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.

[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!!

[BamaBeauti]

This is really helpful information that I will follow-up with my doctor on. I have suffered with IBS for about 4 years now and this year have had sporadic episodes waking up in the middle of the night feeling very full, with heart papultations, shortness of breath, and feeling very faint followed by a violent bm or the urge to go #2. It's the scariest feeling ever but I'm glad to know that maybe it's more common than I thought.

[vetster02]

Hi. Believe it or not I have linked such issues to figure and Fran especially high fructose corn syrup. I was tested for fructose malabsorption (never even heard of it) but am so sensitively​I even the tiniest bit (fructan) In some vegetable can trigger me. I believe the sugars don't suggest, go into the bloodstream the pancreas makes a bunch of insulin and then I go into a hypo glycemic state. Look up hypo glycemia and compare it to what you are waking up with. The heart Palos soaking with sweat nearly passed out sometime diarea sometimes vomit. I lay on the cold floor barely conscious praying until it passes. Xanax helps a bit cold compress but really must avoid!

[MrsAJG]

Dear all. I found this site this morning. I have had IBS all my life (I'm 53) and recently diverticulitis and also have been advised I have "lower left ventricle failure". In the last few months, I have had a flare up of diverticulitis (coinciding with a 6-month absence from the gym and a new job) and very strong heart palpitations. I strongly suspected a link between the diverticulitis and heart "thing" but the GP denied knowledge of any link between bowel and heart, was patronising and dismissive and sent me away (after I secured a 2nd prescription for co-amoxiclav). I live in the UK where the GPs are so under pressure it's easier for them to be rude and send you away than to spend any time or money on making you feel more comfortable - physically and emotionally - with your symptoms.  Thank you all for your postings. This Sunday I feel better armed with information and much more assured it's not me being attention-seeking or a hypochondriac.  Thank you again.

[Torq24]

Your gastro didn't tell you that stomach, small and large intestine and Colin spasms can cause a simple, generalized anxiety?? Librax is made with a diazepam for the reason entirely. He should know this and told you if only for your anxiety and psychology. This is normal apparently. So if you already auffer the stomach anxiety added to stomach-caused anxiety doesn't help. Hence why I'm sitting here now, hopefully over the mountain and headed towards being ok again after having what I think is a gas attack which then caused diarrhea which led to skipped and slamming heartbeats. Thought I'd pass out. I didn't but it put me in a panic attack that I've had to fight off. Sucks. But it's all so closely related.

[AmySabato]

I am never diagnosed WHILE I am having the episode. I have have SVT, Atrial Fib, the 'I might pass out feeling', and others, and am told all is fine.
While I understand you HAVE to CATCH these episodes while they are occurring, how can a patient be told "all is well", when an episode has never yet been "caught" during tests performed? I'm curious about this.