Bananas and palpitations

[JillB13]

I have noticed that after every time I eat a banana, my heart has fairly strong palpitations for 1-2 minutes. It is the oddest thing. Does anyone have any information about this? I have never had a food allergy, but for some reason these episodes happen like clockwork immediately after I eat a banana.

I currently take atenolol 50mg once per day to deal with another minor arrythmia, but this seems much different.

[ajrenalli]

sooo................"and nothing happened"...........are we making flase connections, maybe?  what about orange juice?  what about when you wear the color red, or blue, or yellow?   Do  you have more PVCs on certain days?  Mondays are bad for me, or the full moon?  There is no way a banana will raise your potassium level to the point of ventricular arrhythmias, and if anything, it would cause a block.  People with normal kidney function will have normal potassium levels.  Brat was making a connection that is false.  caffeine (sp) can trigger some PVCs in certain people...............that is my point. Please don't deprive yourself of things............BTW...if you had such reservations about a banana.......why bring it to work?

[FLBrat]

In fact, I made no assumption.  Jill noted that bananas had an effect on her heart.  I simply stated that bananas were high in potassium to check the other foods she ate.  I have no idea why she has the reaction.  Maybe she eats it at a particulary stressful time of day, maybe like green eggs and ham she eats it in odd places.  Fact:  bananas are a good source of potassium.  Potassium levels are important to your heart.  I love bananas, I enjoy every one I eat.  Taking in a good balanced diet is not harmful to your health.  Learning about what you eat is a good thing to do.  THIS was my point, not that a banana was harmful.

[ajrenalli]

thank you for your clarification..............you know I will always bust you.  lol.

[FLBrat]

when you are busted by someone you respect, it is all good.

[PVC man]

Never had a banana issue...

[wmac]

Well obvisouly have over come your palpitations or whatever it is that you have. However someone of us still have fear of them. Which I do everyday. I took the banana to work it was the only thing that was basically to go at my house. Considence maybe, but the point is when you do eat something and you have palps or nsvt it makes you think twice about eating it again. Every time I take vitamines my heart does have alot of extra palps so No I dont take them. Its not worth it to me. And yes I have tried several different times on this one and every single time it happens. Its like touching a hot stove if it hurts the first time and you get burned Im not going to do it again!! Why put yourself through that???