PVC's and stomach

[BillTheCat]

I have been noticing lately that my PVC's tend to be coupled with feeling of acid rushes in my stomach...kind of like when you have an axious thought and you feel your stomach have a dropping, burning sensation.  i wonder if this is cause by anxiety of the PVC or if there is a common cause for the stomach and PVC such as a stress hormone or an overactive adrenaline.  Doe any one else have this also or perhaps have any experience with this?

[cindy707]

Great post chrs..............i ditto that one.....

[BillTheCat]

Great response...thanks a lot.

[chrsaaron]

This stomach and acid reflux, discussion has been talked about over and over on the boards here. But I'll try my best to fill you in. Yes there may be a stomach pvc relation involving the vagal nerve that runs along the linning of your throat. Although with anxiety, it is far more likely to be the root cause of the stomach acid. Basically it's a case of the chicken or the egg, which came first. 1. did anxiety produce stress, which caused your stomach acid to be produced and most likely due to the panic you weren't eating, leading to acid reflux which in turn stimulated the vagal nerve and gave some pvcs which caused more panic more stress and adrenal release giving you more pvcs. or 2. was it the pvc's causing stress causing acid and so on and so on. So to answer this question we must first look at the facts.
Fact: Pvc's in a structally normal heart are harmless, and very very common.
Fact: Anxiety and pvc's are bed buddies, if your  under stress and release adrenaline
         you will have more pvcs, but refer to fact one.
Fact: Stress causes acid increase in the stomach, but vagal nerve stimulation by said
         acid isn't proven, although many MANY people notice changes with pvc activity
         due to diet, heavy meal, or not eating enough.
Fact: The fact that you can feel your pvc's doesn't mean they are more or less
         dangerous, study after study shows that there is no positive correlation between
         feeling or even having pvc's and death or heart disease, in fact the studies have
         shown the oppisite that people with out pvc's and pacs were actually more likely
         to develop heart disease. All be it by such a small number that it really doesn't
         count. But the point is there is no positive link.
Fact: The heart is very very sensitive to adrenaline and other stress released hormones.
         This is why your blood pressure rises when talking to someone your attracted to
         or when a cop pulls u over. Now imagine the changes under anxiety or panic
         attack, your heart literally thinks your in danger, and jumps into action...PVC one
         Which you feel,,,and panic more, pvc two three and four,,,along with tachycardia.
So does stomach acid or fullnes affect pvcs YES it does, when you get upset so does your belly which radios the heart, and on and on we go .....The trick is to remember fact one. it's ok, your going to be fine. Try taking some tums or other OTC drugs for stomach acid, see if it helps. Keep a journal, of what you eat and when, some people find that only certain foods give them pvcs, usually stimulation foods like choclate and coffee, or other caffeine products...why becuase it cause more stimulation and sensitivity to adrenaline and this causes both anxiety increase and more pvcs' but everyone's body is different. So you may have to find what your triggers are, but stay positive don't give up. You must keep discovering more and more about your body so you can try and help it. See a doctor about your pvcs if you haven't already, this will help, but unless you believe him or her, it won't....Good luck..and I hope this helped