Heart Palpitations ARE a Stomach Issue 

I’ve experienced this and NO Dr had any clue whatsoever. I’ve had to go on a RU-vid journey for healing.

Heart palpitations can also be caused by low magnesium.

My mother told this to her doctor and was told there was no relationship between the two systems. This was years ago. Just goes to show doctors don’t know what they don’t know and the patients know their own bodies

I actually got told by a gastroenterologist that the gut is the great imitator and problems in the gut can cause issues all over the body. I already knew this from my own experiences but this was the first time i heard a doctor acknowledge it.

Yep. I was recently in the ER with palpitations that caused me to faint a little - they were happening at the same time of day, after breakfast. The doctors determined it was not a heart issue which is great so then I had to experiment with switching up the morning routine. It turned out oatmeal for me was the culprit. Stopped eating oatmeal. Palpitations stopped. Simple.

OMG my father told me this when I was 12. I got skipping in 7th grade. Dad had it. The palpation ALWAYS signaled a GI problem..took me 30 years to NOT be afraid. BLESS you for coming out with this. It is 100% TRUE!

Dr. Sanjay Gupta was talking about this in a video that said it was 8 years ago. He called it the gastro-cardio syndrome.

Absolutely right. If your stomach is too large or your diet causes it to swell you will get palpitations. This is the voice of experience.

Psychedelics are just an exceptional mental health breakthrough. It's quite fascinating how effective they are against depression and anxiety. Saved my life.

I told my cardiologist a few times , if I didnt have to eat food , we wouldn't even know each other . I've always thought my palps were tummy related. I gave up on crappy carbs and started eating correctly and they all but disappeared. Thanks for this great video.

I went to a cardiologist fifteen years ago convinced I had a serious arrhythmia. After wearing a holter monitor for several days, the cardiologist determined that I had "frequent non complex pvcs and rare PACs" but that they did not,"except by random coincidence" align with the points where I indicated I was feeling palpitations by pressing the button on the Holter (this meant that a not insignificant portion of the 'heart flutters' and 'skipped beats' I was feeling were not even coming from my heart). He told me everyone had the ectopic beats and it was harmless, but he didn't offer a suggestion for why I was feeling this sensation that didn't line up with my PVCs and PACs. I didn't believe him and spent fourteen more years miserable, stressed and anxious. Last year, I started getting heart burn daily that I could no longer ignore..I changed my diet completely to a very bland diet full of only foods that I know are well tolerated for me. My palpitations nearly completely disappeared after two decades with them (PMS week is still hit or miss). If I go off my eating plan for more than a day or two now, the palpitations come right back. This is why the Holter monitor results didn't make any sense to me, my symptoms were not necessarily cardiac in nature (or, more accurately, not of pathologic cardiac origin) even though I was really convinced they were. I can't believe this is not more mainstream given how many people it affects. Interestingly, I only just recently remembered that I first began experiencing this when I was 16. It'd send me into a panic attack, and my grandmother would always tell me to calm down because I "just needed to move my bowels." As a teenager, I always thought she was just being gross... It turns out that Her experience and wisdom was so much more valuable than I could've appreciated at the time. ❤ An OTC simethicone/Gas-X in situations where you want them to stop pretty quick while waiting to change your diet will do wonders as well.

When my stomach is very full and bloated I get PVCs. It's the pressure in my stomach pushing against my diaphragm and irritating my heart. Simple explanation really. I've been told by doctors of course that this is ridiculous. No, no it's not.

In my case heart palpitation increase as I increase carbohydrate, when I eat my normal low carb diet with a Magnesium supplement the palpitations disappear. Apparently a high carb diet restricts the absorption of magnesium.

My palpitations were 100% my heart, 100% perimenopause. Hormones. Had ALL of these exact symptoms and it was progesterone crashing out. In menopause, ALL GONE. Hormones control SO much!

The ER doctors don't know about this, they think I'm making things up, because they're not specialist on this matter.

You are so right! Every time I've had heart palpitations, I've had stomach issues, and every time I've had stomach issues, I've had heart palpitations. 100% cause and effect. This should be obvious to modern medical doctors.

Was on 2 different bp meds for almost 2yrs…after crying to my doctor that something else is going on and I don’t need the meds, he asked if he could change my meds and try a different kind along with an added statin and antidepressant along with a referral to a therapist for stress. A change in diet as made all the difference! To this day, my doctor does not believe me and is “very concerned” about my heart health. I will be seeking a new doctor and maintaining my new diet as a lifestyle. Feeling great these days all thanks to RU-vid and persistence in fixing my gut!

Heart palpitations can also be caused by food sensitivity/allergies.

I feel like crying…you literally described everything that happens to me at night, and I was starting tot think it’s in my head , my anxiety (it’s what the ED thought I had going on). Each time I went to get it checked, all tests come normal. I do have a small hiatial hernia and with stress’s it plays up. I notice after these episodes, my stomach starts to cramp really bad too. Thank you because I get all panicky when it happens, and then exhaustion from waking up and not being able to sleep afterwards.

I don’t know how I ended up here but I recently got diagnosed with anxiety to explain my heart palpitations, shortness of breath and vertigo. Seems RU-vid knows more about symptoms than my doctors

Can I just say, I love you? I discovered the stomach/vagus nerve connection in 2022. Starting that Jan, I had gained a lot of weight. And my back was already messed up due to breaking it in 2008 as well as my ribs. Well that Jan I spent the day sitting up in my bed watching tv. A big no no for my back and sternum. But I was tired of laying all the time. I am convinced, sitting so hunched back for so long… helped create the small slipping hernia that was later discovered. But before it was discovered… later that same night.. after a shower.. I was so exhausted I could barely breathe. I laid down in attempt to calm down but all the sudden I was hit with the wildest heart beat you could ever imagine. I have always had a naturally high HR but this was so extreme I could not move. I went to bend my left arm to get my phone and I had electric shocks in my heart and arm. I could not move it! So I barley moved my right arm to call my mom. A few mins later I turned my heart rate app on, where you hold your finger on the flash light and it counts your heart beat. I’ve tested it before while at the hospital, it’s accurate. You won’t believe this but it was 280. My heart rate was280!!! I discovered when I stood it calmed down some. But even that meant 150. But when I laid down, it shot right back up. So, off to the ER I went. Horrible experience. So bad I told myself, if this happens again I’ll just die in peace and my house. I’ll never bother with the stress of a trip and the terrible treatment again. I told them I thought it was interesting/odd that I burped probably 200 x on the 1 hour drive to the hospital. (I live in the middle of no where.) they didn’t care to investigate or connect the dots of course. So like everything, I had to do my own investigation. I noted that my heart struggled when I ate. So I would fast for 3 days and eat on the 4th. I noticed when I iced my stomach I felt more calm. I began to google the stomachs connection to the heart and found out about the vagus nerve. Then I began wondering about a hernia. So I had to beg and plead for my doctor to send me for a test. Finally I went for one and that doctor told me I had a small slipping hernia. And that it shouldn’t be powerful enough to do what it’s doing. I thought to myself, “it “shouldn’t” but it is !!l lol. I do have bad gut health especially due to negligence of my doctors throughout my 20s. I had a reoccurring ear infection and instead of helping me find the cause my doctor would just write me refills if amox and I stayed on them for years !! Literally from 23 to 29. Ages 26-29 were for different reasons tho. I got very sick during Nov 2019. I was 26. I suspect it was cov bc they tested me for everything and said you have to have a new bad flu going around bc I’ve never seen something like this . I was in anti biotics from Nov-March . That’s how long it took me to get better. However I still struggled with dehydration after that. And I drink zero caffeine, I can’t handle it. Well right when I think I’m free of medicine, I break my filling out of my tooth. And the stupid Cov rules for dentist was… they can’t drill fill or pull. So all they could do was write me more anti biotics. So ! i was on that until June!! And I finally just found someone to pull the tooth bc they still weren’t allowed to fill. And my stomach was done for !! As you can imagine! Yet no one told me “you need pre biotics.. you need to do x,y,&z” I learned that the hard way. I am not amoxicillin resistant. And it makes me tremor when I take it. Thanks big pharm. lol. I also do not have a gallbladder. So! That makes for an even bigger fun time lol. I feel constantly in a state of panic and fear. I worry about the dumbest things. I don’t feel this is who I am on a soul level, it feels like a body thing that I can’t shake. I cannot lose weight bc of it. I couldn’t lose weight in 20 carbs a day. So I have been doing the carnivore diet. My heart struggled rly bad with red meat and all the fat they suggest. I did Introduce ox bile and it helped some but it got to the point to where I said, I’m going to gave to move to chicken and do that more frequently. Everyone does so great on the so called lion diet but for me, I had to switch to carnivore and include chicken . To give my heart a break. I have a wheat allergy and cannot have so much as 1 gram of sugar bc of my ears. They will become infected immediately. Medical mystery . I suspect yeast ?? but the doctor says the do not see any in my ear. I tell them it’s bc I keep them clean obsessively. They say yea yea .. you’re fine. Just stay away from sugar lol. Which is easy to say but you will find that even things labeled zero sugar, secretly include it. Which is another reason I went to buying raw meat only. I have finally started to lose a little weight. Not as much as a normal person would’ve after two months of zero carbs lol. But I suspect I have Cushings or something causing me to be unable to loose weight bc I am always in a state of terror. I hate to sound dramatic but the truth is the truth. I am also extremely lonely. I have been alone since my back injury. I was 15 and now I just turned 31. I don’t have any friends and I’ve never been in a relationship. I think that plays a big part of my body’s stress bc I am a big hugger with no one to hug. There is a type of loneliness that I read once in a book that described it perfectly… they referred to it as skin hungry. Which means your skin literally feels starved of any connection. I think this wears upon my heart as well. But I don’t know how to let new people into my life bc they do not understand excuses as to why I can’t just jump up and do things they want to do randomly. It also embarrasses me… bc people tend to think you’re making things up for attn. which is a joke bc being sick or an inconvenience is the exact opposite way to get attn lol. In my experience, no one cares lol. Sorry to over whelm you but I just wanted you to have my story too, as a reference and to thank you for helping people in the future. Who will be searching for an answer and will find it only bc of you. ❤❤❤❤

Yes! I have discovered a number of histamin-heavy foods that caused trouble. Lately, I stopped using a probiotica product as well, which might have messed up my gut with histamin-producing bacteria. All palpitations are gone - for now. I hope that I've identified all factors after three years of trouble. I had experienced more palp. while sitting in a chair with a sloppy posture that compresses the chest and gut.

I remember when I went to my doctor, it was a building with one doctor who owned it, one nurse and a receptionist. He actually listened and cared. Oh those were the days.

I've had palpitations for years. Recently I changed my diet. I used to eat a bunch of crap. Now, I eat really well. My palpitations have almost stopped so this makes sense.

Sometimes I notice that I get heart palpitations if eat certain foods or have too much coffee. Also watch your B vitamins. We need those B’s or bad things happen.

Absolutely unbelievable. Yes. Been dealing with this for 15 years. So scary. Three different cardiologists do theCT with contrast to tell me my heart is perfect. Perfect squeeze. No blockage. No calcium. But never mentioned food. Been learning more last couple of years and getting better. I’m 51 now. When I was 40 I literally thought any step would be my last. Everyone kept saying “stop stressing “ it’s horrible

I was having all these issues and suffering immensely. My cure was a carnivore diet. It took only days to feel better and I'm alive again!

I'm a 67 yo female widowed 9 years. Extremely stressful life, miss my hubs desperately still. Having hard time making ends meet. Now a Realtor hoping to create a situation that will last a few more years. Problem: Money problems and stress lead to bad diet including some alcohol and terrible weight gain (I've always been thin), nearly no exercise. Testing showed me deeply anemic (relieved with supplements). But my heart is what concerns me most. Higher BP than the very low/low normal BP I've had all my adult life and random spasms of wild heart beating and skips that sometimes even awaken me in the night. Been drinking kombucha to relieve my chronic constipation (colonoscopy completely clean 12 mo ago). Neurologically, I'm in full fledged freeze mode - feeling too panicked to do what needs doing professionally. So glad to find this info!!!

Digestive enzymes helped me with this issue. No more heart palpitations or heart burn thank God

You just explained exactly what I was going through. I had neuropathy and also gastroparsis, basically damage nerves especially the Vagus nerves causing heart palpitations. Went to ER 3x and they told me nothing was wrong with me. What cured me of all of that and neuropathy was a ketogenic lifestyle, low carbs 30g or less daily 14oz of protein, zero sugars and zero chemicals and in 1 year I was completely healed.

I had these issues for a few years and ended up in hospital a number of times. With no results, just told I had anxiety and heartburn. Eventually put on blood pressure meds and told nothing wrong with heart. Not until I learned from a naturopath that I was deficient in magnesium, and to work on my gut health did I get better. No palpitations, no svt, better mentally, better sleep. No doctor ever made the connection to gut health or nutritional deficiencies. But that is what was wrong with me.

🙋‍♀️ Me! This is me! I've learned the hard way that happy stomach equals happy heart. I actually play a little game with myself, if I get a PVC I will start counting, and 99% of the time within one minute I will feel some kind of "activity" in my stomach/bowels, whether it's bubbles or gurgling or gas or the need to use the restroom. Playing that little game helps relieve some of the anxiety. Eating foods that nourish my microbiome like fermented foods, animal products, low FODMAP, bone broth... all these help keep the PVCs to a minimum. Thank you for a wonderful and informative video!

Great explanation. No one talks about the Vagus Nerve.

FINALLY, an answer after all these years! Thank you!!

At last the Roemheld truth comes out...thank you for this brilliant video.

Oh my gosh I’ve been praying for an answer in this video popped up. I’m going through this exact thing I’m only a few minutes in and I plan on watching every minute of this and learning what I can. Thank you so so much

Every time I get that fluttering or ectopic like feeling it’s after eating. I’ve been tested numerous times over the last decade and they found nothing. I do suffer from bloating and my food pipe feels tight after eating certain foods. Great video.

This is a succinct yet comprehensive description of my issues. Thank you so much.

This is the single most important video I have ever seen on RU-vid. It literally took my "World Class" doctors 50 years to figure out that I had Celiacs after they discovered my spleen was 'missing'. Everything you said from the anxiety to heart palpitations ....everything.... is so true. About a month ago I was exposed to gluten and for the first time since having the celiacs under control with diet the heart palpitations returned. Also, my Graves disease which was under control started up as well. Is that a coincidence or is there a link between the gut and overactive thyroid? Thank you so very much for posting this video. I wish I had a doctor like you in childhood. It would have saved me a lifetime of misery and misdiagnosis.

I'm so glad to find you! This is the best description I've heard of my complex of symptoms. I will be calling you!

I had heart palpitations for several years until I mentioned it to my ER nurse wife, who told me to immediately start taking calcium pills and within a few days my heart palpitations completely stopped, not 95% stopped, but a full 100% stopped!!!

Gastric-cardiac syndrome. I believe I have this. I have occasional tachycardia (svt) and heart palpitations often!

I've noticed that if I ate too much, or if I laid on my side, (with my insulin resistance infused midsection), I would get a pounding in my chest. I just couldn't ever find any data or specialist to confirm what I suspected. I'm glad I found you talking about this. Now I have data to back up what I've been feeling. Thank you!

This sounds scarily similar what I've been experiencing. Thank you, I thought I was losing my mind.. Multiple ER visits, EKGs, stress test, ultrasounds.. It seems to only happen when I lay down to sleep, and I get some pretty uncomfortable pains around my heart..They almost cause me to faint... My mother always says it's my gut health, and the foods that I eat...There's a lesson, kids, always listen to your Mother.. So glad I'm not alone, can't wait to read your book and explore this further.

My 'anxiety attacks' and 'harmless heart palpitations' turned out to be a serious problem with A-flutter and AFIB and I've now had two heart ablation surgeries. I don't have any GI problems. Don't just rule out a heart problem, get it checked by a cardiologist.

This makes total sense as I’m experiencing most of the symptoms you mentioned. Thank you for posting about the condition!

It’s 5 am and I woke up because of this . Thank you

Thanks Doc for this video, I suspect this happened to me in the middle of the night several weeks ago. I suffer from GERD and it flares up from time to time due chiefly to my poor diet decisions. I'm working on improving my gut health now. Bless you for bring this to light!!!

Wow!! You have just explained every symptom that I have!! When they say things happen for a reason…this video showed up randomly on my feed. I’m going to definitely talk to my doctor about this. Thank you so much!! 💕

Thank you for making this video! It took years seeing multiple completely useless specialists and doing hundreds of hours of my own research and digging to figure out what was wrong with me and get back to a semi-normal functional state where I wasn't in danger of weekly hospitalization for unexplainable heart problems.

Thank you for taking the time to write about this, I have had 3 episodes of Tachycardia which started in 2014, the first one came out of nowhere, I was giving myself a pedicure and my heart started racing, I ended up in the ER, where they had to put the paddles on to get my heart back in rythm, which, thankfully it did. The next major episode was in 2021, where again they put on the paddles, yet they didn't have to shock my heart as when they put me under my heart went back into rythm on it's own. Last year I had heart burn for months, I used holistic remedies to alleviate the heartburn which helped, but did not take it away completely, I slept sitting up which definitely helped, there came a point where I just got fed up with dealing with it, so I started praying, I do not remember how long that I prayed, I am healed by Jesus stripes, but I said this prayer over and over every day, I'm going to guess, that it was approximately a month, I got up one morning and I knew that something had changed in my body, then I realized, the heartburn was gone and thankfully to God it has not returned. A few months later Dec 29 of last year, I left a friends as I had to go and deal with a difficult situation, when I arrived at the person's shop I didn't feel anxious or stressed, yet, as I was sitting there my heart started to race, it was 12:30 in the afternoon, after my discussion with the gentleman, I left, hoping that if I walked it would stop, I tried all the tricks that I had learned, yet nothing was changing, I called a friend and she drove me to the hospital and after waiting for hours while being monitored they decided to shock my heart. Unfortunately, I haven't felt right since. I have experienced almost all of the symptoms that have been mentioned in this video, the other thing that came to my attention, is that on occasion when I eat, the food gets caught in my esophagus, therefore I can't help but wonder if this could possibly tie into this being a part of the problem. I also had a feeling last year before this last attack that something wasn't right with my vegas nerve. This video has confirmed so much for me, I can't thank you enough for posting it, now to get the Dr's on board, I may have to pray for another miracle. Blessings to you Dr and all those that are on this journey, I pray that we will all find the answers and the Dr's that will listen to us and assist us, to become the best that we can be❤

Thank you for posting. My primary physician's reaction was referral to a Cardiologist, who in turn, prescribed Metoprolol. They were trying to mask the problem, treating a symptom rather than treating root cause.

Finally!! An answer to my concerns after a $3000 ER visit to be told my heart and pressure were fine. Def think I have a hiatal hernia so I will be looking at your other videos and information. I really needed this video. Thank you!

I felt like she was speaking directly to me. I am so relieved to see everyone's comments about how they have issues too. I too went through numerous visits to the ER - cardiologist - had a stress test, nuclear stress test, ekg's, ultrasounds etc etc. I've had gall bladder issues for ages, acid reflux and of course heart palpitations out the wazoo. Was told I just simply have PVC - nothing to worry about but gosh it's horrible to live through and yes 100% gives me anxiety thinking I am about to die any moment when it happens. This video made me feel so validated because for years I was positive that it was related to things I am eating or the gall bladder issues -- just to be looked at like I am nuts.

You are a God send. I woke up with a resting heart rate of 154. My normal is 68. I thought I was having a heart attack. I ate one 81 mg aspirin and lied on my back in bed to try to calm myself. I woke up at 6:00 am. Absolutely fine. I did have a big meal therefore funny stomach before I laid down to watch the movie. I was terrified. Next day went to emergency and they tested me and said my heart was absolutely fine. Thank you, thank you for making this connection for me. You are dead on. Bless your little heart.

OMG, thank you! I’ve thought this for a while after being told by my heart doc that my heart was fine. Every time I eat a super heavy meal I get baaad heart palps. I’ve changed my diet a bit and that definitely helped. Every time I go back and have a heavy carb meal they act up again…or if I eat and lay down. Thank you. I’m not crazy. ❤

I was having one of those heart episodes while I was watching this video, which totally makes sense, because I do know that inflammation is the root cause most of the problems, and I took a massive dose, meaning 6 capsules of the strongest probiotics I could find, and in just 1 hour, my excessive burping was almost gone, the tightness in my chest is 80% less, the pricking pain in my heart is totally gone, so is the tightness in my chest, and Hallelujah, I can breath freely!!!! Truly amazing. Thank you again.

Thank you Dr. Petersen! This is excellent! Fortunately, I have an excellent cardiologist, and she told me that my palpitations are absolutely coming from my reflux. IFortunately, I have an excellent cardiologist, and she told me that my palpitations are absolutely coming from my reflux. I fix the reflux naturally, and the palpitations are gone. I’m sharing this with my son because he has anxiety that I believe comes from reflux. This is so informative, and I really appreciate it! Thank you so much!

Thank you! For too many years I was scoffed at for mentioning the association!!

I cannot tell you how much I appreciate stumbling across your video. I’ve been experiencing exactly everything you explained I believe. I’ve been trying to figure out what is wrong with my body. I’ve been to the ER by ambulance 4 times and my heart is fine. A perfect ekg and I have been treated like I am insane and have been prescribed so many medications for anxiety that do not help at all. I’m actually fixing to call and book an appointment with you. Thank you so much…sincerely 💛

I agree with this doctor. My daughter wore a heart monitor for a week after going to the ER with heart palpitations. Her heart is fine. They found out it was Gastro and a nerve in the abdomen area.

Thank you for this! The terror of that fight or flight is very real!

I was misdiagnosed 40 years ago. My mother who was a nurse at the time said she thought the diagnosis was incorrect. Today, they say that MVP heart diagnosis was overdiagnosed in the 80s and I should get all those same cardiac tests now to determine I do not have MVP. The thing is those tests are very expensive and my OBGYN doctor said it was all in my head, so it fits what you're saying the next step is to send me to a psychiatrist. Because I've had IBS during the health crisis and corrected the problem on my own the symptoms you talked about in the beginning have gone away. So it is related to the gut biome, and no, it was not in my head.

I had exactly what you described and you are spot on! I discovered the remedy myself as I couldn’t be helped by NHS. I changed my diet and it took 3 years but they went away 5 years ago now. Never to return 😊 This is so so helpful to people in this position. Thank you for covering this subject ❤️

Thank you so much for this podcast. I really needed to hear this!

She nailed my symptoms to a tee! Felt like I was going crazy before this. Very informative. I'll see a cardiologist tomorrow and bring it up to him

I’m dealing with is exact issue!! This is very helpful. I’m in a halter monitor and due to have an echocardiogram. I suspect they won’t find anything. What you are saying makes total sense! Thank you!! 👏🏼🤗

HINT: mine was a potassium deficiency issue. once i took potassium powder, it vanished.

WOW! This is timely for me! I do have a large hiatal hernia...and palpitations...and high bp...bloating. Went to the cardiologist..after some testing, I mentioned that it seemed that these palps came on after eating....he literally LAUGHED at me. Tried to shove a statin down my throat but I am not having it. That seems to be their answer for everything. I truly appreciate this video and thank you for bringing it to the forefront!

Very educational and true. Glad someone is talking about this issue.

I suffered couple of months by heart palpitation 20 years ago with helpless treatment from heart specialists diagnosing it just stress caused. They did not pay attention and neglected my comments of suspicion of relation between acid reflux and PCV from my experiences. Then I tried myself to control strictly the acid reflux of stomach, surprisingly PCV was gone and never occured again since then. I am glad to hear this explanation from an experienced professional doctor confirming my suspicion is true!

The last time I went to the er for heart palpitations the doctor prescribed me something for gastric issues. The urgent care pa also suggested that my heart palpitations were caused by gerd.

Everything you said made perfect sense! Thank you so much!🤗

Finally. Thank you. I've been dealing with pvc's/pac's on and off since my late 20's. I'm now in my mid 50's. Sever ER visits and multiple heart tests were done, and everything was fine. I feel it's a good thing to have these done, btw. Cardio docs said it's just an electrical wiring issue with my ticker and put me on metoporal, which does help. However, I have always noticed that when I have irritation to my stomach or esophagus, my pvc's would fire up. Even post nasal drainage seems to cause it. Especially during allergy seasons. No one would ever listen to me and just send me on my way. Thank you for this information. I feel redeemed and much relieved.

What an amazing video!!!! I have gone to the ER so many time and one ER doctor told me to seek Psychiatric help, I did, but I did not stop talking to other specialists - cardio & gastro. My cardio said my heart is normal, we did ECG and 2D echo to be sure. She even tested my Thyroid, Cholesterol, Sugar, basically everything, but it’s all normal. She mentioned to me once, “I’m still curious what is happening to you, maybe it’s GERD” until I seek my gastro’s help, he told me to change my diet and gave me PPI. I asked him if my panic attacks and heart palpitations are connected to my gut situation, he did not straight up told me it is, he just mentioned that when I’m anxious, it triggers the GERD symptoms more. Hence, the shortness of breath, palpitations. I think doctors now really need to be open and know how gut affects your whole body. It wouldn’t be called the second brain if not for anything

Thank the Lord for your insight. I went to the ER 2 times. Then stress test and then cardio gram. The heart dr. at first said he thought it was a hole in my heart, after not finding anything he got on me for not drinking enough water. I've been skipping lunch every day and that seems to help me. God bless you all.

Palpitations occur frequently for me. It feels like heart palpitations but not. Almost like internal hiccups. It doesn’t hurt but is quite annoying and increases anxiety, especially because I think something is seriously wrong to the point that it could cause death. Thank you for validating this. And yes, I do see a connection at different intervals depending on circumstances.

I'm almost crying. You've described my entire life, from childhood until now in my 40s.

This describes exactly what I have been going thru. It started after several rounds of antibiotics. 3 visits to the er and 14k later I still had no idea what was causing my symptoms. Thank you for the video.

Agree with everything you explain (so well) here. The heart is an incredibly complex thing in itself of course. Many older people (often not diagnosed with actual heart disease) have an “issue” with the heart’s independent “nervous system”. It’s called Bundle Branch Block (BBB). Left BBB is regarded as a more serious indicator of underlying disease. Right BBB less so…and is a more common ECG / EKG finding. I mention it because I’m sure that having this electrical pathway disturbance probably makes the heart more susceptible to other “external but connected” stimuli, such as the vagaries (!) of the Vagus nerve / stomach bloating etc.

Sometimes it's good to get the heart checked even though there are no symptoms. As for me, i went to my cardiologist complaining that I have chest pains from time to time. I also have a hiatal hernia. Nothing that measured big on the pain scale but I knew there was something there. I was sent for a CT scan, which was accompanied by the FFR. It was found out that I have partial blockage to the LAD (Widow maker artery) and I got a stent fitted there. However, in a follow up visit to my cardiologist, I said I am still experiencing pain there from time to time. He assured me the pains I was getting had nothing to do with the heart! So what I am pointing out here is that I had actually no symptoms for my heart itself, but if I didn't complain about the chest pains the partial blockage to the LAD would have never been identified and I might have very well suffered a heart attack.

OMG!😱 Thank you SO much! You have just confirmed what I, on some level, already knew!

Thank you so much, so nice to hear a doctor describe exactly what I experience.

Oh WOW! This randomly came up on my suggested videos. And it mentions something i'd noticed but wasnt sure if i was imagining. Now i know i wasn't. Every now and then i wake in the night, take a sip of water and then, after lying back down my heart seems to slow right down but then suddenly speeds up to the point where it's pounding at 125bpm and im feeling sheer terror (now im used to it, i just lie there, breathe slowly and after a few minutes I'm fine). But i had wondered whether the speeding of the heart was in response to a slowing down. It's pretty great to hear that's a thing! My lowest av heart rate every night is 45 to 49bpm so it's quite slow. Has been for years.

We need more holistic doctors.

Thank you! We need more videos like these.

Thanks 🙌😭. Your work is very appreciated ❤️

Yes! Finally, an answer! I started having issues with my heart rate suddenly shooting up and then palpitations when I was eating or right afterwards. I had afib one time and that sent me to the ER. They did a an echocardiogram and then a stress test where they thought I had possibly had a prior MI. Then I had an angiogram - no evidence of heart attack. Wore a heart monitor for 2 weeks and EP said I had tachycardia and PVCs, but they were benign. Didn’t have a reason as to why they were happening. I was out on three different drugs (beta blocker, blood thinner, and cholesterol med). My cholesterol wasn’t high so I quit that. The EO said I could switch to baby aspirin, but I am still in beta blocker to control my heart rhythm. I have no had afib since (I am pretty sure I was dehydrated) and still have palpitations when I eat or if I get indigestion. Help! How do I fix this?

I think slowly reducing oxalates from food like Sally Norton talks about is part of fixing it.

Just THANK YOU so much for this. I feel relieved. I knew I am not crazy. 😢

THANK YOU!!!! I have been experiencing this for years, with no validation from my physicians. In fact, my Cardiologist's solution is to do a Stress Test every other year. SMH. I had a complete GI work up this year, and my only findings were a small hiatel hernia and slight gastritis. My symptoms continue, EXACTLY as you describe them. I am so thankful to you for validating my thoughts!

I get this every once in a while. I have a small hiatal hernia. I get what feels like is trapped gas and it causes my heart to beat a lot faster and irregularly, usually at night and it takes an hour or two to settle down after I take gas-x and chew Gaviscon. I can’t lay down until it passes. It’s very stressful!

Anyone I’ve known whose lost a decent amount of weight also said that their acid reflux symptoms went completely away. It’s the overweight belly that is causing so many problems with the esophagus the stomach and the gut. I heard that 70% of Americans are overweight.

I just found this channel and wow I am so glad !!! All these issues in the text below the video I have had going on 8 years !!!

I agree with much of what you shared. As a Doctor of Internal Medicine I'm glad to hear you as a younger doctor awakened and on this journey. This is true story. I had a Health issue in medical school with a joint in back. I went to Family Doctor, Medical Doctor, Surgeon, Neurologist, NeuroSurgeon, Medical Doctor, Immunologists, Radiologist and Chiropractor...Each gave possible diagnosis based in their specialties. I found that particularly fascinating...that even on medicine, top trained doctors see things in the light of their own field. Years later someone else suggested for me to speak with an in depth nutritional healing specialist. At the time, this open minded Doctor couldn't see it related to nutrition because it was joints....mechanical i thought...you know physical...though i was already progressively changing my diet...it was not enough...then one day it hit me...! Milk!!? Plus...? I both changed my exercise routine from lifting heavy weights to more movements and changed intake...now i emphasize HERBS, THOUGHTS, FRIENDS, AIR, SUN, PRAYER AND EVERYTHING. Conclusion...EVERYTHING AFFECTS HEALTH...Been decades no joint pain there anymore, asthma almost nil, thinking clear... If interested would love to share more back and forth. For palpitations not directly related to heart disease I also experienced a strong connection between heart palpitations and GOING TO BED AFTER MIDNIGHT for a prolonged period. Thank you Doc

In early 2020 I was having terrible heart palpitations..I first went to a walk in clinic and was told I may have had a "small" heart attack...I then went to the ER and was diagnosed with PVCs..was told no to worry unless they get worse...I lived with like this for a year...Had an EGD done and was diagnosed with H.Pylori.. after being treated for that I went on a mission to "Heal" my gut and all my symptoms went away...I had also suffered with terrible heartburn! Not one doctor ever talked to me about nutrition just wanted to give me drugs...

Do you have any suggestions on how to relieve these issues?

That's exactly what happened to me..for years...even being a very active and all my tests was perfect...awesome video

This is what I’m experiencing thank you for this!

I came across this by chance. I couldn't help myself shouting "I told them so". I ve had Afib for 28 years. It used to be triggeted by "wrong foods", wrong sleep-side (left); hot and humid weather. Wrong foods include tomato and capsicum peels, legumes, and lactose. It was also triggered by excessive stress. None of the cardiologists I saw acknowledged any of these triggers. Their reaction when I mentioned it was usually that of moquery. After 28 years, I'm still on beta blockers and blood thinners and have given up on any hope of a cure.