Your stomach is actually most active when it is empty.

Your stomach growls are a normal part of digestion. This sound, called borborygmus, happens as gas and fluids move through ...

It’s mid-happy hour on a first date, and you’re suddenly hit with the realization that you worked through lunch. Right on cue, your stomach chimes in with its own grumbly greeting to your suitor. No ...

DEAR DOCTOR K: Why does my stomach sometimes make growling noises? DEAR READER: Stomach noises happen in everyone, although they seem to plague some people more than others. It happens all the time: I ...

DEAR DOCTOR K >> As I get older, it seems my stomach is more likely to make growling noises. Why does it do this, and what can I do about it? It's embarrassing. DEAR READER >> Maybe your stomach is ...

Everyone has experienced it - you're in a meeting and your stomach won't stop (loudly) reminding you that you've skipped lunch. You feel embarrassed as loud rumblings interrupt your presentation, but ...

It’s time to add two new weapons to your Words With Friends arsenal. First up: borborygmi (58 points). That’s the technical term for the grumbling in your stomach. Next, we have peristalsis (50 points ...