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Gastritis/Tachycardia?
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Gastritis/Tachycardia?
by lmroswell, Sep 26, 2002 12:00AM
My husband, 40 years old, gets tachycardia only when swallowing. He has also had some stomach discomfort. EKG revealed 190 bpm when swallowing solid food. This lasts for a matter of seconds, then he returns to normal sinus rhythm. This all started about 4 weeks ago. Endoscopy revealed acute gastritis and stricture of the distal portion of the esophogus. 1) How could his tachycardia be related to the gastritis? 2) He was a big fan of eating sushi, could he have a parasite or bacterial infection? He is currently taking Protonix, and has had some relief of the tachycardia, but it has not subsided completely. We are currently waiting for the biopsy results. He has always been in excellent health. He is not eating as much as he used to, and has dropped 10 pounds. Thanks. Lisa
Good luck
I have ventricular tachycardia and when I eat a lot my heart rate does go up. I believe it's caused by pressure from a full stomach up onto the heart.
A long time ago I saw an Internal Medicine doctor about chest pain and rapid heart rate. He found I had a stricture and a sore on the esophogus. He told me that the problem with my esophogus could cause rapid heart rate and/or palpitations.