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Crackling, bubbling, grumbling: body sounds can indicate illnesses

31/10/2014

The human body produces a variety of sounds, which are often perceived as unpleasant. But "stomach grunts", "burps" and "puffs" are in themselves completely normal processes. However, an increased occurrence may be indicative of existing health problems or illnesses. Since most of the other people, especially burps and Flatulenzen perceive as annoying, often arises for those affected here in the truest sense of the word, a special pressure. Others, however, are not embarrassed and let the body noise, which in turn is often unpleasant for their environment.

In particular, the gastrointestinal tract produces relatively many body sounds, which can tell the attentive listener also about the condition of the digestive system. If the stomach growls, this is an indication of lack of food, for example, and the sounds are usually associated with hunger. All sounds of the gastrointestinal tract are produced by the movement of air or gases and body fluids within the digestive system. In certain diseases, however, more air gets into the digestive tract and / or gases are increasingly formed. Strong flatulence and bowel sounds should therefore be checked by a doctor.

Unpleasant body sounds
The social handling of the natural body noise is quite well on the statement of the Hamburg etiquette coach Imme Vogelsang clearly, which the news agency „dpa“ quotes: „Out of consideration for the environment, one should always try to avoid or reduce the noise - but they will never comment or apologize.“ Out of shame, most people try to avoid burps and puffs in public. Even loud stomach rumbling is uncomfortable for most sufferers. With a few simple measures, however, the body noise can be minimized in many cases. However, pathological body sounds do not go back in this way. They require treatment of the causative disorder.

Air movement in the digestive tract
Most stomach rumors occur when swallowed air instead of food moves in the stomach. The movement of air bubbles in gastric juice produces a gurgling sound. At the occurrence of stomach rumbling, however, play „Also the acid in the stomach and stress by stress play a role“, quotes the news agency „dpa“ Christian Trautwein of the German Society for Gastroenterology, Digestive and Metabolic Diseases (DGVS) in Berlin. Remedy could provide here the supply of food. „As a precaution, you should take an easily digestible snack before a conference or other lengthy event“, To avoid the stomach sounds, the expert recommends. In this way, the acid is bound, the stomach could calm down and at the same time halitosis is prevented.

Swallowed air must escape
Increased eructation is often associated with swallowed air. „A lot of air then gets into the stomach when hurried, not properly chewed or talked at the same time“, quotes the „dpa“ the specialist Peter Walger from the professional association of German internists. The swallowed air must then escape back through the esophagus, producing a more or less loud noise. To suppress this as far as possible, the mouth can remain closed. The regurgitation is favored, for example, by the intake of carbonated drinks, where the gas evolution within the stomach plays an essential role here. Nicotine or certain medications may cause increased burps, according to the expert. In addition, there is often a connection with the eating habits. Furthermore, the DGVS expert Trautwein opposite the „dpa“ suggest that even a disease can be behind increased belching. „Those who have an increased amount of acid, which has a sour taste in their mouth and pain in the upper abdomen, may suffer from a reflux disease“, the news agency quotes the physician.

Flatulence is often associated with food intake
In the case of bloating, swallowed air may also play a role, but gases that are formed during digestive processes in the intestine escape here in particular. A certain degree of gas evolution is completely normal and every person releases these intestinal gases in the form of pups. However, you can „hard-to-digest legumes, but also garlic or cabbage to increased gas formation“ lead, quotes the „dpa“ the internist Peter Walger. Sensitive persons advises the specialist here to avoid the critical ingredients as well as fiber-rich diet basically. To soothe the digestive tract anise or caraway can contribute, reports the „dpa“ continue. This does not always help. For sometimes the increased formation of intestinal gas is also due to bacterial infections of the intestine (for example with Escherichia coli), a celiac disease (gluten intolerance) or a lactose intolerance, reports the „dpa“ citing Christian Trautwein of the DGVS. If increased flatulence is found independently of certain foods, and sufferers may experience further symptoms, the expert recommends that you go to a specialist, as these may be the first symptoms of a chronic illness.

Further sounds of the body
In her post goes the news agency „dpa“ not only on body sounds of the digestive tract, but also on other body sounds such as sneezing or coughing. These are socially accepted rather than digestive noises, but they too can lead to unpleasant situations, for example, during a concert or a reading. In addition, they also provide frequent evidence of existing diseases. For example, Hustenoft is due to a cold or infection of the respiratory tract. Sneezing can also be due to an onset of cold, but is also often found in chronic allergies, reports the „dpa“. The sneezing, however, could „also be a spontaneous local reaction of the nose - for example, environmental pollution, an intense odor or a strong light stimulus“, quotes the news agency the Secretary General of the German Society of Otolaryngology, Roland Laszig.

Do not hold your nose while sneezing
The specialist also gives a tip on how to suppress upcoming sneezing attacks. „When you realize that you have to sneeze, you can press your finger into the upper part of the depression between the two skin folds above the upper lip and try to suppress sneezing“, quotes the „dpa“ the doctor. It is not advisable to stop the nose, because this creates an increased pressure, which could lead to bacteria being pressed into the ears and the paranasal sinuses. „If you can not suppress the sneezing, you should hold the left back of the hand or the left elbow“, so the statement of Laszig in the contribution of the „dpa“. The specialist also goes into another subconscious action - yawning. This „is an over the nervous system controlled, mostly involuntary and therefore not suppressible reaction“, explains Laszig. However, the urge to yawn in a slightly cooler, freshly ventilated room is significantly lower than in an overheated room, reports the news agency „dpa“ citing the physician. However, even this subconscious action is only conditionally influenced as part of the body language and with increasing fatigue, those affected generally tend to yawn more. (Fp)