Tachycardia related to bowel movements

[Sasical]

Hi there

anyone get tachycardia (up to 160 bpm) that is bowel related (ie just before, during or after bowel movement)?

[meadfoot]

Oh yes I do. The gut, brain and heart are so closely linked, read up about the vagus nerve, it could be vagally generated. Best wishes.

[Sasical in reply to meadfoot]

Will do, thanks. Any solutions?

[meadfoot in reply to Sasical]

Still looking for solutions. I have a cardiac app in two weeks and a gastric app a week later. I am hoping the two sets of medics are talking to each other as they said they would but not holding out much hope for a solution. Time will tell and if I get any joy I will let you know.

[Sasical in reply to meadfoot]

Please do, as I'm getting a bit scared and fed up. Good luck with your appointments

[Sasical in reply to meadfoot]

Hi there

How did your appointments go? Any luck?

[meadfoot in reply to Sasical]

I will send you a private message via ‘chat’.

[Boudica1]

Yes I do but apart from Arrythmias (SVT & Cuplets) I can go from tachycardia to Bradycardia and as yet have not been given a reason. I also have Diverticular Disease, IBS and Bile acid reflux gastritis. Plus Autoimmune Disease, mainly Sjogren's Syndrome and possible Lupus.

Whenever I have gut/bowel problems my PR skyrockets to 180ish and sets of a whole host of other things.

Having said that there are times when it goes on a merry jaunt of its own.

At the moment GPs and myself are having to do what we can mainly because of this Covid19 thing and trying to get a referral. I'm one of those daft people because of my complex medical conditions A&E are "confused" as most if not all on duty at any given time do not specialise in the rarer/stranger medical problems. So it's actually safer for me to keep away from this department and at the moment for the GPs to deal with me via specialist consultants.

My advice is if it's a problem that is persistent as in everytime talk to your GP. If it actually happens for more than an hour call 111 especially if you have been diagnosed with a bowel disease. Also keep a check on your temp as well, all these things can be of help.

Sorry if this is a bit of a long reply and probably more information than you need. But bowel/ guts can sometimes be linked to cardiac problems but not always.

Yes it's very frustrating and confusing at times. I had a silly moment a few months ago with the heart rate sky high and discomfort and had to go to the hospital to be checked out and as the nurse was attaching me to the monitor told me to let her know if I was having any abdominal pain. 🤣😂🤣😂😂. I have a diagnosis of IBS, Diverticular Disease and Bile acid reflux Gastritis..... Errrr hello that's a lot of abdominal issues and pain unless they do scans they are not going to be able to tell what is what or if it's linked to the heart problem.

Listen to your body you have lived with it for as long as you have lived so you should know if something is not right.

Good luck.

♥️

[Sasical in reply to Boudica1]

Thank you so much for your detailed reply, at the moment I'm being checked by both cardiologists and gastro but and so far no clear diagnosis. The cardiologist thinks maybe svt and the gastro is testing for pheo but he has not sent me for colonoscopy as I had one almost 3 years ago and gastroscopy almost 6 years ago. I reslly feel my tachy is caused in some way by my digestive system.

[Tekla in reply to Sasical]

me too. I eat too quickly and don't chew enough. I have to slow down and also stop drinking while I'm eating.

[Tekla]

My heart rate goes irregular sometimes in the morning up to 140 bpm. I get it to go down by bearing down and holding my breath and having a bowel movement. It usually goes down to regular quickly. I have no pain but feel anxiety that it will not go down. I had a stress test that showed nothing. I have had Holter monitors and a echo cardiogram. I have supraventricular ectopy apparently. Doctors don't seem concerned at all but I get anxiety when it happens.I'd like to hear from others who have the same condition. I exercise and teach fitness so worried that I will have an episode in class.

[Sasical in reply to Tekla]

So would you say that your fast rate is always before a bowel movement? And that therefore it could be the bowel movement that causes it? Because that is my feeling

[Tekla in reply to Sasical]

yes because after straining for a bowel movement my heart rate returns to normal.

[Tekla]

I had an episode this morning and tried bearing down and holding my breath but it didn't work. I was getting ready to go to the hospital when I remembered reading that someone had tried lying down and putting their legs up. I tried it and it worked immediately.

[Sasical]

Oh? Interesting, I will give that a try

[newyorkmets]

Yes I did when I was in the hospital last year in intensive care for substained vtach event 220 BPM when I had bowel movement heart beat went very fast I could tell by feeling and looking at moniter. Sometimes when I extra gas in stomach I get light headed when I burp does anyone have this problem.?

[Sasical in reply to newyorkmets]

Yep, I get this too

[Tekla]

I've been getting some irregular heart beat episodes after eating food too quickly also. Has anybody had irregular heart beats from being dehydrated. I heard that being dehydrated thickens your blood which makes your heart work harder resulting in irregular heart rhythms.

[Sasical]

I have had them but not from eating too quickly, rather by eating too much or certain kind of foods

[Tekla]

Another episode this morning with erratic heartbeat before bm but this time it didn't end after bm. Tried drinking cold water, splashing my face with cold water, coughing but still didn't end. So I tried the legs up again and it worked and I don't know why. I'm so sure it's vagus related. No pain but anxiety during episode.

[Sasical in reply to Tekla]

Hope you're doing better today.

I get them all the time. I hate it so much, don't know what to do any longer. Funny you should mention about the legs up because I used to do that instinctively, I will go back to it.Do you know the reason behind it helping?

Thanks

[Tekla]

it's a restorative yoga pose. By elevating the legs, the blood flow to your heart is increased with gravity. I put my legs up the wall by lying down on the floor or bed. I'd check with the doctor first before trying it for the first time. It's a very restful pose and is great for varicose veins too. I'm feeling better today. I went to bed early and had a good sleep. I had to go grocery shopping today and felt okay. Thanks for replying.