Diet for Afib

[MountainGuide]

What's the recommendation for diet if you have persistent Afib. I'd normally have porridge or some other cereal with a banana for breakfast. Lots of fibre and vegetable plus meat or fish for other meals. Decaf tea/coffee . Occasionally a pint of beer or wine, once a week. Homemade buns. I have a sweet tooth!

[Buffafly]

Sounds good! I assume you aren’t overweight but if you are eat the same but less of. Maybe vary the banana or eat another fruit as a snack, particularly berries. I have found during PAF that I need more carbs because everything speeds up a bit.

[MountainGuide in reply to Buffafly]

Thanks. My wife makes good banana cake as well. Lots of fruit and veg in our house.

[jeanjeannie50]

Avoid any food containing artificial additives. Some alcoholic drinks contain sulphites, these are known triggers for AF too. Artificial sweeteners were a sure trigger for my AF attacks. I just wish I'd know all this before having any of my 3 ablations.

Jean

[Jalia]

Looks pretty good! I've been told many times in hospital to ensure I have a daily banana to keep potassium levels up.

[secondtry]

Porridge 👍 'other cereals' 🤔 meat at night 🤔 Decaff with chemicals 🤔 Alcohol🤔

I have cut gluten and sugar by 75%, in the early days after AF diagnosis by 90%.

[Desanthony]

Sounds good. Just good healthy diet with all the right things. Occasional treats. I have permanent AF and eat a little of everything.

[pusillanimous]

Funnily enough, a bowl of porridge oats gives me AF for a few hours ! so I have my daily banana sliced in plain full fat yoghurt - I'm thin, my cholesterol is 4, so I'm not sure what other damage this combination is causing !!!

[MountainGuide in reply to pusillanimous]

Thanks. I had heard about Oats not be great from another person. I do like some sort of cereal for breakfast. I'm wondering what other people on this forum have for breakfast.

[Vegangeezer in reply to pusillanimous]

Yes. My ectopics started years ago when from memory I began eating healthier. I never thought my daily porridge could be a factor but lately I’ve noticed improvements when I don’t have oats. Any idea how long you would have to avoid oats for it to stop having an effect on heart rythmn?

[pusillanimous in reply to Vegangeezer]

All I know Vegangeeezer, is that whenever I have a bowl, it happens. I think every time I indulge, that maybe this time it won't have the effect, but it does, so now I avoid it completely and stick to my banana, avocado or toast or a croissant with marmalade to be on the safe side. I thought I should have oats because it lowers cholesterol, but now I'm not bothered because my recent starved blood test gave a reading of 4 with the help of a daily 5mg of statin !