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When my stomach rumbles and growls does it mean i'm sick?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

No: The sounds are just gas and food being squeezed through the pipes. The abdomen is hollow to some extent so sometimes the sounds are very loud.

Dr Munshower and another doctor agreed

Answered 7/13/2014

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