Food and af

[zak123]

I've heard it said that certain food s trigger af what are they ?

[BobD Volunteer]

Whatever triggers it for you. There is no way of telling. Many people have no trigger whilst others claim lots. My EP told me trying to find triggers is a good way to madness. You have AF so you will get it.

[beardy_chris]

Probably the most common interaction is with alcohol but over-eating anything can cause AF. Sorry but that is probably not a fruitful line of investigation - the answer may be unique to you and/or be "anything".

[CDreamer]

The only things I was clear about were caffeine and alcohol. I think others found that sugar and anything containing aspertame, in particular so called 'energy' drinks.

[NooNoo14]

One of my triggers is definitely overeating, especially late at night (particularly red meat or anything that is hard to digest) plus alcohol and caffeine. Having stopped doing both, my episodes have definitely reduced however I did have a couple in the last two weeks that I suspect were caused by (a) coughing and (b) stress.

As Bob says, there doesn't appear to be a 'one size fits all' trigger.

Netty

[jeanjeannie50]

Triggers for my AF are artificial sweeteners and additives (especially maltodextrin which is in some tablets and also a well known gravy powder), sitting around and eating a lot can also trigger it. Without fail, eating cake will cause me to have a very strong irritating heart beat. Ohh it's all so annoying!

Jean

[daveeb]

I agree with BobD where he says anything can be the trigger . My first meeting with the fast AF was after a dental checkup . The last but one was also after dentist , but then I had a wisdom tooth pulled . I had slow AF that time . That only being twice there are many others I'd say stop looking . it'll only send you nuts

[Elaine1951]

Mono sodium gkutonate Too much g food or alcohol. Caffeine too. Posdibly it was none of those but I steer clear. I also had my attack after shopping in Asfda plus I had my inlaws coming for Christmas so I blame both Asda and them. !

E

[Hidden]

Over-eating is a clear trigger for me. Eat too much, 20-30 minutes later I have an arrhythmia. When I say over-eating, I mean even a normal-sized meal. Usually lasts for a couple of hours but avoid it now by eating small and often. No aclohol at all for me, little or no caffeine and not much sugar. Other than that I can eat anything but we don;t eat any processed foods so no comment there.

[zak123]

I am new to this site thank you for your reply's ! Presently I am recovering from an ablation , the old ticker went a bit haywire after the op , being kept in check with flecainide ! I will see in march if it has worked !!!!!!

[needlestone]

For me it is gluten/wheat, aspartame, chocolate especially dark chocolate, too much sugar, and alcohol.

[Hidden]

Anything with gluten and wheat - also oats. Long green beans and peas, raspberries and sugar. To name but a few. Symptoms - pressure from the stomach on the heart, burping, intestinal gurgling, diahorrea and a rapid increase in blood pressure which takes up to 5 days to return to normal and feeling generally crap - like from my normal 126/70 to up to 160/90. since I have modified my eating and diet and adopted som e features of the FODMAPS diet I have controlled my AF - no AF event since April 2015.

[Mike11]

For me it's salmon - but only sometimes. I eat loads of fish and usually it's fine but it seems there's something in some types of salmon that triggers me. But if I stick to Norweigan or Alaskan salmon it seems fine.

[Jamila123]

Hi

Yes certain foods can trigger AF like migraine the same .

I cannot have any coffee, tea, cheese, chocolate,

I also find that if i am bloated it can bring

On an attack.

Its a great idea to look for triggers it shows a "thinking brain" 🌺

In fact one of the leading cardiogist in America Dr John Day has written alot on his web page regarding AF and triggers

And he has even gone on to say that if there is no underlying heart problem Af In some if his patients has not returned

He is a specialised cardiologist so who are we to argue with.😳

Happy researching and postive vibs🌺