amount of herbal
supplements and pills to take.
Unfortunately I've noticed barely any
improvement in my symptoms. I went back to
the naturopath 2 days ago and saw a
different woman who gave me some more
supplements including some drops which are
supposed to stop bloating. Still, I
haven't seen any improvement but I'm going
to keep trying. My stomach growling isn't
my only symptom but it's my main one. I
get it for different reasons. Usually in
the morning my stomach will feel acidic
and it will start growling for that
reason. But when I get gas and hold it in,
the lower part of my abdomen will start
growling. I've tried so many things but
nothing has made any difference. I know
that people can hear my growling. I had it
really badly today. What I try to do is
just stay confident and if I'm in the
middle of a conversation I'll just keep
talking over my growling as if it doesn't
bother me at all. It usually works too. I
think getting all red and embarrassed
about it will only make things worse for
you. And even though no one has ever said
anything to me about it, there have been
times when it's so loud the sound bounces
off the walls and echoes through the room.
It really does suck to have this problem.
I wouldn't mind so much if I were 50 or
something like that, but at 13 it's just
way too much to handle especially with all
the other crap that's already going on in
my life. Sometimes I find myself
struggling to find the will to live with
this problem. That's how badly it affects
me.
Sorry to hear that this problem has just
started for you. I have had this problem
for just over a year now (I’m 20 years
old), and the problem has greatly
improved. I also had Giardia and have been
diagnosed with ibs. I was given a couple
of medicines, although none of them have
helped. One of the medicines that I was
given was something called omeperazole
which causes your stomach to stop
producing acid, and it does help a little,
although I only notice the positive
effects of it before I go to sleep and
when I wake up because my stomach doesn't
hurt so much.
Anyways, since this problem started, I
have lost 60 pounds, and I no longer have
high blood pressure, and I try to eat
healthy which I all credit to help
minimize the noises.
Stay confident, and try to relax whenever
you can, because this problem can drive
you crazy.
P.S. You said that "My stomach growling
isn't my only symptom but it's my main
one." what are our other symptoms?
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thumb
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 24 Mar 2007 Posts: 18
Some Thoughts Posted: 03-24-07 22:30pm
Hey people,
Like others have said, it was really
nice to stumble on this thread and hear
from others' mouths things I have been
trying to explain to doctors, friends, and
family members for 2 or 3 years now. One
of the biggest difficulties with seeking
treatment for this problem is that very
few people listen to the symptoms as the
patient actually presents them. Friends
and family members think you are
describing normal digestive noises or
indigestion, and doctors probe and prod
you and end up calling it IBS. They hand
you a bunch of pills and advice designed
to treat either IBS or normal digestive
issues and are then perplexed and
frustrated when you continue to show
symptoms and your quality of life
continues to plummet. I spend an
inordinate amount of time re-explaining my
symptoms to doctors who believe they have
already treated my problem but have, in
fact, only treated what they have
misunderstood my problem to be. So, it
was with great relief and satisfaction
that I read the preceding pages. So many
of you exactly describe symptoms that I
have been unable to adequately explain to
the medical professionals.
Of particular significance to me are: the
'inner farting' - particularly in the
upper, left and also lower, rear portion
of my abdomen; severe anxiety in quiet
rooms; avoidance of those situations to
the extent of discontinuing
school....someone else recently mentioned
night sweats...I get those too. I sweat
right through my comforter at night all
the time.
My GI doctor has this condition
tentatively labeled as some kind of IBS,
but none of the IBS related medications
help with the noises. I've had all the
appropriate physical investigations
(Colonoscopy, endoscopy, x rays, etc) and
nothing detectable seems to be going on in
that area. I've tried probiotics
(culturelle and florastor), and several
types of anti-spasmodics (specifically the
anti-cholinergic drugs nulev and pamine).
I've taken a breath test for bacterial
overgrowth in the small intestine and that
came back positive, although several long
courses of antibiotics (flagyl, neomycin,
xifaxin) didn't seem to do anything to
help.
I developed what I used to consider simply
a 'sensitive stomach' when I was in my
early-mid twenties. It was annoying but
not the end of the world. Several years
later, the condition was much worse and
two years or so ago, this humiliating,
noisy component developed. Like many of
you, it wasn't really the uncomfortable,
stomach or intestinal symptoms, but rather
this totally uncontrollable noise issue
that really got in the way of
participating in activities. Not only do
I feel pretty silly about that, but it's
also next to impossible to make a medical
professional believe that this noise
problem could be as debilitating as it
really is.
I am intrigued by both the gluten
intolerance (I tested negative on the
celiac sprue blood test, but someone
mentioned that this doesn't entirely rule
out the possibility) and the candida
diagnosis...both of which, I'll look into.
Anyway, sorry for the long post. I just
thought I'd share the info I had, and
commiserate with you all. Keep posting!
The information here has been very
helpful.
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Haunted
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 21 Mar 2007 Posts: 16
Re: Hey Haunted Posted: 03-28-07 09:48am
x2Cool557x
wrote:
P.S. You said that "My stomach growling
isn't my only symptom but it's my main
one." what are our other
symptoms?
My other symptoms include: flatulence,
bloating, diarrhea and constipation. All
things which I'd rather not talk about.
I think that could very well be what is
wrong with me. It would explain why my
noises when away when I started taking
anti-biotics...
I guess It's back to the doctor for
me...
Hi Coast,
Did you find out anything when you went to
the doctor? The way you described your two
symptoms is pretty much exactly what mine
are. The last time I went to the doctor we
decided that I should take Protonix as an
acid reducer and that when I'm in
situations where I'm worried about my
stomach noise I take a combination of
Valium 5mg and Bentyl 10mg. It works
really well, but the side effects are that
it makes me drowsy and sort of blurs my
vision. Better than my stomach making
noise, but I still feel that I'm not
really getting at the root of the problem.
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Coast
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 04 Jan 2007 Posts: 41 Location: California
Posted: 04-07-07 12:26pm
My doctor isn't being too helpful. He did
give me some bentyl, but he's basically
treating me as if it's IBS. I tried to
tell him about the bacterial overgrowth
thing, but he didn't really listen. I'm
going to go see him again this wednesday
and will press him more on having me sent
to a specialist. My symptoms are actually
kind of getting worse. During the day I
can kind of control them with Bentyl
and/or antacids, but it comes at the
expense of my diet. I've kinda stopped
eating, because everything I eat gives me
gas and the stomach noises. During the
night is worse...the noises are literally
keeping me up. Does anyone else find that
the noises get worse when they lay down
for bed?
Last night I was at a bar with my buddies,
and I was consumed by the thoughts and
symptoms of my stomach. Sad huh?
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matt_user
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 Apr 2006 Posts: 23
Posted: 04-07-07 13:40pm
I've had times when the problem was at
it's worst when I lied down to go to sleep
at night but I don't seem to get that any
more. Now I only seem to have a lot of
problems when I'm in meetings at work in a
quiet room. It's really strange how the
problem varies like that... I went through
a period about two years ago where after
I'd eaten anything I would fill up with
gas repeatedly for about two hours.... it
always seems to be fine for me in the
mornings for a couple of hours and in the
early evening, but I've had trouble at all
other times of the day. It has to be
related to something in the digestive
system reacting to food and creating huge
amounts of gas that are way out of the
norm.... my doctor is the same. He doesnt
seem to want to dig any deeper into the
problem although I did have an endoscopy
done that came up with nothing.
Speaking of bars... alcohol definitely is
a big contributor to my problem. When I
stop drinking things get a lot better.
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Coast
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 04 Jan 2007 Posts: 41 Location: California
Posted: 04-07-07 14:03pm
There is something definately causing the
severe amounts of gas. I mean, I'll be
passing gas 10 minutes after I go #2. This
is where I think the bacterial overgrowth
factors in. I tried taking some probiotics
a couple of weeks ago but all that seemed
to do was give me abdomen pains. I only
took it for about 4 or 5 days. I'm going
to try and take them for an entire 2-3
week course and see if they help.
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Coast
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 04 Jan 2007 Posts: 41 Location: California
Posted: 04-07-07 16:22pm
I forgot to mention that one thing that
seems to really ease my digestion is
having a banana. I Always have one right
before class, and it really seems to help
relax the gut...
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curiousone
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 11 Apr 2007 Posts: 1
Joining the Team Posted: 04-11-07 14:40pm
Like most of you here, I also deal with
this problem every day. Let me just talk
about my symptoms, I have good days and
bad days. It does not matter what I eat.
Some days my stomach is just fine, but
other days it is wild. Luckily my noises
are not that loud and often. but still it
manages to make me unable to focus in my
work. Mostly I hear them only after lunch,
after around 3 pm. They can be loud
sometimes, but not all the time. I do not
experience any pain at all. Sometimes i
have diaherria, and some bleeding. Once
every 3-4 days. Like Coast, I too have lot
of noise after doing #2.
I went to see doctors, did blood test.
Nothing is wrong. Recently they did
colonscopy, every is fine except for some
pullips, i think they removed that. Doc
suggested citrucel. I had it for a month.
little better, but not that much. Now i am
out of citrucel, symptoms are back.
Citrucel label says that you should not
have it for a long time, so i stopped, it
is not that citrucel completely cures.
Recently i am trying gasx, it does not
work.
I am avoiding lactose, it is not lactose
either. I read try avoiding wheat. I think
I should give that a try. Any suggestions?
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thumb
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 24 Mar 2007 Posts: 18
Book On Bacterial Overgrowth As Cause of Ibs Posted: 04-18-07 11:27am
my GI doc just recommended this book: A
New IBS Solution by Dr. Mark Pimentel at
Cedars Sinai in LA. It talks about
bacterial overgrowth as a cause of IBS
that can be treated and often resolves IBS
symptoms. This sounds very relevant to
your experience, Coast. I'm going to
either convince my GI doc to try the
things in this book or make an appointment
with Dr. Pimental if it's possible. The
book is very interesting and makes a lot
of sense.