Hi,

For anyone who comes across this thread via a search (as l did), just wanted to add l had identical symptoms and feared something significant. 

I got a referral from.the GP after changes in bowel habit and what l suspected was a tiny amount of blood in the stool but aside from that it was mainly bowel gurgitation with loud noises - sometimes even in the middle of the night.. This started last November with the suspected blood happening 3 weeks ago. 

I am very active and generally in good health so began to worry and secured the GP referral for a colonoscopy.. This took place today and l came through ok - nothing detected. My GP was confident they would not find anything but it has given me peace of mind. 

It is always worth getting checked out and this thread was a great help so l wanted to post. The cause of my noisy colon still isn't clear - perhaps IBS but l am going to try probiotics to see how that goes. 

Good luck to everyone. 

Hi,

For anyone who comes across this thread via a search (as l did), just wanted to add l had identical symptoms and feared something significant. 

I got a referral from.the GP after changes in bowel habit and what l suspected was a tiny amount of blood in the stool but aside from that it was mainly bowel gurgitation with loud noises - sometimes even in the middle of the night.. This started last November with the suspected blood happening 3 weeks ago. 

I am very active and generally in good health so began to worry and secured the GP referral for a colonoscopy.. This took place today and l came through ok - nothing detected. My GP was confident they would not find anything but it has given me peace of mind. 

It is always worth getting checked out and this thread was a great help so l wanted to post. The cause of my noisy colon still isn't clear - perhaps IBS but l am going to try probiotics to see how that goes. 

Good luck to everyone. 

That's great to hear! Once my tests came back ok I took probiotics and it fixed the gurgling and digestion issues. I'm still not sure what caused it but it happened again last September, probiotics for 2 weeks and fixed. I'm not saying that this will work for everyone but it does for me. 

I might follow up with my GP as l got stepped down with the colonoscopy result so l doubt l''ll be contacted by my health centre for options from here .

There are quite a few sites on  probiotics to try different things. Symprove seems to have the best reputation. PM me if you can recommend what worked for you. 

Conscious this is a cancer forum so will leave it here. 

Align is the probiotic that I used. 

Thanks l will look it up. Strangely it has settled since the colonoscopy but it has taken a few days for my bowels to move waste through again. .I stil can't believe how hard the second litre of Moviprep was to get down - had me retching. 

One other thing l have used is deep breathing techniques to relax the colon spasms by breathing more through the abdomen than chest. This is recommended for IBS. 

There is definitely an element of anxiety when you're concerned what is going on in there which can compound it with the stomach agitation. 

Hi there,

Did you ever get these noises to go away ? Its driving me insane im so scared for the future. 

Hi,

Not as such. Some things seem to exacerbate it a bit - like gluten based products but there isn't really much of a pattern. One thing that does help are mint oil capsules that release in your gut. They act as a relaxant and certainly improve things. I take these when it feels quite agitated and they are very cheap to buy ( don't get them on a prescription). 

I do think suggestions in the thread about relaxation are important if other issues have been ruled out. I read a book that stated how closely linked our gut is to the nervous system and mind.  There are videos on YouTube to calm the digestive system through music / sounds  and it is worth trying them too..

I just noticed you said after your colonoscopy that it took a few days to ease so im guessing it came back ? I feel like when my food is digesting is when it is at its worst is like gas bubbles popping which i can here is this the same for you ? Do you plan on having anymore test to figure out what is going on or are you deciding to just live with it ? 

It can be unsettled after eating or just come on sometimes when l haven't eaten. After the colonoscopy it was still there.

I haven't had any further tests. There could be bacterial issues in my gut but so long as there is no pain then l try not to stress about it if l know there is nothing untoward developing.  I didn't follow up with the GP as they didn't dectect anything so that was pretty much it - as it is hard getting appointments. 

Are you symptoms the same as mine ? Gurgling & Popping sensations ? & what tests did you have done all together m, Sorry for all the questions just finding life really hard atm. 

Gurgling sounds and l guess something like a popping sound - although difficult to describe. Just a sensation of gut churning. 

In addition to developing stomach noises l went through a spell of unsettled bowl issues - either loose or constipated and excess wind. This triggered a fit test on the stool to check for blood and they also ran some blood tests - all of which came back negative. But as the issue persisted l went back to my GP and they then referred me for the colonoscopy which came back negative. There was pretty much nothing left to test after that.