Need to mention this symptom with AF

[gbn_]

Hello. Just thought I would mention this only because I'm bothered a bit by it again tonight. Since being diagnosed with AF (from the time I was in hospital from the onset of it, up until right now), every once in a while I get a strange fullness feeling sometimes when I eat. It's as if the food has a slightly hard time going down, and I have to take a sip of water with the food. I have read that there may very well be a connection with AF symptoms being brought on by the food pipe, it doesn't happen often, anybody else experience this?

[BenHall1]

It is widely known that the Vagal Nerve can have an impact on AF. Suggest you Google it and also the schematic diagram of the vagal nerve. Basically, it is a nerve which acts a bit like an information superhighway between the brain, the gut and the heart. It is widely known that certain foods and drinks can impact on this nerve causing a dysfunction to occur, mainly through inflammation of the said nerve.

I think researchers in the States are more advanced on this topic than in UK.

[gbn_ in reply to BenHall1]

BenHall1, thank you for the reply. I will research this.