Insides so LOUD

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It's so fucking embarrassing I work in an open plan office and my stomach and bowels just sound like they have springs and whoopee cushions in it's really getting me down. It makes me jump with fright. I had similar issues 8 odd years ago and had cameras and shit samples and all the rest of it, all for nothing. I eat a heavy lunch, doesn't make a difference. I eat a light one, no difference. I've cut this out, that, drank loads of water, drank none. Went for a walk. Worn loose clothing. Taken buscopan. Not taken it. Been going on since August now mainly when I'm at work but sometimes at home too. I even woke up the other night and it sounded like a massive thunderstorm inside my gut. It's really really starting to stress me out I burst into tears the other day and almost did today because my insides just won't shut the fuck up. So upset over it. I've lost (deliberately by calorie counting) almost 2 stone in one year but I'm still eating over 1,300+ per day so hardly starving myself. I exercise much more than I used to. Don't know what else to do. Dread going into work and dread being around people after lunch.

Have you tried probiotics? They worked wonders for me in a similar situation. Mine are Nu U which I get from Amazon but I'm sure there are many others which are just as effective.

I'll have a look thank you x

I have the same issue after lunch at work. I take a Wind Relief capsule straight after eating which really helps, but also take daily probiotics. Symprove
or VSL#3 are both excellent but expensive. They both have websites if you Google the name.

I second the probiotics. I have the same issue with stomach noises although it doesn't distress me as much as it's just me and my kids at home and they think it's hysterical. I got my probiotics from Aldi a couple of weeks ago and the difference is like night and day. I also used to suffer with bad IBS. Flipping between constipation and diarrhoea, no in between ever, but since I started on the probiotics I've had completely normal movements.

Hi OP, it does sound like your body is trying to tell you something! Must be really stressful in an office environment. Have you any other digestive signs/symptoms? Gas or bloating? Do you manage to get in plenty of fresh fruit and veg?

Yes I fart constantly. Often go for a poo twice or more per day but always have done even in my early 20s. I'm 37 now. It's just all this gurgling and noise that's a new thing to deal with. It's only mainly after lunch really. When I'm at work. Which stresses me out. Which probably makes it worse.

Yes I eat fruit, veg and salad. I often feel bloated including right now... half an hour ago I had home made sweet and sour chicken with lots of healthy stuff in and brown rice. All I had today was soup and a yoghurt I felt so full of farts you'd think I'd had a chicken madras

Could be worth revisiting if you had those tests done a few years back or you can get at home testing kits to check the health of your gut I think. I had some done a few months back and found out I had an imbalance of bacteria and an overgrowth of bad bacteria (I suspect mine was in part due to my diet soft drink habit!). I can relate to having had some strange gurgling!

Yeah I drink A LOT of Diet Coke usually on weekends so I'm trying to give that up for a bit. I noticed it was starting to gurgle again today so I gulped down a pint of water and it helped. I'll have to go docs if it carries on. Wish it would just go away and leave me alone 😔

Poor you, I'd try maybe ditching the Diet Coke. It's full of artificial sweeteners which are known to be gut irritants.

Yes I never knew that about diet drinks until a few months back, not exactly something they advertise! Hope it helps if you're able to give it a go OP!