I think it can be traced back as far as the Magic School Bus episode where they go into Arnold's stomach to learn about the digestive system. Somehow, just about everything in that episode stuck with me throuout my childhood and resurfaced in adulthood. You can probably guess that its also what would get me into vore years later.

what a classic show that is. i also remember that Episode being memorable in that circumstance.

I watch it every once in a while. It's not just good with it's education (hell, it reminds me of facts I'd totally forgotten about), but it's also really well-written and incredibly entertaining. The characters are very 3 dimensional and memorable.

The best I can guess is that it was a recent stem from already liking big bellies for as long as I can remember. (No idea how that got started, though.)

For me its a tough call, but relates to a string of cartoons that featured it when i was little. Winnie the Pooh, not sure which movie but i think you can all recall the mirror scene where it happens was a big one. Also, one episode of a canadian Cartoon "Little Bear" had one that was indeed awesome, two actually. I basically didnt care too much for it in real people until Jr High School, Grade 6 or 7.

My cousin would always fall asleep on the couch when he was home from college. He had a thing for Nesquik chocolate milk. I heard some noises coming from his stomach. I assumed it was from the chocolate milk. So one day I got bored and layed my head on his stomach. I was hooked ever since.

I got into bellies thru Garfield, and there were a few comics where his stomach growled, and I think that kind of what got me interested into it. I saw Winnie the Pooh as a kid too and liked the scenes when his stomach growled.

Liking stomachs, bellies, and then seeing that in art, vore, fat, and food stuffing with the gurgles, sloshing, etc. pushed me in that direction.