what actually causes really loud gurgles - 9 months post up in lower stomach and upper bowels, I had stuck food and irritated stoma and gurgled really loudly (I was mistaken for coffee pot) for a full7 days afterwards. why does the stomache gurgle so l;oudly - it happened within seconds of eating or drinking.

Basically anything that irritates the stomach can cause gurgling. Plus a tight band from something stuck causes a little swelling. Just a guess I don't think anyone knows the real answer.

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Thank you for answering

For me, I dont know if I "gurgle" in the true sense of the word, like its not like liquid going down the sink.

But it happens randomly, not when I eat or drink necessarily. Its like I dont often burp in the normal sense of the word anymore, but the burp happens in my stomach, air moves from the lower stomach to the upper through the stoma and that makes a long gurgling burp and then the gas just dissipates and I dont burp in my throat like I once would have. Does that make any sense? I can feel the air bubble through and it makes a loud rumble. It is a bit embarrassing, lol.

I asked my Dr about gurgling as I do have it sometimes and I mean all day even if I'm not eating at the time. He said banded people do have more internal gas than others. There is the tendency for us not to burp as much, especially the tighter the band. The gas that is normally expelled burping will now travel south to be expelled from the bottom! Thus...the gurgling. Some foods make it worse, especially greens. Hope that helps.

I have been to my first doctors appt. and now my nerves are starting to set in! I know several people who have has gasteric bypass, but nobody that has been banded.

Then when I was reading the forum yesterday and saw pictures of the people who have had an infected port.......... How commen is this? I am a self pay bander so the thought of all the complications is horrible. Where can iIgo to find that stats. on complications?