Hi, Phill,

I love it when I'm aware of my bowel gurgling - it means it's working. The noise is due to peristalsis, and is often audible. When there's no bowel sounds, panic.

Excess gurgling is probably due to wind, which may be associated with your recent alternating bowel issues and in itself, I don't think should be of concern.

Stress, by the way, is a major cause of bowel disruption and worrying about your bowels can actually make them function differently.

I hope your future investigations have a positive result and this is all just a passing thing.

Taff

Taff, thank you for the kind words and encouragement. I’m definitely stressed over this and I actually did consider that thinking about it is partially the cause. Hopefully I’ll be able to rule out the worst this week. 

Taff, thank you for the kind words and encouragement. I’m definitely stressed over this and I actually did consider that thinking about it is partially the cause. Hopefully I’ll be able to rule out the worst this week. 

Good stuff. I, on the other hand, sit waiting to hear a decent bit of gurgling, as I had bowel surgery last Tuesday and am waiting for my new stoma to start working properly. Actually ate a bacon sarnie this morning, the first for over two years.