Ways To Know If You Are Lactose Intolerant

Stomach Makes Rumbling Sounds

When the stomach makes rumbling sounds after eating a dairy product, it's due to the gas, and this is a side effect of the bacteria interacting with lactose in the gut. It’s not really the individual's stomach that’s rumbling, but their intestinal tract. This happens when any food isn’t absorbed properly, including different types of fruits, vegetables, cereals, beans, and, of course, dairy products. The sound happens when the trapped gas, which is a mix of methane, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen, is pushed around through peristalsis. Peristalsis is the usually painless muscle contractions of the gastrointestinal tract. The formal name for these sometimes embarrassing rumbling sounds from the gut is borborygmus.

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