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Jiggle the handle a bit, and see if it stops.
Also, check if the water level is like, right at the lip of the empty pipe in the middle. If it's one of the old style "ball on a metal arm" floats, bend the arm down a little bit so the water shuts off before it reaches the lip of that pipe. If it's one of those new floats there should be a little screw that lets you set the water level down a little bit.
Everyone saying it's the tank. If it is bubbling up it could be sewer gas.
https://hersandhisplumbing.com/why-is-my-toilet-bubbling-what-it-means-and-what-you-should-do/
Your flap is probably leaking, they need to be replaced every few years. Look inside your tank for the (usually black) flap that seals the hole at the bottom.
A whole kit of all the working parts in the tank can be hand from the hardware store for about $15. Depending on how long this has been happening, you've likely spent that much money already in water bills many times over.
Its all simple parts to replace and may only take a screwdriver (for some prying) and a pair of pliers to complete the work. Watch a youtube video and you'll be set.
what is "gurgling and bubbling" ?
Toilet's are pretty simple from a DIY angle.
There's an assembly in the cistern you can replace provided that the cistern is not eleventy one years old.
If that's not the problem then it's not DIY and you need a plumber.
Every time this happened to me, it was followed shortly after by sewage backup. It happened because the air in the pipes was forced upwards into the toilet. Might want to take precautions such as move bath mats out of the way, buy a shop vac, etc.
Has it been raining a lot?
Nah
right on then.
