Hiatus Hernia and Atrial Fibrillation.

[saulger]

Hiatus Hernia and Atrial Fibrillation.

Please see the link to a video by Dr Gupta:

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...and the study of 111,000 patients referred to in the video:

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl...

[jeanjeannie50]

So many forum members have hiatus hernias or reflux. Goodness, after watching this talk I wonder if having these things operated on is going to be the easy cure for AF we've all been dreaming of?

Thank you for posting Saulger.

Jean

[saulger in reply to jeanjeannie50]

Hi Jean. This morning I had terrible Afib. Pulse madly irregular and racing and I felt no energy and pressure on the chest, just as when I was diagnosed on the stress ECG.

I took a suppository and after going to the toilet, as if my magic, ALL the symptoms disappeared. I know that this is not the norm, but important to realise the connection.

All the best, Jean. I follow your very informative posts on the forum !

[jeanjeannie50 in reply to saulger]

How strange, but who knows! To be honest we'd all try anything to get rid of an attack of AF. I guess a full bowel could push everything inside you upwards towards the heart, or cause some kind of inflammation. Bearing down to have a bowel movement is a well known cure for AF.

[saulger in reply to jeanjeannie50]

Hi Jean. In my case I was sure that the stomach/bowels were the cause of my demise. My first symptoms (shown to be AFib on a stress ECG) were when I was heavily constipated and I was put on 1.25mg Bisoprolol which was difficult to start with but I adapted and was OK with it. My pulse which was 60bpm went down to 50bpm with the medication. After 3 months I decided that the cause was the stomach/bowels and stopped taking it and am generally OK, except maybe twice when I was too bloated/constipated and the symptoms returned.

I may be wrong and was just lucky that it was not worse but I believe that it's worth exploring, in some cases. Thank you, Jean.

[seasider18 in reply to jeanjeannie50]

It's not an operation that you would want. I think that there are three versions but all appear to have the same consequences. I asked about it many years ago and the consultant said...Imagine never being able to belch again or be sick.

Many tears ago an uncle of mine had it done and it did not seem very successful.

[jeanjeannie50 in reply to seasider18]

That doesn't sound good then.

[seasider18 in reply to jeanjeannie50]

My hiatus hernia seems to vary in size. I was first told that I had slight one during an endscopy in 1983. I've refused to ever have another but have had four barium swallow x-rays that I have been able to see it on and it has varied a lot in size confirmed by radiologists.

[saulger in reply to seasider18]

I searched for a possible connection between AFib and stomach/bowel symptoms that I was having and a few days ago came across Dr Sanjay Gupta's video and the research, which I linked in my comment.

The irrefutable connection is that men with Hiatus Hernia are 17 time (1700%) more likely to suffer AFib, and even greater correlation for women with Hiatus Hernia who are 19 times more likely to develop AFib.

I think that it is definitely worth investigating further.

[jeanjeannie50 in reply to seasider18]

Perhaps it pops out more depending on what you've been doing, like bending etc.

[saulger in reply to jeanjeannie50]

Hi Jean. The research showing the connection between Hiatus Hernia and AFib cannot be discounted. 1700% more men develop AFib and 1900% more women develop AFib than the general population, when these men and women have Hiatus Hernia.

[jeanjeannie50 in reply to saulger]

I agree.

[seasider18 in reply to jeanjeannie50]

Or when I eat too much I think if you looked most people will have a slight one. My wife was also told that she had one when she had an endoscopy for duodenal/gastric ulcers.

[Hidden]

Interesting, I was diagnosed with a hiatus hernia in my late 20's, 20 years later I had AF

[saulger in reply to Hidden]

Hi Mike. As I wrote to Jean this morning I had terrible Afib symptoms. Pulse madly irregular and racing and I felt no energy and pressure on the chest, just as when I was diagnosed on the stress ECG.

I took a suppository and after going to the toilet, as if my magic, ALL the symptoms disappeared. I know that this is not the norm, but important to realise the connection.

All the best, Mike.

[Marytew]

Thank you so much, Saulger, for the post and the link - made it very easy to follow. Interesting information in the research and Dr Gupta's video.

[saulger in reply to Marytew]

The research followed 111,000 individuals of whom the men with Hiatus Hernia were 17 times more likely to develop AFib, and 19 times for women. The results were more striking for younger individuals who are not expected to develop AFib. All the best.