A Wonderleaf question
Why does my stomach growl?
a real page from the book
Your stomach growls because the muscles in your digestive tract keep squeezing, even when there is not much food there. Those movements push gas and fluid through hollow spaces, making rumbles that can sound much louder in a quiet room.
Hunger can turn up the volume because your body often gives the gut a stronger cleaning wave before the next meal. The noise is not a warning sign by itself; it is usually ordinary plumbing, busy and slightly embarrassing.
Wonder words
- digestive
- intestines
- peristalsis
- vibration
Try it out
Before dinner, sit quietly for one minute and listen for belly sounds, then drink water and listen again.
Read the whole picture book
Watercolour scenes, straight answers, about three minutes cover to cover.
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