Heart Beat Increases after meal

Question

It is a problem I have seen in one of the threads of Medhelp

http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Heart-Disease/Tachycardia-after-eating-a-heavy-meal/show/253644

I have poor digestion and after a heavy meal I have an onset of tachycardia (Heart Beat rises to 100-120 per minute, sometimes more). This is then followed by respiratory distress, dizziness, etc. This also happened once when I drank water after exercise in the morning or in another case when I climbed stairs in an Oxygen poor environment, like the stairs in my office building.

I wanted to know the causes and the cure.

Thanks

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chthompson5 · Answer

My heart rate has climbed as high as 157 documented, just after waking and getting ready for work.  Hadn't eaten yet.  Mostly, my tachy comes after a meal and shoots up with any exertion.  The 130s-150s don't have to have exertion on days where I just feel "off".  I have found that when I am nauseaus and dizzy, my BP is low and my pulse is racing.  My heart isn't always pounding, just fast upon checking with a BP cuff.  I am going to cross my fingers and pray at the same time and look more into Food intolerance.  I have undergone NAET for food allergy, which makes my digestion easier, however, I think there is more to it, like intolerance, that the NAET didn't seem to cover :(  I am 35Y, 130# 5'4" and I don't really exercise, but I wouldn't say that I'm unfit.  Non-smoker/drinker/drugs... Elevated cholesterol and off/on anemia with a VERY low ferritin.  PO2 is usually around 96-98 standing.  Started a trial of Florinef this past week.  Please comments with tips/tricks to control this heartrate!  I'm on partial disability because I can't work 8 hours a day anymore, just too tired to wake up.  Even with 8-12 hours of sleep a night.  <>

ed34 · Answer

Digesting food puts more demand on the body for Oxygen. This CAN show  a problem with circulation, the heart or even a lung problem. As you say you have noticed symptoms when climbing stairs, then maybe you should have your blood pressure checked and have a chat with your GP. Are you generally a fit person? i.e. normal BMI and non smoker?