Ectopic beats, heart palpitations and digestion

[hollywoodbigshot]

In March this year I went through the normal routine of heading to a cafe for an afternoon coffee.  Before the coffee arrived, I felt a strong flutter in my chest and felt that the sensastion had passed something through my body.  I stood up for a moment and either did, or thought I did feel a little fizzy all over.  I walked next door to the medical centre and told them that I needed to see a doctor as I thought I may be having soem type of heart attack.  I had an immediate ECG - clear, and a blood test.  It was more so the fear of having something wrong with my heart, out of my control that worried me.  Earlier that week I thought I was getting a bit of a bug, with sore, itchy eyes and a headache for a day or so.  That passed, but then I had this unusual experience.  Since the flutter, I have experienced ongoing rushes of fear associated with heart 'stumbles', even though a cardiologist cleared me of any heart disease.  I'm a relatively fit 40 year old, but have been suffering from indigestion and gurgling guts ever since.  I am convinced that there is a link between digestive issues and ectopic beats but don't seem to have any luck with doctors.  They just wanted to put me on an anti anxiety medication but it hasn't been mental health issues which started it all.  Anyone with any suggestions would be re-assuring.  I have had a fundoplication for hiatus hernia - reflux which eliminated the need for PPI and other drugs about five years ago.  Could it be a bulging hiatus irritating something in the cardiac region?

[dnene79]

hey thanks for your comment because you hit it dead on the head my same issue. the only time i have pvc, flutter, palpitation or thumping beats, it seems to be when i got indigestion and gurgling stomach. like hot acid flushing around my stomach but normally when im sitting or laying on one side. it starts up my anxiety because it scares me and makes the condition worse. now i have anxiety of the stomach or stress stomach that makes the acid reflux worse and leads to the flutters or pvc. when im calm and my mind is not focused on my heart and the beating my body is calm and so are the flutters. its FEAR that makes this thing worse especially if the doc has checked and cleared you of any heart disease. im going to the doc to rule that out for me.

[no_fate]

If you continue to live with fear, ur more likely to have another of these episodes...
Maybe fear alone doesn't cause it but it definately worsens it.

if you search this forum for "PVC's stomach and/or vagus" you will see there's plenty of people with a stomach/digestion/heart connected problems.