unlikely stomach feeling because of HUNGER

@nicanorr (1789)
Philippines
December 23, 2012 5:12pm CST
Why people especially kids complain of hunger? What takes place inside their stomach? What simple term or English language can we say to let a child understand the feeling of having an empty stomach? Help explain.
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@marguicha (223789)
• Chile
4 Jan 13
Mylotters have given you sevral answers. But if you ask a child, I`m sure he also knows how to explain that he is hungry. He might not knoe (or care) about the biological reasons behind it, but hunger pains are still there.
@marguicha (223789)
• Chile
5 Jan 13
Sorry. Is that English? I am not a native English speaker and do not understand the words gutom or kay oga. If it is not English, please translate. I have 2 daughters and 6 grandchildren. Maybe I could help if I understood more.
@nicanorr (1789)
• Philippines
5 Jan 13
Sorry and thanks for asking. The terms "gutom" (hungry) and "kay oga" (hazy local term applicable as a reply to all questions). It's important for a child to have a working knowledge why he feels hungry. What's happening inside his stomach? It's for us parents to explain to them the process. It's sad to say that some elders can't give a satisfactory answer or explanation to their offspring on the issue.
@nicanorr (1789)
• Philippines
4 Jan 13
The local reason given by a child when asked why he is hungry is "gutom", Or when pressed further to explain why, he'll say "kay oga". This thread has for its purpose for us lotters to teach kids the reason why they feel hungry.
• St. Peters, Missouri
23 Dec 12
according to the merriam webster medical dictionary, hunger pangs are related to the contractions of our empty stomach and/or intestines
@nicanorr (1789)
• Philippines
25 Dec 12
Let's hope children can understand the meaning of hunger by means of the dictionary.
• St. Peters, Missouri
26 Dec 12
Hmmmmmm....then one of your questions isn't what takes place inside the stomach? Is there another question you meant? If you don't really want to know this information, what do you actually want to know?
@nicanorr (1789)
• Philippines
26 Dec 12
Your answer is okay no question about it. We just want to help kids understand the reason why they feel hungry.
@surekharathi (14146)
• India
25 Dec 12
We say in hindi phrase when feel hunger means "Rats dancing in stomach" haha...funny but fact when feeling hunger means like someone dancing in it.
@nicanorr (1789)
• Philippines
25 Dec 12
Rats dancing inside the stomach is reason for the feeling of hunger, kids may find this laughable.
@Shavkat (140118)
• Philippines
24 Dec 12
Children are active and the food they intake is digested that fast. It is the metabolism that makes them burn the food that fast. You can ask, is it painful? If the child cries, it is a sign that a child is either hungry or in pain.
@nicanorr (1789)
• Philippines
25 Dec 12
Children can actively digest food rather fast. They may cry when feeling hungry.
• United States
24 Dec 12
The feeling you get when you want food.
@nicanorr (1789)
• Philippines
25 Dec 12
The stomach runs out of food supply thus hunger comes in.