Why does my tummy growl?

Your tummy growls because food and air move. Your tummy squeezes them along. It can happen before eating. It can happen after eating too.

Your tummy growls because it is moving food, drink, and little air bubbles around. Your tummy squeezes and pushes, and the bubbles make rumbly noises. It is like a straw making sounds when air and juice move together. It can happen when you are hungry or after you eat.

Your tummy growls because your stomach and intestines squeeze to move food, liquid, and gas along. These squeezes are called waves, like tiny pushes down a tube. When air and liquid slosh around, they make rumbling sounds. Growling can happen when you are hungry, but it also happens while you digest food. Fun fact: doctors call these tummy sounds “borborygmi.”