How to Stop Stomach Growling If the noises bother you, there are some strategies to help stop stomach growling and prevent it from cropping up again.

Do not starve yourself. A growling stomach is most often a sign that your body requires food, so do not feel guilty about eating when you hear it. This is the healthy and natural response to hunger.

“It’s hard to be receptive to what you’re trying to learn when your stomach is growling.” Before the food pantry opened, BRCC gave bank cards to students who struggled with food insecurity.

But why, exactly, do our stomachs growl? "Stomach growling is due to peristalsis," Tiffany Weir, professor of food science and human nutrition at Colorado State University, told Live Science.