diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm
index 464fb3a055..defe2191be 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm
@@ -21,12 +21,11 @@
 		if(germ_level < GERM_LEVEL_MOVE_CAP && prob(8))
 			germ_level++
 
-/mob/living/carbon/relaymove(var/mob/user, direction)
-	if(user in src.stomach_contents)
-		if(prob(40))
-			for(var/mob/M in hearers(4, src))
-				if(M.client)
-					M.show_message(text("\red You hear something rumbling inside [src]'s stomach..."), 2)
+/mob/living/carbon/relaymove(var/mob/living/user, direction)
+	if((user in src.stomach_contents) && istype(user))
+		if(user.last_special <= world.time)
+			user.last_special = world.time + 50
+			src.visible_message("<span class='danger'>You hear something rumbling inside [src]'s stomach...</span>")
 			var/obj/item/I = user.get_active_hand()
 			if(I && I.force)
 				var/d = rand(round(I.force / 4), I.force)
@@ -40,9 +39,7 @@
 					H.updatehealth()
 				else
 					src.take_organ_damage(d)
-				for(var/mob/M in viewers(user, null))
-					if(M.client)
-						M.show_message(text("\red <B>[user] attacks [src]'s stomach wall with the [I.name]!"), 2)
+				user.visible_message("<span class='danger'>[user] attacks [src]'s stomach wall with the [I.name]!</span>")
 				playsound(user.loc, 'sound/effects/attackblob.ogg', 50, 1)
 
 				if(prob(src.getBruteLoss() - 50))