What are your stomach growls?

Your stomach growls when it’s telling you, "I’m hungry!", like a loud bell that rings inside your belly.

Imagine your tummy is like a little empty bag that used to be full of food. When the food leaves, the air and space inside your tummy shift around, and sometimes they make noise, just like when you shake a bag of marbles and it clinks and clangs. That’s what your stomach growls sound like, a noisy message saying, "I need more food!"

Your tummy has muscles that help move food around. When they stretch or contract, especially after you’ve been without food for a while, the sounds come out louder.

Think of it like when you blow up a balloon, it makes noise too! So your stomach growls are just your tummy doing its job and letting you know: “It’s time to eat!”Your stomach growls when it’s telling you, "I’m hungry!", like a loud bell that rings inside your belly.

Imagine your tummy is like a little empty bag that used to be full of food. When the food leaves, the air and space inside your tummy shift around, and sometimes they make noise, just like when you shake a bag of marbles and it clinks and clangs. That’s what your stomach growls sound like, a noisy message saying, "I need more food!"