afib and acid reflux

Can acid reflux desease cause heart arrythmias?

[Madge270]

I've wondered that too, although I have ventricular arrhythmia (PVCs) instead. I've also wondered if the acid reducers could have caused the irregular beat problem.

I do know that reflux and associated gas/bloating that I get after my evening meal seem to make the heart arrthythmia worse, and that I feel it more then. Also, I've read that PPIs, like Prilosec or Nexium (which I take) have heart arrhythmia listed as a "less common" side effect. I need the Nexium, since nothing else seems to work for my  reflux. But I certainly don't need the PVCs that have recently started!

[hipperticker]

I think you're on to something because it's awfully fishy to me that just when I stopped taking Nexium, I'm left with this devil of a heart arrythmia! Hmmmm....

[DavidR49]

IN my case , I definately know that many times in the mornings I get the flutters which magically disappear after I  have a bowl motion. Emptying my stomach sometimes does the trick. Other times  Nexium does. I am confident that the stomach ( or colon) when bloated give me flutters accompanied by sweating and followed by weakness. I Am slightly overweight male, 61 years of age and am on medication for BP ( Monotildiem + Hyzaar).

[echop]

I feel something similar, usually I have few heart problems, although some. But after eating mostly anything, my heart rate seems weird. This happens most of the time, but rarely it doesn't. I think I will try to get a holter to diagnose mine.

[debbier]

I have had two A-Fib episodes and both had to due with an upset stomach,  Once after I vomited and the other time after I ate way too much!   I think there is a very good connection between the two

[Madge270]

I wish I could stop taking Nexium, but I can't seem to go below a dose of 20 mg a day. How did you manage to do it?