heart palpitation and bowel movements

[twogirls]

I am a 35yo female that has suffered from heart palpitations for the last several years. I have had every test that you can think of.  They all come back as normal.  My cardiologist says that some people suffer from palpitations for no reason.  It just seems like when I have palpitations that I automaticlly need to have a bowel movement.  Does anyone else suffer from that? I have been told that is not a sign of any heart problem.  The palpitation bother me to the point that I am afraid that I will have a heart attack.

[Gangers]

I am a 16 year old who has had acid reflux for 3 years now and for the last 4 months I have been suffering badly with bowel related issues which the doctors have said is ibs however Im suffering with constant palpitations everyday as soon as I eat something my heart races and usually it returns to normal after a bowel movement doctors are telling me its in my head but I know that my heart is racing regardless of what they say I have had ecgs done and they have returned back to normal I dont know what to do as it is effecting my daily life

[Pent]

I have also been having these kinds of problems. I would eat a heavy meal and get palpitions but they were usually mild. My main concern is sometimes i wake early in the morning only after having a few hours sleep to severe palpitations. My heart beats like crazy i get cold sweats, trembling, numbness, tingling, nausea, sometimes shortness of breath and loose bowel movements, the urge to vomit. After the bowel movements i would feel slightly better, my heart will slow down but it will still be strong. I have been to the ER and had blood work and EKG both came back normal. I have been to a cardiologist and they said my heart shows no signs of any issues so i went to a gastrologist and they checked my stomach and found i have a mild form GERD. They also checked my colon and found nothing wrong with it. She gave me a ppi to take for stomach acids and for the first month and a half i was doing exellent but the medication upon my refill started not to work as well. I went back to my gastrologist she persribed me more drugs (which i will not take as taking ppi for to long will cause other problems) and gave me a few more test to do to see if i have IBS or some food intolerances. Next step will be a Naturopathic Dr and see what they have to offer. You are not alone, God bless and stay strong.

[tom_h]

Have you been examined or tested for Obstructive Sleep Apnea?

[chisty1988]

I am male 29. Since last 5-6 months I am having my palpitation problems. I rushed in ER more than 10 times and found nothing. My ECG came only showing Tachycardia. I have tested almost every thing which can cause my palpitation. Every test came normal. My echocardiogram says good about my heart. I have never been into any long term medication before. My thyroid , blood cbc, blood suger, hepatitis b, c, almost every thing came normal. Only a few came different. But those issue is not related with my palpitation issue. Lately I discovered it totally related with GERD and over eating or spicy food eating and bowel movements and pressures. Whenever I have a slight bowel pressure or I over ate.I get this sudden palpitation. Now I am under some medication for long. Propanolol for palpitation and and some regular anti gastric medicine. I am better than before but during these days I have grown inside me some phobia and cant leave my house. I feel fearful. It feels scary if I get another attack or what if I encounter another episode again. So now I am trying to coping up with the situation slowly. I font know weather I am going to relief from this or not but I can give it a shot or else I have cope up with it and accept it as a part of life. I don't know why medical technology has not come yet till this far for this kind of problems.

[DiesIrae]

chisty1988: Thank you for your post. I have the exact same thing as you do. Usually happens when I eat a big meal the night before. Wake up in the morning with tachycardia and blood pressure ramping up. Stomach pains, then 3 or 4 bowel movements during the next several hours. After the last one, everything back to normal. I am going to try very small meals at dinner and see if that makes any difference. Some of these attacks were so bad that I could not breathe and started to pass out. Very alarming. Like you I have had every test known to man and there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with me. The one good thing is that I have not died from one these yet, so I guess that they are not life threatening ( I have had these for several years). I hope you feel better and that things improve.

[Torq24]

This wvwning, about an hour ago, I had a gas like attack followed by diarrhea. Sorry for the TMI but I went to the restroom and all the sudden I was skipping beats and then when I got a heartbeat it's  a strong THUMP that made my eyes build up a feeling of pressure even. I figured the combo of stomach attacks put pressure somewhere and caused my heart to do this. Not to mention my already severe anxiety and I've been sitting here fighting a panic attack for over an hour cuz I let myself get freaked. I have been told that stomach trouble also causes an anxiety in itself and that is why librax has a diazepam in it. So maybe I just had a freak stomach thing and had the heartbeat mess and the anxiety brought on the rest of the mess. I tighten and tense up drastically also so that causes me chest pains and numbness in extremities. I take Xanax everyday but of my anxiety wants to come it's coming.

So just throwing all of this out here and you guys have helped me feel better too so thank you.

~Torq

[2210485]

Bowel Movements cause Vagal Stimulation which causes issues with rhythm.

They're transient in nature, nothing to be too worried about. In fact everyone's heart is effected by bowel movements, even folks without any sort of issues with heart rhythm.

[amelia200015]

Hi all of you. I have palpitations since 1996, first they were very mild, but now the become stronger and more frequently. I am 64 years of age, I am now a pensioner. I had several 24- hours ECG in the past and even a 72-hours ECG two years ago, also Echos, none of them was abnormal. On a normal ECG last year they discovered a so-called left-side deviation but said this is also not abnormal. After palpitations I need to go to the toilet to have bowel movement or - if no bowel movement - a lot of wind is coming out. My GP said it is possible that at times more adrenalin runs through the system which makes the heart to palpitate. And of course - straight after having had a palpitation my blood pressure is going high immediately, which then goes back down after some minutes. I have also occasionally more than one palpitations in a row - for example five or six, but this does not happen too often. The food I am eating seems also to play a role. For example: I cannot eat a lot of bread, one roll for breakfast is enough, otherwise I would get palpitations straight after eating. In general I cannot eat a lot anyway - only small portions at the time, otherwise the palpitations get worse. I am getting on well with food like green salad, rice pudding, mash potatoes, light cake, nothing heavy. Beans, peas, onions etc. creating a lot of wind in my tummy and also increasing the palpitations, therefore I avoid it. Chamomile tea seems also to ease the palpitations. I have been recently prescribed low-dose Betablocker for the time being, I have not started yet but will do so shortly. I will see how it goes and if the palpitations stop or not.

[PurpleLupine]

Hi, I have pain in the chest along with palps. sometimes and when I have to urinate and or have a bowel movement and it seems to be relieved when I release on toilet. I feel like I can't eat too much, then feeling like I can't breath that good when I do eat too much. I was diagnosed with IBS, SYCOPE. I have been in and out the er. I too have felt like I was having a heart attack. The results came back fine. I have been diagnosed with anxiety as well. I think it's dumb because, something is obviously causing the anxiety. I don't believe to have it for no reason. I have had ekg's I had a heart monitor that showed I had an extra beat or something nothing to important. I had an ultra sound of my heart they said it was fine. I don't feel fine, lol. I get left arm pain every now and then too. Dry mouth sometimes. I believe in changing diet will help a lot. I love my coffee. I noticed I start feeling strange when I eat foods that give me a lot of gas, cabbage etc. I feel plugged, I make an effort to go because, I will feel better. I am only 34 so, that *****. I went to the er once and they told me I had high key tones then, I never heard about it again. They sometimes tell me I am somewhat dehydrated. I believe these symptoms are all apart of a whole THING or most of it but, they want to treat them all separately. I will be somewhat fine for like months then it comes back. I feel like I am going to die, I hate that feeling. I too experienced the palps when laying in a certain position then if I turn they are somewhat relieved. I noticed some strange symptoms when riding in a car, like it would bring my anxiety on, FOR NO REASON. Tingling arms and hands..feeling mentally out of sorts, just weird. I really enjoyed the posts and answers it opened my eyes to a lot of things and, knowing I am not alone. I believe I have something not sure what exactly. God bless.

[Torq24]

PurpleLupine.... Read my earlier post from a few minutes ago. It's relatrelated to this.

[BigdogX]

Hello, Firecracker if you still monitoring this post please indicate how are you these days ?

I am on a similar journey I also have GERD however mine is more LPR / Gas reflux SNERD. This said a full bowl can give me lower back ache and feel my heart beat in my stomach.

I thought I had mine under control but I am not so sure.

[vetster02]

Dr mercolas probiotics!!

[SilverCrow]

In Feb, I experienced a changes in my heart rhythm known as palpitations. I felt like I was having a heart attack,  light headed, lack of air, and out of breathe. I was rushed to ER immediately, they hooked me up with heart monitor, gave me IV, drew my blood, took chest x-ray and collect urine test. They kept me there and monitoring my heart until almost mid night.

What happened was... at few weeks back, I was on a very-low-calorie diet, with exercise that burn more than my calories intakes. The diets cause rapid weight loss (I lost 4 pounds in 1 day), lack of daily nutrients, weaken immune system, dehydration and stress my heart to the point that it's causing heart palpitations. Basically, my body went into survivor mode because there was not enough protein and calories intake. So it begins to take protein from lean body tissues, such as muscle. Since the heart is also a muscle, that's the 1st one to be taken from.

Dr. Said I need to go back and eat normal and have protein and calories intake of at least 1500 or more a day. I need to rest and not do a lot to conserve my energy for a week or so. If ignore, it can turn into high blood pressure, heart attack and stroke.

The urine test came back with Keytone this support the theory that my body did not produce enough insulin. The good news is, from the blood test, chest x-ray, and heart monitoring during the ER visit. The results came back normal, NO sign of heart attack, high blood pressure or stroke.

One more thing to add, during my low carb diet, I was taking very high dose of Vitamin D. There's an article saying that taking too much vitamin D also cause heart palpitation. To counter the symptom you need to take enough Magnesium with it. See article here http://www.easy-immune-health.com/heart-palpitations-from-vitamin-d1.html

Hope this info helps someone. :-)

[jbarr75]

Very interesting... did your palpitations ever go away after changing back to the 1500 calories?    reason I ask is that last year I had severe diarrhea for a few days...  and I developed palpitations, they went away after awhile...  then in nov. had another round of severe diarrhea and palpitations came back and have stayed...  both incidents I lost 10 pounds...  I went from 210 down to 187...   I've been eating a lower carb diet (cutting out processed foods and white bread ect.) and taking about 5000IU vitamin D.  ..  I've had a stress test , ekg ect and all came back normal.... keytones were found in my urine as well..  (my Dr. asked if I was fasting or on the keyto diet... I said no... just reducing carb intake) ...      I just started a 30 Event monitor for my heart....    I wish they just went away!!