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Are these palps?

I get this fluttering sensation in my stomach, all of a sudden I will feel like a thud, like my stomach jumped and it feels like a palp that starts in my stomach and goes into my throat.

I do get some heart palp that I can feel in my pulse at times, I have mitral reguratation, fibromyalgia and Irritable bowel syndrome. Can this be the vegus nerve causing the palp sensation? I have caught some palps when I get this fluttering but the flutters keep going on and on and the palps are only a few?

Thanks, Line

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Just reading the thread above, I am surprised that I also have for the last several months had an intermittent rapid heart beat for after I eat when my Stomach and upper GI begins to bloat with pain.  Inoticed that when I swallow or breath shallow I get a few extra beats also.   All the Gi tests I have run point to nothing wrong.  The EchoGram and stress tests showed the beats the Cardio doc suggested Rythmol.  I believe it is something to do with the Vega nerve that is involved with the GI issues and backing up electrically and causing the heart to kick in.  Any thoughts on this and what approach to take???
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My heart palps a lot right after urination.  I asked EP doctor about it and she seemed to think it was pretty common.  I also was told that people with CHF should take caution not to strain hard when defacating (bowel movement) I don't know why but it obviously has something to do with the heart function.  So go figure, funny how so much of our internal's can affect that hearty pump.
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Your mention of having IBS makes me think that your palps are due to that.  I was suffering like crazy from 'skipped beats' for days on end.  Couldn't figure it out and it was horrible to deal with even though my research said it was probably benign (and it had happened before).  Still, even knowing it will probably be okay doesn't help with the anxiety. So anyway, I started catching articles that indicated a connection between digestive upset and that 'skipped beat' feeling like what you describe.  Someone said drink some Maalox, so I did, and they went away almost immediately.  My suggestion to you is to try some Maalox (cherry flavor not quite so hard to choke down, though it is still pretty nasty).  It may not help you like it helped me, but pretty safe thing to try.
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Thanks so much for the reponse. I have read that there is a correlation between IBS and palps caused by the pressure on the vega or vegus nerve.

I never even thought to use an malox or anything like that, but I am sure going to try it. I had that fluttering for 6 weeks straight, was driving me insane. this is a come and go thing and you never know how long it will last.
Thanks again for the tip, Linda
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Thanks Gnat,

I did not want to post to the Dr. there are too many people trying to post with serious prblems, just wanted to see if anyone else experiences this.

Line
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You probably want to ask a doctor; go to the doctor forum--this is the patient to patient forum  (click on forums at the top of the page, then click on heart, click on "I agree", then click on post a question.)
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