Although it doesnt stop it completly taking tablets like windeeze o stop bloating and trapped wind does help. Stay off fizzy drinks and take a spoonful of indigestion medicine too. My biggest problem is the burps - they smell disgusting like bad eggs and that what I cant get rid off. Any suggestion would be appreciated.

Hiy i read this and completely related to you, i did the exact same thing, im still in college but used to skip my psychology lessons because i just couldnt bear it, that was last year though and this year i am completely fine! i went to the doctors and he pescribed me tablets for ibs, the first did not do much however he then gave me others which were pretty much the same but stronger and if you take one in the morning it pretty much helps you for the day. you can take up to 5 i think but i dont like the idea of being dependent. anyway, you should keep a food diary it sounds lame but i did so and it really helps, everytime your stomach is playing up think what you have eaten and the next day dont eat those foods and if it is even a little better then try and avoid those foods atleast on college days. another thing which is so helpfull is peppermint tea it really helps you digest and calms your stomach, try and drink it in the morning after breakfast and hopefully itl help you. common triggers vary from person however things likedairy/wheat/gluten are common tfoods that could be allergic/have an intolerance to.

hope this helps! and i mean i was exactly the same and after doing this i am fine!
good luck!

Hi everyone - I feel your pain - people used to call me a social butterfly - but lately I choose not to be around anyone cause I get tired of worring if my stomach is going to explode in front of everyone. I've tried everything I can think of in the Health Food Store - acidophilius, charcoal capsules, aloe vera juice, plus every gas pill on the counter. I've had a colonoscopy which came back negative of any concerns. So, I've continued to experiment for myself. Right now I'm trying the Metamucil capsules, and started eating a fiberous cereal that I used to eat in England called "Weetabix". I'll keep you all posted. The only other thing I can suggest for now, is to check to see if you are Lactose intolorent, or if you have nervous stomach.

i've had this for almost 2 yrs. it used to be every once in a while, but now its EVERY DAY!!! seriously, i'm SICK OF IT. help me!

i've been like experimenting to find out what i'm missing in my diet but i haven't figured it out yet.

i've tried drinking a lot of water before i go to school and seemed to hold it off for a little while. then i tried not drinking that much water; that did not work at all, so don't try that.

i also think anxiety has something to do with it to, so i tell myself there is nothing to worry about and to just relax. sometimes it works too.

make sure you eat a lil something for breakfast! i tried not eating breakfast 'cause i figured that it would not start up my metabolism, so my stomach wouldn't want more food. that really didn't work! i'm trying to eat more fiber n dairy products now, so we'll see how that works. oh!, & i just saw a web sight about that YO Plus yogart n i'm thinking about trying that or activia.

but, yeah, i definately know how u feel; i get so embarrassed when my stomach growls in school or quiet places. if u found something that worked plz let me know, thanks.

I sort of have this problem but I think maybe I manage it a bit so hopefully I can offer a bit of advice. My tummy can be extremely vocal when I'm hungry, but also when I'm nervous. I used to dread having to sit in quiet places like the cinema etc and what I noticed was that once I remembered to be scared of my tummy making noises it would start. And it was so loud, there was nothing I could do to stop the noise. But I realised it was me being scared that my tummy was going to make noises that was causing it to make them. I just had to keep myself distracted, either by thinking about serious things or even talking to the people around me helped. Now because I'm not scared of it it doesn't happen, now my tummy only talks when it's hungry.
I hope this helps at least some of you

i can relate to all of you. i am in high school and its hard for my to stay confident when my stomach is making weird noises. i first noticed it when i was in my english class in september. long story short. it was completly silent in the class room and we were taking a test my stomach made a weird noise and everybody heard me. it wasnt a growling noise it was like there was gas inside my body. so i went to the doctor and through out the months he made me have blood test and stool samples. i'm not sure what it is but i get so nervous when i hear that i am gonna have a test. i'm not nervous about the test i am nervous about the silence. i am constantly worried. it ruining my life. my parents think that i have food allergies and stress. my doctor thinks i have a stomach flu but i am not throwing up and i have had this since september. i think i might have ibs but when i told my doctor he said i didnt but i still think i do. i cant stand most of my classes because it gets so silent. especially in the mornings. i have the same class every morning and its driving me insane. i have a test on tuesday in the class and i am so stressed about the silence. i've gotten so sick that i have had to go from school. i've missed a lot of days of school so my grades arent too good. i've tried eating different foods but nothing seems to work. sometimes i go to the bathroom and cry because its embarrassing and it hurts. i ask my teachers to out the ac on because of the loud noise it makes but its getting cold and i cant ask them anymore or they'll health forum at me. my teachers dont understand. when this whole thing started the doctor said i was constipated and he told me to take milk of magnesium. it started to work but then i got diareah and i started feeling even worse. i cant take this anymore. its been 2 months and i am sooo scared about mid-terms. i dont know what to do anymore. does anybody have any idea what the hell i should do??? the doctor says he might send me to a gi doctor. should i go??? please help me.

p.s. i also get very tired during the day. i go to bed at 9:30 and i wake up at 6:00. i shouldnt be tired.

yeah i havent eaten all day and, now that you mention it, when i look down at my stomach when it growls, i can see it moving. i feel like i havent eaten in weeks lol

idk i would eat but its funny when i put food in front of my face and my stomach gives a long,low growl. lol my stomach is having earthquakes like every 30 secs

i sound like a starving animal :p

i didnt eat anything on the last 2 days either

i gtg bye

Read this thread. You might find a temporary solution.

Good luck.
http://ehealthforum.com/health/viewtopic.p hp?t=22610&postdays=0&postorder=as c&start=60

thank you. i hope i figure out what is wrong with me soon.

I have had the exact same problem and not eating is not going to sort the problem out. I tried that.

Then I stumbled onto something else and I think I've almost certainly stopped this once and for all.

I felt like my stomach was rejecting food and when I ate I felt bloated and uncomfortable and then the noises would start. In my case it wasn't my stomach rumbling but noises in my digestive organs...not very nice. Others could hear this.

I don't know where I read it but someone mentioned fiber and the lack of this in my diet. I slowly started to increase fiber into my diet by eating the microwave porridge portions. I found that this was perfect for my stomach and I had no adverse reactions. I'm lucky in that I like porridge and I know that it's not everyone's cup of tea but there are various flavours out there now and plaus there are other ways of increasing fiber but this was simply the best for me.

Always remember to have extra fluids.

Try it and I'm certain that within a few days you will notice a massive difference and your digestive system will start working properly.

No fancy medicines, no starving yourself to death, just simple good food advice.

I'd love to know if it works for anyone else. I feel 100% better and it's rare that I have those noises anymore. My stomach copes better with other foods now.

From Jessie

I started getting these stomach noises when I was almost 12 years old. There were pretty embarrassing, but i dismissed them as they weren't as bad as they are now. I'm now 15 years old and each year, the noises have been getting progressively worse. I now get them ALL THE TIME. It makes me particularly uncomfortable in quiet places, and when i take tests. I've explained what I have to my mom, and have asked her to get me an appointment with a doctor, which I don't even feel embarrassed about doing. She sometimes has a loud stomach, so it might be genetics, but NOTHING like mine - so it's hard for her to understand. I'm just really nervous because i'm going to Italy this summer for about a week and a half on a school trip, and I really don't want this to ruin my time there since I've wanted to go FOREVER! I'm also really nervous about PSAT's and SAT's next year, when i'm a junior and I really don't want to do bad on them. I'm not really sure, but I think a lot of the noises come from gas inside the stomach, which is why I often can't fart it out until a couple hrs later- I just kind of have to sit through it. I looked it up and I think I produce an excess amount of a bacteria that breaks down food and produces gas- I forget what it's called but it begins with a b. Another wierd thing, over the past few years, I've atained symptoms of lactose intolerance, which I never used to have. When I drink milk, it is guaranteed that my stomach will growl, and i mean it will growl for the entire day, and i often get gas as well. So I'm pretty much going through hell. I'm gonna do some more research and bug my mom to see if she made the appointment with the doctor. Ciao!

I agree with Sandy. Sounds like bowl sounds to me too. Worsens when you are hungry. If the is what it is, it is normal and everyone has to have bowl sounds. That is what keeps the food moving down the intestinal tract. It's like sqweezing and letting go over and over.

I was actually just searching this on the internet and stumbled upon this forum. My heart goes out to you all. I have the same problem.....my stomach can't seem to stand quiet places. I am constantly thinking about it, and it has affected almost every decision I have made. I began to notice my stomach was making noises a year ago....and it was just so spontaneous. I have often linked it to nervousness....but it's not always the case. I can sit in a quiet room at home and it does not happen as much as opposed to sitting in a quiet room with others present. It's just horrible- I am a college student and I remember prior to this happening, I used to love sitting in front of the classroom- I was always so engaged in what the professor was saying.....now I make sure my seat is in the back or elsewhere in the room where not many people are seated. Half my attention is to the professor and the other half is to my stomach. It sounds funny when you try to explain it to people- I've told my sister and a friend of mine- but the only reactions I get are a strange look and an "OK" In two months I have a huge exam- 5 hours long and I am dreading this more than death. I thought I was the only one with this problem, which drove me crazy...but I see I'm not the only one suffering from this. It is just so upsetting - when I hear about the effects it's had on many people - I just cannot help but to worry more and more about it. "PartyMarty" - and everyone else - please don't miss school because of this. It is not our fault. And as embarrassing as it may seem sometimes- it is not worth giving up our dreams for. It's hard , but we must fight otherwise it will eat us up.

Sorry for my missunderstandable English. I just try to share my problem with you as I can. I have the same sounds at my stomach and bowels. So loud as it hearble by other people. I'm ashamed with it so much as I can't study normally, regularly I have to miss lectures. I have consultations with doctors but none can explain this and give me a hope that sometimes it will stop! Somebody, please tell me, is it forever or I can stop it somehow? Thank you.

Hello there,

I have been having similar problems which have been small over the past couple of years, but now that I am in University and my stress is increased, my stomach noises are loud and embarrassing always at the worst times during tests and exams.

I am currently trying to follow a non-gluten, non-dairy diet, as well as taking herbs from an herbologist. You can also try a naturopath, but doctors do not have answers when it comes to this because they do not understand or take into account how certain foods are difficult to digest by the intestines.
Also try hot water with some lemon or hot water and some baking soda- this is supposed to balance out acidic problems, but is not for everyone.
Also, when you need to burp, you have to just let it out, this seems to help me.

Well, those are my recommendations, good luck.

I thought that i to was the only one that suffered every day with the same growling stomach noises.
But as i can see there are loads of us.
I can't remember a time where i was atucally looking forward too going to school , whereas i used too enjoy school.
I think the noises flare up when we are most nervous, so try and keep under control and not let it get too you.
My biggest worry was exams which are coming up in a few months.

Not sure how i'm going to do.

But i keep thinking.
I can't let this rule my life.

I have told one of my friends at school. She doesnt have the same problem as me.
but when we're at sleepovers her stomach makes growly noises too.
In fact at sleepovers all my friends tummys were making noises.
and for once mine wasn't .
In our girl group of friends we don't tend to get embarassed by stomach noises anymore.
Its at school thats the problem.
I get so worked up and worried.
I think thats part of the problem.

I have phrases of it being really bad, and not so bad. but they havn't gone away complety.
Doctors said i have IBS but i have tried tablets for that.
And they onl;y work for short periods of time.

I think because we get ourselves so worked up about our stomach noises
showing up, in silent places (like myself)
That we become extra sensitive to the noises.
Because my brothers stomach makes noises(i've heard them)
but he looks at me complety confused when i say "whooo was that you stomach".
I talked too him about it, and he said "yeah but they're normal arn't they".

In class, i've had a few/ well quite a few funny looks. But i'm kind of learning too ignore them.
It's hard, but you can't let them rule your life.
I've lived with this for 9months now.
And i just feel enough is enough.

A few helpful things i have done which help for me is:
* read others stories. This shows your not alone. Your NOT the only one suffering.
*have porridge for breakfast, it helps everything settle and go through.
It's actually quite nice.
*Talk to someone about it. It helps trust me. (i was talking to quite a few people about it, and they get it sometimes to, although not as often as me)
*Stay confident.
Don't let it take over.

You will get it sorted.
Hope this helps.