bubble guts

noun

A condition where one experiences bloating, cramping, and discomfort in the stomach or digestive tract due to gases caused by extreme hunger or explosive pre-diarrhea.

“Every time I eat at that restaurant, I get up the next day with bubble guts.”

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Meanings

nounbubble guts pl (normally plural, singular bubble gut)

singular bubble gut · alternative bubble-guts · alternative bubbleguts

  1. informalpluralplural normallygastroenterologyA condition where one experiences bloating, cramping, and discomfort in the stomach or digestive tract due to gases caused by extreme hunger or explosive pre-diarrhea.

    Every time I eat at that restaurant, I get up the next day with bubble guts.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
bubble gutdiarrhea

Origin

From bubble + guts, so named from the bubbling and churning feeling that occurs in one's stomach and digestive tract.

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APA

bubble guts. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bubble%20guts

MLA

“bubble guts.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bubble%20guts. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bubble guts,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bubble%20guts.

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