Stomach growling?

Hey gang, I'm just a little over 3 years out. Not at goal weight, but pretty close. My eating habits are pretty good, and I'm fairly active.

I've noticed though over the past two months, that my stomach has been growling a lot (or making a digesting noise?). Don't think it's a hunger issue. I have noticed it happens more after I eat, or especially if I'm drinking something warm, like coffee or tea. It doesn't hurt, but it is LOUD, loud enough for people in the room to hear, so it's getting a bit embarassing. Anyone else have this problem?

My stomach growls sometimes, quite profusely on occasion, and I haven't found any rhyme or reason. If you chew gum, it might be growling because gum chewing can stimulate acid production in the stomach as the body thinks all that chewing is preparatory to a bunch of swallowing too.

OMG!!!!  I have the samething!  I actually talked to my surgeon this morning and he said it will come and go.  I just noticed it doing this in the past 6 weeks!  He said that just like everything else, our digestion changes - he said it will settle down and not to worry about it.

Thanks for the replies!

I'm definitely not a gum chewer, but I do use straws. I've been using straws to sip since I came out of surgery 3 years ago, so I'd blame the straws if it hadn't only started happening recently.

I guess I can chalk it up to my body changing!

 So glad to see I am not the only one! Surgery 10/7/2008. Stable weight for past six months. Not at goal but good for me. Anyway, my stomach (intestines) have been growling so loudly it is absolutely embarrassing. I don't know what to do. I do not chew gum. It doesn't seem to matter whether I am hungry or not. Any suggestions to help quiet it down would be most welcome!