It can. After taking medications that promote gastrointestinal motility, such as metoclopramide and erythromycin, this can lead to a condition of abnormal bowel movements, which can cause hyperactive bowel sounds.
Bowel sounds are intermittent gurgling sounds produced by the flow of gas and fluid in the intestinal canal during intestinal peristalsis. Under normal circumstances, the bowel sounds are 4-5 times…
Hyperactive bowel sounds are most often seen in mechanical intestinal obstruction. In patients with mechanical intestinal obstruction, a high-pitched metallic sound can be heard on auscultation of the abdomen, which…