For those who suffer from the noisy
abdomen thing, I just want to know if any
of you have had major progress. Tell me
what you think works and what doesn't....I
plan to try to learn from what you have to
say...as hard as that may be, since some
people say cut out dairy, others cut out
whole grains, others say add whole grains.
I might as well eat nothing with all the
things I've heard. Nerves play a role,
but I don't think it's the direct cause.
And if anybody has heartburn plus this
problem, let me know, because I do too.
Thanks.
I'll even add a festive little smiley
face,
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sodea
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Sep 2006 Posts: 4
I Also Have Noisy Stomach And Heartburn Posted: 03-01-07 12:55pm
Hi!
I have also tried everything under the sun
to quiet my LOUD stomach and digestion.
VERY EMBARRASSING!! I've had it about 3
years now. This is my 5th day of no
noises because my Dr thinks I have celiac
disease. My Mom has it, and it is
hereditary. They did a blood test for
celiac, but I tested negative because it
won't show up unless you have a severe
case. You can find a lot of info on it on
the net. Celiac disease is an allergy to
gluten (wheat). You have to become a
label reader, because a lot of stuff has
wheat that you wouldn't expect (like soy
sauce). It's a total pain to avoid wheat,
but I feel so much better. The first clue
I had it was because I became anemic (VERY
low iron) and when you have this disease
and eat wheat, your body is unable to
absorb vitamins and minerals like iron.
It explains why I'm tired all the time. I
can not tell you how good I feel now (and
a lot less noisy!) Hope this helps. Try
it...the worst that can happen is this is
not it. Sandy
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Haunted
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 21 Mar 2007 Posts: 16
Posted: 03-26-07 01:24am
I have this exact same problem and I've
been tested for gluten intolerance several
times but my results have always been
negative.
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Alexis427
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 05 Feb 2007 Posts: 7 Location: ,
to Haunted Posted: 06-05-07 21:04pm
Well that doesn't mean you still don't
have a problem in that area, it just might
not be as severe as other peoples'. When
it comes to my personal
progress...meh...tis ok. I'm on a gluten
free diet as an experiment...though
popsicles and some non gluten things get
to me a tish with the noises...but anyway,
the biggest thing I do is breathe, not
think about it, and distract myself...yay.
I really think we'll figure this out.
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ericr747
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 06 Oct 2007 Posts: 56 Location: , USA
Posted: 10-06-07 14:28pm
Hello everyone I am currently 25 years old
and these stomach noises have been causing
me so many problems. I really started to
notice my stomach noises when I was like
19 years old. Once I graduated from my
university the stomach noises seem to have
gotten worse. I hate having to do any kind
of training, because I get soo scared that
my stomach will start to make some type of
noise. I actually had to resign from a
government job, because the training was 4
months long and I had to spend 80% of my
time in a quiet room. I was doing pretty
good for the first 4 weeks, but then I got
a tetaneous shot and a hepatitis shot and
everything went down hill.
I will have to go through another
training, which will be a week long, 8
hours a day. I wish I didn't have to do
this training, but I guess I have no other
alternative. I also want to get my
masters, but I guess I will have to try to
get it online. There are some schools like
Boston University, Michigan State, Texas
Tech, Florida State, Penn State and
University of Houston that offer degrees
online. I hope this helps for those who
are in school and hate going to class. I
am now trying to go to a career path that
does not make me work in a quiet
environment.
One thing that helped me a great deal
was taking fiber pills (metamucil). My
routine would start out like this, wake up
and try to do #2, then take 2 fiber pills
and have breakfast. I would like like 20
fiber pills with me, just incase I heard
any noises. I would have lunch and then
try to do #2 again and take 2 more fiber
pills. I would also take water with me and
also something to drink on that was
carbonated. I think that if you flush food
through your system, by using the
restroom, then this may help with the
stomach noises. It did for me until I got
the darn tetaneous and hepatitus shot.
One other thing that I noticed helped a
great deal was running or probably any
other excercise. I remember one time I had
to run 1.5 miles before lunch and I didn't
eat anything, I just drank water. I
showered and went to class and I was
thinking that I was sure to have stomach
noises. I was soo surprised that my
stomach did not make one noise.
I went to go and see a doctor in another
country (Mexico) since I don't have
insurance right now. He checked me out and
said that my heart beat is like off on the
11th beat or something like that. He said
that it was nothing to worry about, but
that this may be the reason for my stomach
noises. He asked if I had been excercising
lately and I said no. He asked if I had
any chest pains and I said a couple times
and he said that I should start to
excercise everyday. He also gave me this
medication, Creon and this other
medication. I am taking them right now,
but I don't know if they are really
working, since my stomach has been feeling
about the same. The doctor told me to stay
away from processed foods, such as
sausages and not to any spices (garlic,
pepper, cumin and other spices) he also
said not to eat any spicy foods. I am also
lactose intollerant, so I don't drink any
dairy products. I think I am also alergic
to glutons, so I stay away from wheat,
barly and oats.
One other thing that I have not done
yet, but am thinking about is taking milk
thistle to try to help my liver process
foods. I don't want to do this yet, until
I have finished my training. I don't want
to experiment right now before I go to
training.
Well good luck to everyone and I hope we
can deal with our problem. It would be
nice if we could all work for the same
company and we didn't have to worry about
our stomach noises.
PS: Stress is also something that causes
this. I guess when you get stressed you
let out some stomach acids and then that's
when you hear the noises. Sometimes eating
fresh fruits and veggies can also cause
stomach noises for certain people. I agree
with the person who said have protein. I
have eggs in the morning and that seems to
help.
