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Ill be sat in a room and my stomach will make a loud growl but the growl comes out of my butt. this gets in the way of many things. painful too.

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Dr. Louise Andrew answered

Specializes in Emergency Medicine

Flatulence: and the "growling" is borborygmus. Search for tips on avoiding intestinal gas.

Answered 12/14/2016

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