Why Does Your Stomach Growl? | Body Science for Kids
Why does your stomach growl when you are not hungry? Learn the digestive system science behind tummy rumbles in this fun homeschool STEM kids episode.
Deep inside your belly lies a winding, muscular obstacle course that stretches nearly as long as a school bus is wide. Day and night, this digestive superhighway squeezes and ripples like a tube of toothpaste, nudging food, liquid, and bubbles along hidden corridors. Even when you are completely full or fast asleep, these hardworking muscles keep pulsing to a rhythmic squeezing beat called peristalsis.
So why does a loud roar erupt in the…
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