Red wine and ectopics?

I am a moderate drinker of red wine and usually have a couple of modest glasses with my dinner. However, in addition to on and off (anxious?) ectopics, I now notice they are beginning after consuming the wine with my dinner. Does anyone suffer the same problem?

[Ernest76]

I had the same problem after ablation.

Stopping alcohol and caffeine completely effected a full cure.

Hope you improve, ectopics are at least a nuisance and not good at all long term by my experience. I have been able to resume winter sports, sailing and fell walking since.

[Sianybuk]

Yes, the common consensus seems to be it is sulphites in wine that cause the ectopic heart beats, you could try a sulphite free wine or as I had to, you may just have to knock alcohol on the head. I also gave up caffeine and noticed a marked improvement. I also find a very large meal or consuming too much sugar had the same effect, so I avoid both now.

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Yes the culprits seem to be, a large dinner meal, sugary jubes, (more recently) that extra glass of wine however not my espresso!

[Jonp]

Just a thought, my pvcs are usually triggered by wind. It helped when I stopped drinking a can of lager at night (1 can contains 1 1/2 cans of gas) and being careful to stop swallowing air while drinking hot tea and coffee. I now drink red wine but don't swish it round my mouth as this makes me swallow more air.

[badennett]

I had a Catheter Ablation two years ago for Atrial Flutter. I have a glass of wine every night with dinner and do no get any problems

[Ernest76]

If you can do it,the best thing is to try my posting 3 days ago.

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Am now taking “fully reacted” magnesium taurate which seems to be helping a great deal.