This makes me beyond happy to know I'm not alone. Im going to be a senior in high school this year and I'm already freaking out about my stomach making noises and its not even september yet! Everyone thinks I'm ridiculous bc I'm scared of my stomach making noises, but it makes me happy that I'm not the only one with this! This problem scares the life out of me, and is really affecting me. Im terrified of going to college, because i really can't bare to sit in a quiet classrooms...its literally the worst feeling ever when you have this. Im just so scared and everyone assumes I'm crazy and i don't know what to do:(((
I understand! I cried a bit today because of my stomach problem, I had to leave school today because it was so bad... and it's only the 3rd day of school!!! I hate thinking "is it going to be now? Is everyone going to hear it?" I've asked most of my teachers in previous years if I could test outside the classroom but I felt so embarrassed to have to ask that, mostly because I felt everyone would look at me and think "why is she ALWAYS leaving for tests? Weirdo!" I just want it to go away. If I eat something there's either gas noises or weird bubbly noises, and then there's if I don't eat which also makes noises so there is no win-win in this situation... help
I go through the exact same thing... I can only manage to attend class cause it is usually loud with the lecturer speaking via speakers but I avoid going to the library or being in any quiet places with strangers esp... The only thing that calms me down is if the people closest to me have earphones... During tests I get very shaky...my whole body freezes and I can barely continue writing and I begin having fights in my head with myself pleading with my self to stop twitching and shaking and just finish and that has affected my grades too.... Even sitting in church is a nightmare...if I stand in front of a crowd to do anything I literally get a blockage in my throat and no word can come out, my knees literally lose their joints and my legs shake out of control and then my whole body follows... I don't really have anyone I talk about this with....it sucks and limits me so much... Oh and when I'm very nervous and stressed I have instant diarrhea that won't go until I have used the toilet.
Hi, I suffer from this as well. I'm in college and it's really hard but here are some tips.
Don't eat at night and take sh**s in the morning. This usually helps decrease the gas. But admittedly it doesn't work all the time.
Ask your professors if you could possibly take the test outside the classroom or in a different room to feel comfortable. It got ridiculous for me that when I was taking tests, my stomach would go off. Distracting asf.
Burp burp burp. If you feel gas coming up, don't suppress it. Just burp.
If you feeling a little bloated and sense a noise coming, hold in your stomach. That doesn't do much but it does help a little.
Don't be afraid to talk to someone. Tell people your problem so they know how to deal it. I had to tell all my professors so they are aware if I'm taking multiple trips to the bathroom, etc.
Don't eat at night and take sh**s in the morning. This usually helps decrease the gas. But admittedly it doesn't work all the time.
Ask your professors if you could possibly take the test outside the classroom or in a different room to feel comfortable. It got ridiculous for me that when I was taking tests, my stomach would go off. Distracting asf.
Burp burp burp. If you feel gas coming up, don't suppress it. Just burp.
If you feeling a little bloated and sense a noise coming, hold in your stomach. That doesn't do much but it does help a little.
Don't be afraid to talk to someone. Tell people your problem so they know how to deal it. I had to tell all my professors so they are aware if I'm taking multiple trips to the bathroom, etc.
I do the exact same thing. Try to turn a fan on and make noise
I have the same problem!! During exams and tests I don't even get the normal test anxiety, I actually envy people who get the chance to focus that much on the test. Instead I can hardly even pay attention to the question I'm reading because I'm so focused on trying to cover up my stomach grumbling.
However I have found that charcoal pills help quiet the noise a bit. They don't work all the time but it still helps.
However I have found that charcoal pills help quiet the noise a bit. They don't work all the time but it still helps.
I had no idea there were people like me! I have been dealing with this for about a year, my first year of high school, and it has made my life hard. It is so silly to say, because it seems like such a silly problem but it puts you through so much anxiety. I wish I could attend school and enjoy it, but I dread it because every single day there is "the silence situation" and not just once. And you can't keep leaving the classroom all the time.
The worst experience I have had was in my history class. Just before the test, when the classroom was luckily still noisy, my stomach made an extremely loud sound. When the classroom got quiet I wasn't even focusing on the test because I couldn't and I was worried sick my stomach was going to do it again. I was sweating, shaking and I ended up having some what a tearful panic attack.
Dealing with this as a student is complicated, because everyday there is silence you can't really leave and you can't even focus.
I used to love theater, but I am terrified to go now..
Nowdays I just wear this noisy blue jacket everywhere so I can shift and make it shuffle when I am afraid my stomach is gonna be loud, but I just want this all to go away.
The worst experience I have had was in my history class. Just before the test, when the classroom was luckily still noisy, my stomach made an extremely loud sound. When the classroom got quiet I wasn't even focusing on the test because I couldn't and I was worried sick my stomach was going to do it again. I was sweating, shaking and I ended up having some what a tearful panic attack.
Dealing with this as a student is complicated, because everyday there is silence you can't really leave and you can't even focus.
I used to love theater, but I am terrified to go now..
Nowdays I just wear this noisy blue jacket everywhere so I can shift and make it shuffle when I am afraid my stomach is gonna be loud, but I just want this all to go away.
I have exactly the same problem and its not only my stomach take make noises but also not sure how to explain noises comes from my anus... I am not farting it just makes the loudest and weirdest noise.This is only happening during lectures once lecture is finished I am completely fine, I noticed I started to develop anxiety over this. Just don't know what to do with this anymore
I have exactly the same problem and its not only my stomach THAT make noises but also not sure how to explain... noises ALSO comes from my anus... I am not farting it just makes the loudest and weirdest noise with the feeling of pulsating.This is only happening during lectures once lecture is finished I am completely fine, I noticed I started to develop anxiety over this. Just don't know what to do with this anymore!!!
OMG i have that too, I told my parents and it was bothering me for a long time. I would always come home from school crying, like it's torturing me. I don't want to go back to school now and I'm only 15 years old. I live in Cyprus. I speak greek, but my mom is American.
Omg i feel the same as everything that you have explained. I also work in a quiet office and i have been controlling the noises with probiotics have you tried culturelle?? Try taking one before breakfast everyday...even though it doesn’t resolve the issue but it helps...i feel like quitting my job every time my stomach starts acting up when everything is quiet i have anxiety every day and everything that is in my mind is the same thing me worrying about the stomach issues this is depressing ...overwhelming and just to much to handle...how’s everything going with you??
I’m in highschool also and I kinda told my counselor and she allowed me to take some of my test in her room but she not willing to help anymore
I have same problem don’t know what else to do tried everything my stomach still makes these noises all the time day and night
I am in the ninth grade and i have been dealing with this for almost two years. It started in 8th grade in english class. The class was so so so quiet and my stomach growled once during a test. Ever since then, it growled on its own almost everyday, even if i eat something. It makes me worry about the future like college, my husband, friends, because it changes your life. At one point I was suicidal and everyday i continue to feel isolated, because I don’t exactly feel like this issue is common everywhere. It’s relieving to see others go through this, but the people i have in my life are understanding but they will never truly understand the phoebia and the brutal struggle and pain you go through. I hope I and whoever is reading this can find relief in this post and overcome this. ❤️
My issue only started when I first went vegan. It made my stomach start growling in the first place.