Learn English – Describing stomach related common problems

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I did some research on how common stomach related problems are described in English, and made some sentences. Would you please look at them and let me know are they all correct and sound natural to you?

  1. My stomach is growling.
  2. Why does my stomach growl even when I'm not hungry?
  3. What can I do to prevent my stomach from growling?
  4. What makes my stomach growl?
  5. My stomach is killing me and I feel like I’m going to puke!
  6. What is causing my stomach burning?
  7. My stomach is bloated.
  8. My stomach is upset.

I really did hard work and tried my best to make all possible sentences related to this issue.

Is there any other word which is commonly used to describe stomach related problems? Can you provide an example sentence for each word?

Best Answer

All of them sound natural to me except #6. I would say instead:

Why is my stomach burning?

or

What is making my stomach burn?

One other note, though; even though Nos. 1-4 are worded okay, I would not call those "stomach problems." The phrase stomach problems is usually used to describe ailments like indigestion, as you did in Nos. 5 - 8. A growling tummy isn't really a stomach "problem," not in the way I usually hear stomach problems.


Is there any other word which is commonly used to describe stomach related problems?

There probably are, although I think you nailed the two most common ones with Nos. 7 & 8. Upset is often used when referring to the stomach organ, while bloated is sometimes used when referring to the lower abdomen in general, and may not be related to digestive problems at all. Sometimes you might hear the term GI used, particularly in the medical community (GI being short for gastrointenstinal). You can simply Google GI problems for a boatload of examples.

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