Heart Palpitations after eating
#179412 - 05/16/05 03:25 PM
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WillT
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I'm new to the board and have been diagnosed with IBS by two doctors, after undergoing a series of tests (colonoscopy, gastroscopy, Upper GI, Ultra sound, CAT scan, stool tests, etc etc.) All tests showed no symptoms, according to doctors. They diagnosed me with IBS. I've noticed, however, that after eating I experience heart palpitations and stomach discomfort in my middle to upper abdomen area. It seems as though my body is reacting to the food being put in it. Anyone else experience heart palpitations after eating? Just curious - thanks, Will
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Are you sure they are palpitations? You should have your doctor refer you to a cardiologist, who can have you do a 24-hour Holter monitor. You wear it at home and it records your heart patterns for the whole day. It can be very useful, especially if your cardiac symptoms come & go.
Good luck to you!
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Or, if they come and go in even longer time periods (ie. a few very bad times, but only once or twice a month), and they think it might be a serious condition, they can implant a heart monitor in your chest.
I did that, and I've been quite pleased with it. Mine is a Reveal (nice name, huh?) by Medtronic. An easy surgery, and now I don't worry so much. The recorder constantly records heart patterns, but only "saves" if you tell it to do so (aka, when you feel the symptoms). Then the doc can look at what you experience, and then say if it is cardio-related, or not.
Hopefully it won't come to that, as hopefully they are not heart related, but just some other kind of abdominal flutter sensation. But, just to let you know, if the Holter is inconclusive, there are other options.
Best of luck, and health! 
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Yes, I get heart palpitations related to food, too. For me, it's usually after I eat some sugary candy or a piece of caffeinated chocolate. It was happening more frequently for a while, so I went to the doc, but he didn't hear anything and said it's actually pretty common to get them from sugar, caffeine, stress, etc. I'd say just keep an eye on it, and unless it gets too bad you should be fine.
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Wow...I'm interested to hear that. I assumed that I was weird, because heart related anything has not come up here, than I can find.
Here's another question then...
What about having your hear slow down/ or stop entirely? Maybe 30 mins to an hour after eating a full size meal. I can feel mine slow, and if I don't fall asleep, I pass out. One way or another, I'm certainly not very productive. A deep sleep or faint--the kind where even when you come to, you can hear people, but you can't move to respond. Like everything is "thick" and "heavy" for a while after too.
Has anyone else experienced this?
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Could you (unknowingly) be injesting m.s.g.? As Kree mentioned certain foods cause an excitory response, i.e. caffeine, sugar, chocolate, sodium, additives/preservatives.
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I am wondering if this could have been allergies?? I read that if you eat a certain food and your heart beats faster than normal (is this a palpatation or is that something else??) that it could be you are allertgic to the food. Any thoughts anyone? 
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I don't get them after eating, but I wake up during the night with them.
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I had them for a while, when I was really unstable, & didin't know how bad my IBS could get. I'd get them almost everyday. They freaked me out.I guess they just went away on they're own, haven't had them in quite a while, thank God.
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i was wondering if i could ask you something on a personal note aside from IBS. what do you experience w/GAD and OCD? ive always thought i had one or the other but didnt want to go to a doctor/shrink anymore. sometimes i wonder if maybe i still have habbits of them that somehow play a role in my IBS-C. i hope youre able to reply back! its really good seeing your messages and i hope it was alright to talk about this. hope to read from you soon
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