Confused yet again

[Vonnieruth]

Please can I or can I not drink plain fizzy bottled water .It has calcium sulphates magnesium sodium bicarbonates potassium silica chlorides and nitrates in Really getting fed up now finding out what I cannot have and what I can

[Buffafly]

Hi Vonnie, it is not a question of what you can and can't have but experience of others may suggest what might cause problems, and your own experience may confirm it.

For example I enjoy an alcoholic drink (not advised) but I have a rebellious nature and anyway haven't noticed any correlation when I have one small drink which is what I stick to. Recently someone posted that he could drink one beer but two affected his heart and he was amazed - I was too but by the lack of common sense 🤔

I avoid fizzy drinks of any kind because they cause bloating (for me) and my heart hates that. If the fizziness seems to upset you in any way I'd avoid it. I can't imagine the traces of other things in the water would affect you but I'm sure someone else might disagree.

[Vonnieruth in reply to Buffafly]

They haven't in the past but I didn't have AF in the past either lol

[CDreamer in reply to Vonnieruth]

AF is SO random and variable from person to person that it is impossible to say.

I gave up sparkling water for exactly the reasons Buffafly explains - I really wouldn’t worry about the ingredients as they are all natural - but do be aware of the so called ‘energy’ drinks like Red Bull or having read the ingredient List after buying a bottle from the Abbey - Buckfast Tonic Wine!

Common triggers - very cold drinks, alcohol, sugary fizzy drinks, caffeine & anything containing aspartame (or any artificial sweeteners).

But they are triggers only - I can drink coffee and have a glass of wine occasionally but cold beer (which I love on a hot day) whiskey & gin and tonic - no longer!

You have to listen to your body - keep a food/symptom diary will highlight any links.

[RiderontheStorm]

Came across our Cardiac Dr. from York Sanjay Gupta online with YouTube videos and he has some very interesting talks that resonated with me. I knew before and he confirmed STRESS or lifestyle decisions are the biggest indicator for oncoming and prevalent AF. Fix that more than anything else. Perhaps coffee and especially alcohol is a trigger but the mind body connection is so strong. If you think something is true or not, it will make it so I have found out.

youtube.com/watch?v=LERfUhY...(Not working as expected?)

[Vonnieruth in reply to RiderontheStorm]

Hi thanks for your message How are things going for you

[RiderontheStorm in reply to Vonnieruth]

Conflicted but trying to adapt, improvise and overcome as we use to say in the Marine Corps!

[secondtry]

I found one of my AF triggers was drinking a cold bottle of Ginger beer quickly. So no cold fizzy drinks now. I do have a few slugs of Tonic water (my favourite tipple now alcohol is gone) but never a lot and a bit flat is best.

[Barb1]

We are all different. The colder and fizzier for me. Try it and see ...

[momist]

Probably no help in your decision, but I did hear recently that fizzy drinks of all kinds, including water, have the effect of increasing your appetite and may be contributing to the obesity epidemic - in addition to the sugars that the sweet ones carry. More research required.

I still love my beer, and drink it at every opportunity. That's not very often as I'm usually the driver.

[Vonnieruth in reply to momist]

But what sorry

[momist in reply to Vonnieruth]

Caught the wrong key, and posted before I got going . . .

[sdalen]

Fizzy unsweetened water drinks don't bother me at night. You can let them go flat. I love the flavours. I got one afib attack from drinking cold milk....so be careful about it being cold.