Digestive disorders and AFIB

[Jayde25]

I have always had digestive problems. I had a Fundoplacation surgery 15 years ago, and have not felt quite right.I was told the wrap had slipped? a bit but not to worry. I get bloating, pain, nausea, and over the last 5-6 years I have been diagnosed with AFIB. I believe my operation has some connection with the incidence of my A Fib as I get it quite often after I eat or/and drink. I can have a meal and then go straight into arrhythmia. My doctor will just say not  possible and wont discuss it with me. I have read  a lot of articles about the connection between digestion and AFib, but mainly from 100's of frustrated patients like myself. Just recently I get a pain in the middle of my gut when I eat and a pain in my left breast area after I've eaten.I take Flecainide (which I dislike intensly as doesn't do anything much) and Nexium. I'm 70 years old, working full time, reasonably fit and healthy apart from the usual aches and pains that come with age.














What can you tell me?

[Jayde25]

Thanks for your response. I too firmly believe in the connection and maybe some bright spark will change the way the think about AFib and find some new answers.

[debbier]

I believe there is a connection.  The two times I went into Afib it was due to an upset stomach.  I have read alot about irritated vagal nerve causing afib, for some reason dr's don't make that connection.   I am sure one day hopefully someone will see the two are related and figure it out until then we are left wondering why it happens.  Good Luck~