STOMACH NOISES CAUSING ANXIETY

I have exactly the same problem. I try to empty my bowels as much as I can before leaving to school. 7 times out of 10 this seems to help. In the morning before school I try to have a big breakfast at 7:30 to stop my tummy rumbling. Then at breaktime at 10:40 I again try to have alot to eat along with a long drink. Then at 12:40 my stomach feels like it's going to start rumbling even though I'm not hungry. I usually just down a bottle of water which just about gets me to 13:00 (lunch). I then tend to be ok for the rest of the day apart from the fact that my lunch can cause my gut rumbling problem again but I usually get through it. I had hunger problems last year and I've almost finished that hunger phase even though it's starting up with my friends. It's a part of growing up and growth spurts and it happens to everyone. It's just that mine happened to be louder than others! I hope these 3 different things help some of you

i'm so glad i came to these posts. I'm a junior in a high school, and just this year i've been getting extreme anxiety over silence- especially when my stomach decides to talk to everyone in the class. It's gotten to the point where it's controlling my life, taking away my happiness. I've realized how ridiculous this is, and being someone who believes in changing something if it's not making you happy, i've contacted by guidance councilor and now am planning on taking tests in his room. You have now idea how much of a relief this is. As far as my stomach, it will keep making noises, but now that i'm not so stressed out about it and not thinking about it 24/7, it's going away. It's mostly a mental thing. If it's getting to a point where it's affecting your grades, talk to someone about it. I used to be more focused on my stomach then the information while taking tests, and could only focus on what my stomach would do next-ridiculous! It sounds funny actually typing it out, but as you know, it's a serious issue. Please do something about your anxiety, contact someone, and live a better life! best of luck to everyone!! :)

just to see if it's working

Hi everybody

I've had this problem for almost 4 years, and every year it gets worse.

Like all of you, I know it's stress-related, that's why I started going to see a psychologist.

We've had 2 meetings already, and what she told me was that I didn't speak enough, or confide enough in people, so my stomach was doing it for me. It's true that I'm quite shy, and I never talk about my problems with my friends or family. Nobody knows about my stomach noises issue. But it's not good, and my body desperately needs to speak, so it speaks thru my stomach. Funny isn't it?

4 years ago my younger brother (that I really really loved) died in a terrible accident, and it was a tremendous shock to me. I think it's the event that triggered the anxiety.

I really hope that the therapy sessions will help me, coz nothing else seems to have improved my condition. I sometimes take activated carbon, and half of the times, it relieves the sounds my stomach makes.

I know how hard it is.

I have a master's degree, and yet, I don't have confidence to look for a job because of this problem. The only thing I can do is working in very noisy places, like restaurants, supermarkets, etc. But it's tiring and you don't earn a lot of money. I feel like I've studied all these years in vain.

I'll keep you posted once I finish my therapy session. And it's true that the less you think about it, the better your stomach fells. But it's really not easy to forget about it, especially in stressful situations.

Love. God bless you all.

This is like, word for word me. And it sounds crazy but this is honestly ruining my life.  I am only fourteen, so I have to suffer through school still.  When class is quiet, I get so anxious I ask to go to the nurse just so I can escape!  Now, it's quiet it the nurses too, but my stomach doesn't make the popping noises then.  So, I think it's just my nerves.  I have anxiety, as well, so I think that contributes.  I have no clue what this dreadful noise is, but if it doesn't stop, my life will continue being a sad living *Beep*  I get so scared to go to school, which I shouldn't!  I have nothing to be upset about, so I don't understand why this even began in the first place!

I was so excited, because I like school!  Crazy as it sounds. . . . . but now I have actually lay at night and just cry, because I have the un-curable problem that I just can't escape.  I have nothing to enjoy, because of a stupid noise?  Seriously, I need help.  I used to be so smart and good in school, now, I'm borer-line failing!  I used to be so bubbly and now I'm scared to go out in public.  Oh please please please PPPPPPLLLLLLLLLEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSEEEEEEEEEEEE help me!!!! :$  |-O

This is like, word for word me. And it sounds crazy but this is honestly ruining my life. I am only fourteen, so I have to suffer through school still. When class is quiet, I get so anxious I ask to go to the nurse just so I can escape! Now, it's quiet it the nurses too, but my stomach doesn't make the popping noises then. So, I think it's just my nerves. I have anxiety, as well, so I think that contributes. I have no clue what this dreadful noise is, but if it doesn't stop, my life will continue being a sad living *Beep* I get so scared to go to school, which I shouldn't! I have nothing to be upset about, so I don't understand why this even began in the first place!

I was so excited, because I like school! Crazy as it sounds. . . . . but now I have actually lay at night and just cry, because I have the un-curable problem that I just can't escape. I have nothing to enjoy, because of a stupid noise? Seriously, I need help. I used to be so smart and good in school, now, I'm borer-line failing! I used to be so bubbly and now I'm scared to go out in public. Oh please please please PPPPPPLLLLLLLLLEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSEEEEEEEEEEEE help me!!!!

Oops, double post. . .

Hey, i 've got this problem for almost 2 years and a half now. I've tried almost everything to make that stupid problem stop. You have to make a list of the possible causes of the noises. BUT: you really have to put in your mind that everything will get better if you just don't care. Everyone make some stomach noises, I was just like you (sometimes I've missed some courses) before i realized that almost everytime that noise wasn't even heard by others, and if so i just say i'm hungry do you have something to eat? I don't show that I'm embarrassed and that's why no one laugh. So here is the list of the causes. 1- Do you feel like hungry when it starts? if yes then you have to eat something (something consisting) (the sound is coming from the stomach in this case, generally in the morning before having lunch) 2- Are you over sensitive when it gets cold (you feel like having gas in your intestine)? You have to get more clothes to get your stomach warm. 3- If you're sure that you're just anxious, try to have yoga courses (or in my case I use homeopathic treatment and it works ). 4- maybe you have an allergy for something. You're not lactose intolerant for example? Maybe you have to talk to a doctor about that (he/she will tell you that's not a real problem and won't find THE solution but who knows?) Try hot beverage, make some sports, maybe some "activated carbon capsules" that will adsorb gas... Hey you can talk to your friends about your problem, they will help you getting over your anxiety and you'll see they will just make fun of you if this happens, without being mean. You don't want to fail in school for this ridiculous problem! you'll find the solution but be brave ;) Hope this will help you, I'm here if you need advice. (excuse me if I made some English mistakes, English is the third language in my country)

It's probably something you're eating. Do this food elimination diet to find out what's bugging you; it takes about two weeks; then you can figure it out..

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. It wouldn't hurt to see a doctor. Good luck!

Also, salmonella poisoning does that, and it can last for *years*. Best to see your doctor, but acidophilus can help get rid of it. Actually, acidophilus tablets (get vegetarian in case you are allergic to milk products) might help anyway. You can get it in health food stores and it is often put in the refrigerated section.

Hey everybody! I have been dealing with this for about 2 and a half years. I am a student in high school and it has ruined a lot for me. I have no SAT or ACT scores because I can't be in a room for that long. I have lost friends and my academic life over this. I have been to so many doctors and specialists, I can't even name them. I went to Mayo Clinic in Rochester, famous for their diagnosticians and they still couldn't find anything out. I was given 4 hour x-rays, scans, blood tests, allergy tests, intolerance tests, 8 medications, digestive aids... EVERYTHING. Anyway, this winter break, I decided that I would go on a diet of only vegetables, fish, and rice. It is not healing the growling quite yet, but I FEEL much better! My stomach is slowly calming down. As hard as it is to diet like this, I would recommend it. The growling is usually a digestive issue, so it will help to clear everything out with bland meals. I am also taking an ortho-digestime before meals, along with bentyl (meant for irritable bowel syndrome--) it won't hurt you. For school, I have a nature valley bar in honey and oats because it stops the growling for a little bit and is a good snack with this diet. I shall keep you all updated if it heals!

SAME. It has ruined my life. And I was so scared of my exams coming up, I would constantly have anxiety attacks and just cry myself to sleep because I was afraid!
But I talked to the school physciatrist (spelling?) and (more or less) told her about my problem. I told her I couldn't handle silence, but I didn't tell her about the odd "Popping" noise coming from my tummy.
I did ask to take my regents in a seperate room, and after speaking to the principal, it was allowed.
And on top of that, she said that if I were to take the test in a seperate room, this option would need to be there for me all the time. So every test I ever take, will be in a seperate room! Now, I'm ecstatic about this, but there is still so much silence that I cannot bear! I'm only fourteen, and due to this anxiety-caused noise, my life is too a living hell :'(

Not that I am happy you are suffering too, but I am so glad that I am not the only one. I tell my teachers that I have anxiety, not weird growling noises, and they usually will let me test in a different room, but I can't do that all my life!! I have cried myself to sleep, too, thinking that this will never go away. It is a living hell and no one can relate to my problems. They think that the gurgling stomach is just an overreaction, but its not! Its not normal... I miss the days when all I had to worry about was getting a good grade on a test, not whether or not my stomach would growl during it. I feel you. I will definitely tell you if this diet works! You should try it too... it will be hard, but I hope it will be worth it.

I have this problem too:( every night after school, i come home and cry...my parents wont let me go to online school :(

Hi people. All I can say is OH MY GOD. thank god other people have this thing. :'( Mine started when I was about 16. Doing exams in school for the first time. Fast forward almost 5 years and I've never been worse. Due to skipping classes to avoid the embarrassing sounds I fell way behind in law school which was my dream course, and I've changed courses like 3 times since. It had taken over me that much. In school I always had to have chocolate in my pocket as a sort of 'back-up' just in case my tummy rumbled! and the anxiety of sitting in a silent packed room is so bad, that I always have to be seated near the door to assure myself that 'if it gets that bad, I can always make an excuse and leave quickly'. It only happens when I think about it. But when I start thinking about it I cant get it out of my head and a panic comes over me. Then I find it hard to breathe and my stomach is tensed and the noises start. When I tell people they just laugh and shrug it off, as do my parents. I always have to sit at the back of lectures and classes and I broke up with my last boyfriend because of so many arguments where he thought I was making it up or exaggerating and the stress got too much. This must be some sort of condition if so many people have it! isn't there a cure?? I feel like i'm crazy or something!