14 DAY TRIAL // You know how your stomach sometimes acts as if it has a full set of vocal cords of its own and starts making those weird noises that draw unwanted attention to yourself?
Well, the video below explains where these noises come from. You can't hope to ever get rid of them once and for all, but maybe being familiar with their source will help you tolerate them better.
As explained in the video, stomach growling is the not-so-sweet sound of air moving through the digestive tract. This is why, contrary to what some might think, eating does not always help silence the guts.
This air in the digestive tracts is pushed around and guided one way or another by special muscles that are designed to herd food. The air has no business interacting with these muscles, and yet it does.
When in the stomach or in the small intestine, the air trapped in the digestive tract makes noises similar to the ones produced when blowing air through a straw into a glass full of water or some other liquid.
The reason hunger makes stomach growling worse is because, when we're desperate for something to eat, the muscles handling our digestive tract become hyperactive. Hence, the air is pushed around more.
