Contemporary Examples. 1  The crook then produces a MetroCard of his own and offers to swipe the would-be traveler throughâfor a premium price. 2  Errichetti was a foul-mouthed megalomaniac and âa crook at heart,â Greene wrote. 3  Once I exposed the leading citizen of Dallas, the very top guy, as a crook who had stolen money.
More Serious Causes. Prolonged stomach gurgling can be a sign of something more serious than hunger or gas, like irritable bowel syndrome, also called IBS which generally presents with other symptoms like excess gas, diarrhea, bloating and cramping.
Burping and flatulence are two ways swallowed air leaves the body. Delayed emptying of the stomach (slow gas transport) in addition to gas accumulation can also cause bloating and abdominal distension. Medical causes. Other causes of bloating may be due to medical conditions. These include: irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)