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Posted 12/15/2014 1:32 AM (GMT 0)
Hey everyone:) So I know that anxiety and stomach issues/gerd kind of go hand in hand a lot...but do any of you get a pounding heart/palpitations after eating? I don't get it all the time, but the last few days it's been pretty constant after every meal. I go very easy on the carby/starchy foods but still find i've been getting it. Anyone else?
Posted 12/15/2014 1:39 AM (GMT 0)
G,

I had palpitations right before my GERD diagnosis. I'm unsure if I could associate it with eating.
Posted 12/15/2014 2:10 AM (GMT 0)
GM,

Yeah, I get this too. It could be quite a few factors happening...

Rapid rises in BGL will kick your system into high gear at times...food senstivities will cause rise in HR and sometimes palps...and simply a full stomach can press upwards toward the heart (they are in closer proximity than most people are aware of) causing these sensations.

Smaller, more frequent meals can help, and keeping a food diary to find any trigger foods is a good idea.;)

S.C.
Posted 12/15/2014 1:03 PM (GMT 0)
I'm glad you asked this! I over ate at a family function last night and my heart was racing at 110! Thanks for that info SC!!
Posted 12/15/2014 3:20 PM (GMT 0)
P.,

I always get an increased heart rate when I overeat. I am pretty sure this is normal...but as 'anxies' we have an oversensitive HR awareness...we are probably the only type of people who notice or are bothered by it! (the fun never ends, right? Lol!) ;p

S.C.
Posted 12/15/2014 3:28 PM (GMT 0)
Seriously, no kidding S.C.!! Just another one of those awesome things we get to deal with!
Posted 12/15/2014 3:58 PM (GMT 0)
Hey all, thanks for the responses. Worst part is, is it's not even just heavy meals that cause it anymore? I just had a thing of yogurt and I can feel it starting to pound. I just don't get it
Posted 12/15/2014 4:26 PM (GMT 0)
Glad I read this thread, thought I was the only one!!
Posted 12/15/2014 4:34 PM (GMT 0)
GM,

I have had the same experience! I too have yogurt for breakfast, and have pretty much learned to ignore this

I think eating a first meal of the day will do it, because we have a rapid rise in glucose and therefore a resulting increase in insulin production. These are normal physiological responses, as the heart's demands are increased to do the work of digestion.

Experiment with different foods to see if yogurt is a possible trigger food for you though. You may have a better experience with a complex carbohydrate. Whole wheat toast or oatmeal for example.

S.C.
Posted 12/15/2014 4:40 PM (GMT 0)
Does anyone else get this pounding after a night of drinking as well? I can have 5 or 6 beers all night and go home and lay down and usually wake up an hour or two later with my heart pounding. Wish I could just be freakin normal!!
Posted 12/15/2014 6:45 PM (GMT 0)
Remember those foods we talked about? Avoid those. My GI doctor recommended I have mixed drinks, 8 ounces I think. He prefers that over beer for me because of the wheat in beer.
Posted 12/15/2014 8:32 PM (GMT 0)
I experienced this for the first time last Friday. After eating lunch, I came back to work and sat down...and my heart started racing and pounding - not body aches, just very uncomfortable. I read somewhere that the meal can cause a raise in Blood Glucose causing the heart to pump harder to help digest the food. That had never happened to me before and I hope it doesn't happen again.
Posted 12/15/2014 9:23 PM (GMT 0)
GMoon - after a night of drinking my anxiety is at its worst and I literally experience all the bad bits in one go! Pounding heart, skipped beats, panic etc!! Never ever calm after a night out.. the joys!
Posted 12/16/2014 5:21 AM (GMT 0)
Yes I get this when I eat too fast. I think mines the discomfort of indigestion.

I would suggest cutting out drinking. You get the intense anxiety because for one you're dehydrated and two you're body was just poisoned so it's response will be to freak out. Being hypervigilant just makes it more uncomfortable for us anxiety people. After two severe hungover panic attacks in a row after slowing down I quit drinking. This is coming from a moderate drinker (3-5 times a week, 6 or more drinks per time for over a year). Cutting alcohol will improve your anxiety in the long run but I'll be honest, I went downhill fast when I stopped self medicating. I thought I could never live without alcohol but I've gone 2 months without getting drunk!
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