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.

[Typers]

Could be any of that would be my guess. Certainly now I understand the interaction with the vagus nerve things are a lot clearer. Someone suggested taking magnesium, another person swears by taurine and says he got rid of them completely with this.

Looking for some relief, I am today trying a homeopathic remedy - fingers crossed.

[rilesnic]

Could it be more like a reflux problem?  My reflux, which is triggered by certain foods, does cause my PAC's to act up very often.

[no_fate]

Could be that bananas create stomach gas and this pushes against the vagus nerve, causing you palpitations/tachy/pvc's

Also,
I think bananas digest very slowly.
Today i had increased palps because of fatty food in my stomach.
Fatty food = delayed digestion.

[Typers]

Some people I know on another forum say their palps have been helped by a banana

[donna80]

Very odd post, but i am sure you are not crazy at all,  There are alot of foods out there that can cause palpitations.  For me it is MSG I can not eat chinese food anymore :( Because within minutes my heart is flip flopping for hours afterwards! Now can i eat to much salt.  I am ok with choc for now! But that could all change.  grrr

[BobRBob]

It may be the sugar that's doing it, not the potassium. Do other sweet foods have the same effect?