Gurgling when hungry is usually caused by gastrointestinal cramping in a hungry state. The stomach gurgles when you are hungry, usually due to increased peristalsis and not enough food in the stomach for digestion. When the stomach empties, the cerebral cortex receives the message of hunger and the need to eat, which stimulates the digestive glands to secrete digestive juices, such as gastric acid, in preparation for the digestion of food. And if no food is eaten, due to the continuous peristalsis of the gastrointestinal tract, fluids and gases in the gastrointestinal tract will mix with each other and then make a gurgling sound. This is a normal physiological phenomenon. Usually the sound will gradually disappear as soon as you have eaten. Therefore, in your daily life, you should develop a good habit of regular eating and drinking, and prolonged starvation can easily lead to gastrointestinal diseases. To summarize, this situation generally does not need to worry too much, but if accompanied by other uncomfortable symptoms, it is recommended to go to the hospital in a timely manner to avoid delaying the condition.