When you get a rumbling stomach, is that the appendix then, what is a rumbling appendix?

is the stomach pain you get for appendicitis, the same as a common stomach cramp or is it much worse, does it really last, for hours, sometimes even days, also is the noise you get, from food way through your wind pipe and ping through your stomach and bowel, you know that gurgling sound you hear, is that actually what is it, food being digested, is there any way you can stop this, when it is continuous, going on for hours and getting annoying, what is the best thing to do, when your stomach is playing up, in the night, when you're trying to sleep, is it a bad thing, trying to go back to sleep and trying to ignore it