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.
GERD is caused by laxity of the valve at the junction of the stomach and esophagus. This laxity allows significant amounts of food and stomach acids to flow back into the esophagus, causing burning pain, bloating and frequent burping. It can also cause stomach pain similar to an ulcer.