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Feel Pulse Goes High After Eating. Drink Water. Problem With Acidity?
ive had many checks done and the doctors say I don't have SVT and they say see no problem
However, on some occasions, after eating, my pulse gets very high (today it reaches 199 then came down to 126 in a couple of minutes).
Now, it is around 80 and it has been several hours
I drank some warm milk which made me feel much better
When this happens, I don't feel like eating for a couple days
is it okay to drink water when this happens? is this problem to do with acidity? what should I do the next time it happens?
However, on some occasions, after eating, my pulse gets very high (today it reaches 199 then came down to 126 in a couple of minutes).
Now, it is around 80 and it has been several hours
I drank some warm milk which made me feel much better
When this happens, I don't feel like eating for a couple days
is it okay to drink water when this happens? is this problem to do with acidity? what should I do the next time it happens?
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Fri, 5 Jul 2013
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Hello, Thanks for contacting HCM.
You have SVT and it can be triggered by sudden distension of
the stomach with food and gas and pressure on the heart.
Eating , during swallowing process can also stimulate the vagus
nerve in turn can trigger SVT or rapid heart beats. Drinking cold
water or even a slight pressure over the side of the neck where
you feel the caorotid artery pulse may help to slow down rate.
I don't believe low acid is the cause.
You have SVT and it can be triggered by sudden distension of
the stomach with food and gas and pressure on the heart.
Eating , during swallowing process can also stimulate the vagus
nerve in turn can trigger SVT or rapid heart beats. Drinking cold
water or even a slight pressure over the side of the neck where
you feel the caorotid artery pulse may help to slow down rate.
I don't believe low acid is the cause.
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