explaining gas sounds to co workers and public

Today was my first day back at work....its been 9 weeks since my emergency colostomy and i was happy for this day to come....I work in a small building which serves the public ( local goverment )...Im an elected offical in my county....I talk to the public all day and today as I was explaining to a business owner his obiligations to the state, my stomach started rocking and rolling.....He was unaware of my situation and my recent hospital stay.....How and what do I do....Ignore it or explain it?     I am so unsure of what the proper answer to this situation is......After he left I was almost in tears until another staff member said to me it wasnt noticeable......Help On th is one.....maggie

I lean my elbow on the stoma and it lessens it. But truthfully, most don't hear what we do (like finding a zit? You think it's huge? no one else sees one?).

I had a pretty loud gurgle the other day teaching (fitness) and said 'excuse me'. My client said no problem - she thought it was HER!!

I"ve actually said "goodness! did you hear the noise my belly's makin'?" If it is just gurgling they will probably just think you're hungry. If not, you can just say your meal is talking back to you--everyone goes through this and will think nothing of it. If you say it was your stomach the most someone will be is surprised--since there is no smell it's not like they can prove you farted.

If I'm sitting talking to someone I'll just cup my left hand over the stoma and hold my left wrist with my right hand. Looks kind of casual I think lol...remember, if you haven't told anyone in your business that you have a bag they won't think of it. If you make noise they'll just think it's your stomach grumbling, that is IF they hear it at all. I've used that "oh my stomach is grumbling I must be hungry" routine before, but my co-workers usually think I'm bonkers because they didn't hear anything..

Matt