pvc after eating

I have been getting an abnormal amount of pvcs for me in the last few days just after eating a meal.  heart structure has been tested and is fine. can there be a link between stomach problems and an increase in pcvs  thx

[Tjalsma]

Do you happen to eat or drink any type of stimulants?  Such as coffee, wine, beer, chocolate, etc.?

[clbbig1]

no it was not even a big meal. It just seems to happen when my stomach is full.

[Barbarella]

I have that too.  When our stomach is full sometimes your heart beats a little faster.  When we have PVC's or are prone to PVC's our heart reacts with "skipping" instead of beating faster when we have a full stomach,  It only happens to me when I already have PVC's during the day, sometimes though it also happens only after I eat.  For days or weeks, and then no more PVC's either way.

[CollegeGirl143]

What did you eat? Anything high in sugar, caff, anything that could stimulate palps?  Besides that, After eating and during the digestion proccess, it is not uncommon for the heart rate to increase, an increase in pulse can make some more prone to palps..

[Artaud]

Hi,

Just after eating a meal? For the last several months, I would get PVCs everytime I swallowed. If you do a Google search for Swallowing Induced Arrhythmia, you will find quite a few links.

Also, please see Vagus Nerve at Wikipedia. The Vagal Nerve (look up Vagus Nerve at Wiki though), extends down through the throat and along the esophagus and terminates (from the view on Wiki at least) on the top of the Stomach. I had been told that the Swallowing Induced facet of my Arrhythmia was due to Vagal Stimulation. The Vagal nerve supplies the heart as well.

In the Autonomic Nervous System there are two principle parts. One is the Sympathetic Nervous System that speeds up your heart when you are frightened or angry. The other is the Parasympathetic Nervous System that slows your heart down when the fear goes away or as the anger subsides. The Parasympathetic Nervous System controls the heart rate (for slowing) via it's connection to the Heart via the (drum roll please) Vagal Nerve. Since the Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Nervous Systems are involved with other organs as well, such as digestion and therefore your stomach, some undesired interplay may result, such as my Swallowing Induced Arrhythmia. Perhaps your problems are from a similar effect.

Other factors may also cause PVCs on a full stomach, such as unusual indirect pressure against your heart from your filled stomach, possibly resulting in a point of irritation causing the PVCs. Hemodynamics also can play a part, with increased demand from your digestive tract for blood, the rate and forcefullness of your heart beat will be altered.

If I had too much to eat and I lie down, I often get initially get PVCs.

If you have been seen by a Doctor and the PVCs are not causing any other problems, they are probably harmless. If you are concerned or if you symptoms grow worse, consulting with your Family Doctor may be in order.

Best of health to you and yours.

[ronno1]

Hi..I have been having the same thing,,PVC'S after eating. I did notice 1 thing lately though...just recently I finished a meal and the PVC'S started. Shortly after I had a BM and they stopped. I believe regular BM'S are important to deal with this. I am also considering trying a colon cleansing to see if that works. There is alot of "matter" that accumulates and sticks to the intestinal walls after 30 or 40 years and I firmly believe that having this done might make it easier on the digestive system after eating in turn making it easier on the heart and stopping the PVC'S. Just something to consider.

[plymouthmc]

I've was dx'd w/ PVCs a few years back but are much worse lately after having tremendous 'heart burn'.  They always seem to increase after meals and as the day moves along.  I too have noticed that a good BM will help to decrease them, but any ideas on why they may seem to increase and/or worsen throughout the day?  Is this just a product of adding food to my system?  I'm going to try eating only small light meals throughout the day to see if that helps and I'll report back to this page.  Any other self imposed experiments with eating regimens (or even BM regimen)?

[celtgrfe]

A strange discussion, but I have to join in because I have noticed a direct correlation between my digestion and irregular heart beats.  Nearly 100% of the time that I am having irregular beats (and thus panic attacks) throughout the day I also have bad gas, and sometimes lose bowel movements.  I have noticed that after a BM my heart calms down a lot and once most of the gas overall is gone my irregular heart beats go away.  So I try to stay away from gas forming foods as well as eat smaller meals but more of them.  If I go to bed on a full stomach (especially if I eat dairy products) I can almost guarantee that I will awake in the night with irregular beats or tachy.  So I try to stop eating by 8 P.M.  It doesn't work 100% of the time but it helps a lot.

[fear_pvcs_no_more]

I have been troubled with pvc's for years on and off as well as middle of the night SVT.   All tests show healthy heart.  I take inderal at bedtime and first thing in the morning and it keeps the middle of the night SVT in check.  However, past few days I have been experiencing PVC's after lunch and dinner only.  Very seldom unless following these two meals.  Go figure.

[FerdyBoy]

This is definitely caused (at least in my case) from the vagal nerve.  I suffered with the same arrhythmia problem for years, just after eating during digestion or consuming alcoholic beverages, and all of the doctors I spoke with never even mentioned the vagal nerve as being causative for the skipped beats or PVC's.  There seems to be VERY little research in this area---and diagnosis or knowledge  connecting the two also seems to be very rare.

So, I took matters into my own hands after doing MUCH research through forums such as this one.  Although I don't suffer from GERD or any other type of digestive disorders or acid reflux, I decided to try an acid reducing over the counter medication.  THIS WAS THE MAGIC BULLET!  75mg of Ranitidine (Zantac)----one first thing in the morning and one before dinner at night, and the arrhythmias WENT AWAY COMPLETELY.

Your results may vary, so please don't take this as medical advice--I just wanted to let you and the group know (and the MD's and cardiologists if they are reading this)  that there is a definite connection between digestive tract acid, vagal nerve stimulation (or destimulation) and heart arrhythmias.  

Good luck, and if you decide to try this and it works, God Bless.