Can a hiatal hernia cause AF?
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- A lot of people with heart rhythm disturbances complain that their symptoms are worse when they are more bloated or have more indigestion and therefore the question that arises whether pathology in the stomach in some way could be contributing to their heart symptoms.
Often they go to their doctors and ask them whether this could be the case and more often than not the doctor turns around and shuts them down by saying that there is no relationship between the stomach and the heart. The patient often is left feeling despondent and even made to feel silly for asking this.
I can categorically tell you that any doctor who says that there is no relationship between the heart and the stomach is wrong!
There are lots of reasons for me to say this:
Watch the video to find out more
Ive been taken 2 ER a dozen times in the last year with chest pains and shortness of breath... i was diagnosed with a 3 cm hiatus hernia yesterday !!!! Yet j was told it was anxiety. You are 1 AMAZING DOCTOR thankyou 😁
I just got diagnosed with a 2cm hernia and my GI is insisting it isn’t related to heart issues bc it’s small. It’s possible! I just wish I knew what to do about my heart
@@royce6485 i was the same for 2 years thinking i was having heart attack .. try relax ( know its easier said than done ) but stressing heightens it in my experience . Im thinking of going private to get mine fixed. NHS WASTE OF TIME !
@@traceyhateley3925 thanks so much! I agree that anxiety can heighten it. It’s a vicious cycle! But im glad im not alone :)
@@royce6485 however you know your own body Royce. Dial the emergency services if you feel.* somethings not right *... all.the best my friend x
He is amazing doctor
I wish like many, you were my Dr.
He offers a reasonable consultation service, check his website.
Incredible guy. Really shows what the medical system in many countries is lacking.
Thank you my favourite cardiologist. I have a rib cage that doesn’t leave much space between my heart and rib cage. I have had palpitations most of my life, all benign. Now Dr.. suspects A
Hiatal hernia after 2 years of telling her that I feel skipped beats moire like thumps in my very top of stomach between rib cage , they are especially when they I am full , maybe eat to much, not over weight. I finally had enough asked for a scan or something to see why I feel this pressure way above belly button. Now I. Can go and make an appointment. I would fire her if I could pay for a private clinic, but being retired past 5 years It’s not going to happen. I,m 69 and really need up. Like most people. ❤ Thanks for listening,hope this helps someone else ❤❤
This is explains why working to get yourself calm, and relaxed that symptoms calm down. When the mind is calm most of the time the body starts to heal, or feel much better. This makes sense to me.
I wish there were more physicians like you in the U.S., sir.
doctor in the US are all about money, second to lawyers, they don't care about people anymore
Wow I wish you could come to the U.S. and educate the doctors here. They ALL sneer at the very idea of a heart/gastric connection. It's patently obvious to even a layperson that there IS a correlation. Thanks for being so open and available to the great unwashed!
This makes good sense to me. My AF went undiagnosed because both my GP and local hospital failed to connect it to the extreme bloating I was experiencing. I noticed that episodes of AF occurred after I ate bread, pizza etc. although I am not, as far as I know, gluten intolerant. My AF became so bad I now have a pacemaker and am on various medications. I have mentioned the gastro link to both my NHS and private cardiologists who don't rule it out but don't explore it further. I'm careful what I eat and drink these days and episodes of AF are rare. I don't know if I have a hiatus hernia, it has never been mentioned to me by a doctor, but I did suffer from acid reflux for years. All I know is that every time I have AF my stomach becomes very bloated and I have associated feelings of discomfort, not just from my heart rate going up to 150bpm. Many thanks to Dr Gupta for this video.
This is absolutely 100 percent true! My tachycardia is triggered by my upset stomach every time and I also have a hiatal hernia.
Me as well. And I’m a male in my 20s
How did they find your hernia I've had endoscopy but they didn't see it but I heard they dont find them all the time.
OMG! This video is definitely spot on!! While I don’t have AF, up until recently, I have suffered from PVCs for years. And for years I have been telling my cardiologist, that the PVCs are much worse after eating. He dismisses this and tells me that the only way to relieve the PVCs is by taking a beta blocker. The idea of being on a beta blocker for the rest of my life (doctor’s suggestion) doesn’t set right with me so I have continuously refused this medication. In March of this year (2023) I was diagnosed with having a Hiatal Hernia and GERD. So after finally receiving a proper diagnosis and learning to pay attention to my triggers, ie foods, stress, etc, the PVCs are gone! Indeed, we have to be our own best health advocates.
I'm in the same boat I get no help from doctors
@@russdadogafter a couple of visits to the ER and a lot of ongoing pain, I finally found a wonderful doctor. I now manage my condition with diet, exercise and a very good medication (Dexlansoprazole). Good luck.
Damn straight doc, doctors should never dismiss a patient symptoms! ♥
Dr. Gupta, thank you some much for you insight on combating AFIB. I’ve dealt with AFIB since 2016. I remember when it first occurred, I had a stressful day at work. Came home and took a nap. Wife brought home a spicy chicken sandwich, “which I ate”. Moments later, my first experience with AFIB began.
Wife called the Ambulance, they checked me out and said I was not having a heart attack but that I could have just been anxiety. Didn’t go to the ER or Doctor because I myself thought it was just a bad day I had. So, I continue life as usual and about 2 years later I find myself in the same situation from 2016. Again, I had been eating food and found myself quite full. I recall working on a stressful project and getting up from my desk and all of a sudden it hit me. This time, I did go to an ER. After testing, the doctor said I had Proximal AFIB.
What I have notice is that, when I’ve eaten something I tend to get bloated. Or even when I drink anything that’s carbonated, that I tend to have palpitations. If I bend over on a full stomach, if I lay down a certain way, it seems to never fail. This has now gone on thorough present day. Now, there are other times when I tend to have palpitations, especially when anxiety kicks in or I’m in a stressful situation. (So hard to avoid these days)
Today I came into the ER will palpitations that can and went for 2 hours. What I did notice was, this morning, I did eat something spicy. After that, I became bloated again and shortly after, I started having palpitations. After arriving in the ER, they perform an EKG which like always comes back normal. While in the ER, I describes to the doctors everything that happened today.
At the moment, He believes that i could possibly have something going on they stomach. He does believe that the combination of a belly, plus being bloated can be pushing up into the heart. I was given something to drink to help with my stomach which kind of numbs the GI. (Nasty stuff and makes your throat numb as well). While all this was going on, was searching on CZcams and found this video. Everything you talked about, everything that you have point out, is spot on. I’ve watched other videos you ha e done but this one was the right time.
Hope to get to a AFIB free life style soon. We will see what the next steps are. Thank you so much for you help.
hello! how are you today? got any solution?
Hey Jofo. What happens when you experience the Afib? Do you get dizzy and lightheaded?
Please update your story.. 🙏
My exact experience. I experienced a big panic attack about 4 years ago. A bit lightheaded, huge flutters in the chest, lots of anxiety. Went to the ER and they said I was all good to go. I chalked it up as dehydration (because I was truly dehydrated)
Fast forward to May 2023 (4 years since my last panic attack) I have another big one. This time, I noticed it happened after drinking a big cup of caffeine. After that day, I couldn't even drink a sip of water without becoming bloated. I knew something was up. Had an endoscopy and they confirmed a 2cm HH. (thank God for my girlfriend, researching, and pushing me to have an endoscopy) I am now much better, but as you say, stress triggers palpitations, which also triggers anxiety. Certain foods, like dairy and spice, trigger palpitations and anxiety. Tweaking my diet has helped a bunch. Haven't lifted anything heavy since May 2023 (I was an avid gym, loved lifting weights) so it sucks to see my gains slowly disappear. But lifting leaves me breathless and aggravates my HH. I'm introducing new things everyday to see how I feel. It's a new lifestyle, but I refuse to have the HH surgery. The success rate and reoccurrence of a HH AFTER surgery is very high. Anyway. Your story resonates with me a lot. Hang in there
Last year I lost 3 months of my life sitting in a chair crying. I saw 5 doctors, a cardiologist and a gastroenterologist. Admitted to hospital 3 times. Diagnosed with Brugada ( which I have no symptoms) and would be dead now if I did have it. Also told I had had a heart attack which I hadn’t. I have a large hernia which pushes up and causes a/f of the worst kind. I wasn’t just breathless I was gasping for air. Eating caused nausea. Dizziness. The cardiologist didn’t treat me because he said it was a gastroenterologist field and the gastroenterologist wouldn’t because it was cardiac. Absolutely no help from anyone. The gastroenterologist wouldn’t do an endoscopy because he didn’t think I could tolerate it. Through watching you on utube I eventually went to a chiropractor who helped me enormously. I now manage fairly well through jumps and massage myself but doesn’t take much for the hernia to cause problems again. I’m now considering surgery but being 80 years of age concerned of being worse off. Here in Australia there seems to be absolutely no help for people in my position. I don’t think my cardiologist and others believe this is hernia related.
Why can’t their be more Drs like you. The medical field would be so much better. You should be a role model for every Dr
1 amazing DOCTOR!
My only question is, why are you so much more knowledgeable than most cardiologists. It seem as if these doctors don’t want to explore more than their textbook protocol. It’s just amazing how much I’ve learned from you. It makes it harder for me to listen to what ER doctors with their diagnosis. I do have hiatal hernia and now I know it’s a possibility of my random chest pains that’s very concerning at times.
Your video topics are just incredible. You often address those topics that nobody else talk about.
You have been doing a great job and favors to thousands of people and their educations including myself. Thank you.
Love the new intro! This man is a life saver!
Great video, informative! Diagnosed with Hiatal hernia 10 years ago, I have strong fluttering feeling in chest, I think it mainly happens after meals. You have a way of explaining info to make it easy to understand.
Same here for 20 years!
Same here!
Same
same , and i get panic attacks when i feel tachycardia
I have had heart pain/discomfort since my HA/stents and this is caused by gastrocardiac syndrome including a hiatus hernia. This guy has helped me so much, he explains things so clearly. As Einstein said “If you can't explain it to a six year old, you don't understand it yourself.” this guy definitely does.
Thanks for sharing doc! I can honestly tell you that you inspire me to become a better health care worker! Thank you, and keep up the good work!
larger hiatal hernias can cause:👍
Heartburn
Regurgitation of food or liquids into the mouth
Backflow of stomach acid into the esophagus (acid reflux)
Difficulty swallowing
Chest or abdominal pain
Shortness of breath
Excellent synopsis Dr thankyou for being so precise and calming.
Extraordinary talk. I concur 100% and suggest all Physicians to watch this presentation 👍☝️👏
Thank you Dr. Gupta with this very helpful video. Keep on with your ramblings because you’re highly informative. I have a small, sliding Hiatus Hernia. I don’t have AFib but I do get palpitations once in a while. From watching your videos I now understand how my condition can affect my heart. I hope life is treating you well. Take care.
Loved you video! Very informative!
I too wish you were my cardiologist 🤗
Keep up the great work doc.
We appreciate you taking the time to share your wisdom with us. Many blessing to you and yours!❤
Such a amazing and awesome topic Doctor. That’s 100% underlying with my hiatal hernia, acid reflux, indigestion and heart palpitations and end up at ER. My Cardiologist said to me nothing to do with Heart palpitations cause I have too much acid so he gave me PPI since than. I stopped taking those med , cause no difference at all. And those PPI are no longer to take for months. When I found out your explanation from CZcams, I changed my life styles.
Most of your acid reflux CLIPS are very very precious for me and wonder if anybody out there have same problem like me,, I believe they can follow the steps as well.
Thank you Doctor
You have hit the nail rite on the head, you have described my symptoms exactly, over eating can bring on symptoms as well as weight increase also !
Your such an amazing doctor. Others should strive to be like you.
Thank you so much for this information. I have been dealing with reflux and chest pain after eating for some time. My cardiologist does not seem worried about it but it is scary when you know you have heart issues
This video Dr. is the best I heard on this subject!! Finally a Dr. who understands the correlation between the heart and stomach issues, more specifically hiatal hernias & atrial fib.
Thank you so much for you wonderful expertise! I will be investigating more with my cardiologist regarding my AF & GI issues!
I can't breathe good and my heart feels like it stops for a second..and I feel something sliding in and out of my upper stomach
I’ve always GERD but I’ve had bad issues for the last 2 months. My records show that I have a hiatal hernia and this was overlooked, recently I have had high blood pressure anxiety stomach problems, no sleep because of the stress and was given a load of medicines which have made me feel awful… and I still have the problems. Thank you for your valuable advice!. More videos need to be made on this, so for people like me can put 2&2 together for ourselves. Again thank you for your valuable time and help
Very interesting! The last time that I went to the ER with AFib, I had to go to a different hospital than usual. The intake was quite “digestion focused” instead of heart focused. Yes, my heart was beating fast and was irregular, but they asked if I had been having diarrhea or constipation - I had. They gave me Sucraltate and as my breathing eased and my panic subsided, so did the heart racing. The Afib was never mentioned. I was sent home with 100 tablets of Sucraltate, 1 gram. That has been almost 5 months ago. Now, when I feel my heart begin to race and skip around, I dissolve one of these tablets in about a tablespoon of water and take it. Within a few minutes, everything calms down. That and magnesium have been life savers for me!
I can relate to this I started having those symptoms in 2015, they did all the test found nothing. I WAS only suffering from pan gastritis and I wasn't able to eat anything because I was getting tachycardia and was feeling very tired after and having high blood pressure. For 3 months I was only on ensure drinks and liquid diet. I knew it was related to my stomach I had no problem with the heart but my gastroenteritis was saying there is no link between stomach and heart or blood pressure, I did my own research and I knew that was the problem but I have not find even one doctor who really investigated this issue.
I want to thank you you are a blessing for all you are doing giving very important support to whole ❤️
I been into the hospital 2 times because of heart palpitations. I was told of a small HH after the second visit. My heart and lungs and test all came out passing.
Thank you for the information, anxiety really hits when I feel an abnormal palpitation. It feels good to have some information.
Me too.. im hoping they do surgery mine is 3cm.. ive been taken to ER by paramedics a dozen times this year. Yesterdsy i was diagnosed with HH
@@traceyhateley3925 update? Did you ever get surgery same here I always go to the hospital due to bad palpitations and and fast heart rate.
Really appreciate the clarity of this video as my wife suffers from A/F and hiatal hernia and she feels they are definitely connected
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I’m in the same boat. There is no doubt that there is a connection between the 2 in my case.
Thank you sir. I can tell that you are a good man. Peace be upon you and God bless you my friend.
I agree! A wonderful doctor who's so helpful.
This man is an awesome doctor!
Your information has given me information and clarity. It's impowered me to eliminated meds (working with my Dr.) and manage my condition successfully. Bless you Doctor.
I LOVE your ramblings. Thank you for giving so much of yourself to people you don’t even know or financially benefit from helping. It’s greatly appreciated. 🥰
Ramblings?
Brilliant video. When my stomach feels bloated I have strange heart rythms. I went to my cardiologist who identified the problem as coming from a possible Hiatal hernia as my ECG was absolutely normal considering I had a heart attack 2 years ago. He put me on PPI and I feel so much better and some tablets to release the trapped winds. I feel so much better. Thanks Dr Gupta.
@Cicero Tullius so what do I do?! Is surgery the best way to go for hiatial hernia?
In total agreement with your findings. Good video doctor.
Long time PVCs that increase with GERD symptoms and subside with PPIs. So glad I found this video.
I have thought this for along time. If I take a couple days and eat less and take in more greens it always takes care of heart palpitations.
Thank you. I very much appreciate the breadth of your description around all the relationships between parts of the body and my racing heart episodes. If I over eat, feel bloated, get indigestion that sometimes results in this feeling of a large bubble released from my gut and then comes my racing heart.
Omg I wish some of the specialists I have been to think like you . Without patients and there will be no doctors how well put . 👍👍👍
Exactly what I'm going through right now. I've seen 5 gastroenterologists and they all keep dismissing this. The bloating in my stomach is so severe from my hiatal hernia that I can barely walk and every other day I'm on the hospital for AFib like symptoms and heart fluttering. It's been a nightmare. Thank you so much for sharing this
Going through something very similar, with bloating, reflux and flutters. Wish you the best.
I feel your pain I'm having exactly the same issues how are you doing have you gotten help I've been seeing specialists with know help , it really is a nightmare I cant wake up from.
Awesome information Dr Gupta!
This is so true. I have had palpitations ( strong heart beat - not particularly fast) for 6 years now when I eat too much, particularly bulky foods and if I eat after a long gap. I have been told it's anxiety, menopause symptoms, food intolerance. Given up telling anyone about it now. Went to A&E a few times at first . ECGs always normal. Cardiologist says my heart is normal apart from an innocent murmur. I know it's not anxiety as related to food, so just manage it myself.
Hi. So how you cure your palpitation? Can you please share.. 🙏
Thanks for ur information🙏I wish all doctors should be like u 🙏
I have been convinced that that my ectopic heartbeats are caused by my stomach problems as the 2 symptoms always occur at the same time and usually after big meals. Recently I noticed if I play my electric guitar when slouching on the bed the weight of it on my stomach causes some pretty big thuds in my chest. So clearly this is an anatomical issue as you say. I am due to see a doctor this week but I don't hold out much hope. It will probably be another 60 second ECG that does not find anything. Maybe I should eat a big meal and take my guitar with me when I have the ECG to trigger it. Incidentally I have stopped the ectopics twice in the last 14 years by cutting out caffeine and then later alcohol both of which can cause stomach problems. (which I learnt from your other videos). Thank you. Your information is priceless.
I just started dealing with all this in the last few weeks and I have also noticed I cannot play my guitar comfortably :( hope you’ve gotten some things figured out!
@@lindsaymcdonald8790 I finally went on a 3 day monitor and they found that 1% of my beats were ectopic. Scan showed that my heart is fine though and work stress was thought the most likely trigger. Since work stress reduced my ectopics have died right down and I rarely get or notice them now.
@@TheAnxietyAttic that’s awesome! It’s so weird how we can be stressed out beyond belief yet not understand that the stress is what’s causing our health issues. Shoot, I rarely even realize I am stressed out until I’m about to have a breakdown lol. But so glad you’ve managed to get it under control and are in a good place with it all.
Absolutely my experience on two counts, when my stomach is bad my palpitations start (aswell as when I don't supplement magnesium) and my experience with my doctor's is condescending dismissal. With self care and these genius videos I have been managing my heart issues very well and rarely get disturbances now.
DOC, THANK YOU SO MUCH! I WAS HAVING AFIB AFTER EATING! YOU' VE SAVED MY LIFE! GOD BLESS YOU!
You would think and assume and expect but these days doctors seem to of partied too much in school. It's pathetic the patient is smarter then the doctor. We need more like this guy.
very useful and informative video for many. I have the palpitations and hiatus hernia Exercise worsens my problems So everyone should take a good care of this
Such fantastic informative videos, thank you so much. I have found them so re-assuring in that I am not imagining the link between eating and heart flutters. I wish you were my doctor.
First, I want to Thank You Dr., for all of the videos you make to inform us and help ease our minds. I think I have watched them all. I do have a request though... can you make a video with actual, real, "heart sounds", so we can hear what pvc's, pac's, a-fib, a-flutter, svt's, etc.. actually sound like? I'll keep watch! Thanks for your time.
This is validating, thank you for sharing
I knew my IBS caused me occasional SVT attacks which most the time don't stop and I have to call an ambulance so I can get adenosine to stop it. You're right on about Drs. will not acknowlege a relation between the heart and stomach. It was through your video about the Roemheld Syndrome or Gastrocardia that I found the name for what I have. I've been controlling it better through bland diet and avoiding certain movements like bending over too quickly or jumping and not laying flat when i sleep. Thank you so much for all your videos. I told one emergency Dr when they took me to the hospital after the paramedics broke an SVTattack with adenosine (vagal manuevers don't work on me but I have yet to try the enhanced one where the legs are lifted up) and he was trying to talk me into an ablation, and I told him about the Roemheld Syndrome (there's nothing wrong with my heart and tests prove it's normal)and when he later came back (probably after looking it up online, because it isn't in any textbook in the US, he told me I would have to go to the UK. I don't know if he was being sarcastic or not, but I wish I could because yous know about it, and I read that Germany knows about Gastro Cardiac or Roemheld Syndrome also. I wish I could move to either of these places to help me with managing my symptoms but that prospect looks bleak right now, so I'm doing the best I can. Your videos help so much and I can never be more thankful !
I experienced same as you do, svt attack made me called ambulance twice within 6 months back in 2017.
Brilliant , light bulb moment for me Dr Gupta .
I have been saying there is a link for 18 months now but falling on deaf ears.
I am due an ablation with your coleage at York very soon but must now reconsider.
I am 53 , healthy heart, 11 , n half stone , healthy diet and life style.
There is a definate link between the hiatus hernia and AF/ palpatations .
I will email yourself in the morning .
Best wishes Jim .
Doctor, you explain things so amazingly. Thank you. Please carry on with this goodness for humanity.
Regards.
Love from a big fan.
Salam
Thank you for this, for me, Im convinced this has been my issue. Have my appointment with gastrointestinal doctor next week.
So much wisdom and appreciated medical insight. ♥️🤔♥️
Amazing doctor
I’m not fully insane! “Small” hiatus hernia doing havoc on many things, including the “flutters” you mentioned. It may be diagnosed as small, but it is affecting my life in large ways - for many, many years now. Now have to figure out how 1. To find a family physician and 2. Find a family physician who will believe me that it’s not as “small” in effects than realized or believed. Only found this out by reviewing my medical records 2 years after a serious bought of pneumonia / sepsis in late 2019 which acquired an icu stay. Thank you for posting this. The video and the contents have given me a renewed hope that there IS something going on with my stomach! It’s not in my head.
I can relate.Serious skips and flutters daily.Cardiologist said my heart is good.Im really stressed.
Exactly
thank you so much for this vid ... I have suffered with my stomach for so long and I now have
AF ... I kept telling my DR that I have this problem with my stomach feeling like there is something in there that should not be .... I feel different in that area .... especially after eating ... bloating and I could not walk without much discomfort ... I will follow this up with my Cardiologist when I see him for my first appt. Thank you sooo very much :)
Thank you so much Dr. Gupta!!!!
I am so glad to have found your videos, I have been suffering from heartburns since a long time and since few months I have heart symptoms too, so I understand that it might be the cause. I just wanted to say that since a week I am taking beetroot juice with ginger and celery before the two meals and it helps a lot I have almost no more heartburns since, so if it can help people to cure stomach issus as well heart trouble maybe it is worth it to try it 🙏🏻 furthermore I saw there are chiro and physio therapists that can remove hernia hiatal with manipulation
Doctors like you should live forever! I have a hiatal hernia and relaxed opening at the bottom of esophagus. Saw a video that said specific breathing exercises will strengthen the diaphragm muscle thereby helping the hiatal hernia - is that true cause i know surgery for either of those problems is major.
Thank you so much for this.
Thanks Dr Gupta for the videos, I have mild hypertension which is aggravated by my hiatal hernia at times, have learnt now how to manage this. Found this out after I passed out a few years ago, taken to ED, and they couldnt find any reason for my situation - where I passed out, high bp, and rapid pulse.
Had an endoscopy and final got answers. Now trying to stay as healthy as I can.
Hello... I'm having the same issues. My blood pressure is all over the place. Can you give me any information on how you managed your HH and blood pressure? Thanks in advance! 😊
@@whenwillwealllearn6031 managed with healthy diet, exercise. Use hibiscus tea 2...3 times day. Got BP meds halved. All the best.
@@lyndabarnes2370 Thanks for responding!! I will definitely look into the hibiscus tea and focusing more on my diet. Blessings to you!
This was very good info especially the part that gastro-af has better outcomes long term than if the cause was something else. Hope that made sense. It was encouraging. Many try a multitude of drugs and I chose not to. I take digestive enzymes and a gas pill if needed every meal. It’s the only thing that has helped. If I lay flat I get chest pain zingers, that’s what I call them. Anyway I also looked into Rohmheld syndrome which has close to the same symptoms or set of symptoms. There are a ton of people suffering.I hope more doctors would take this connection seriously. Thank you.
I appreciate you so much right now.
To cut a long story short I had a lung problem bronchiectasis from being a small child...
This was discovered by 2 x-rays CAT scan and MRI scan also ultrasound scan and blood tests.
But had this swollen abdomen that was like a 9 month pregnancy... really scary.
So I had reflexology and within 2-days I felt amazing.
She said I had a sluggish: colon. can't believe how much more I am in tune with my body. I have always believed that the stomach plays the most important part of our health.
My heart is perfect for my age ❤️
So I would recommend reflexology in the first instance.
And thank you Dr Gupta and little bluebell she is adorable 😍 X X X 🤗💞
Thanks, Dr. Gupta!
Thanks once again for giving your time to (so clearly) illustrate this complex but obvious connection. Your "ramblings" are excellent and very, very helpful.
Thanks for this video!
Thank you so much doctor. This was thirty three years back. My first husband who passed away in his late twenties must have had a Vagal AF episode while swimming after a heavy meal. That was always a question on my mind as to what actually happened. I got my answer now.🙏🙏
He died from atrial fibrillation in his late 20s? I find that hard to believe
You know, I never considered this. Good to know!
This is the greatest thing I’ve ever watched!!! So informative!!! I can’t thank you enough for this. My cardiologist recently began listening to me as I told him I am almost positive that I have “Roemheld’s Syndrome” (aka gastrocardiac syndrome). He told me had never heard of it but that him and an electrophysiologist in his practice had started finding the connection between heart rhythm and drinking cold beverages, and he was very interested in learning more about the syndrome I told him of. Unfortunately soon after, he left the practice and I am back at square one and I feel like you gave me the knowledge and encouragement to demand I get better treatment, solid answers, and results from my specialists!!! Thank you so much!!!
Thank you for this Dr Gupta. I have a hiatal hernia. I know it causes me chest pain. My dr would never believe that ! I once had a doctor in training laugh when I described certain symptoms! I felt like telling him that he wasn’t fit to be a physician!
I hope you have time to read this comment and address it. You glossed over the vagus component but it may be primary. It falls into line with your hiatal hernia discussion which would cause vagal stimulation which could trigger an episode by slowing the heart but might also decrease vagal input to the heart due to pressure, but later the same stimulation ( a vagal maneuver) may extinguish an episode if started soon enough. So with the interplay of spinal nerves, vagus, local anatomical input and circulating bioactive substances, the main control of the heart must be the maintainence of Ballance between the spinal input and vagus. Now have you ever given a patient in AFib some hyoscyamine?
Let me also say here that what you do for the world with these videos is invaluable. You generosity is boundless. Thank you so much !
Thank you Dr. Gupta!
Very relevant to me today. Mine is not lifestyle or hernia, but food sensitivities and dysautonomia.
Yes me too , dairy is the main culprit. Soya and coconut 👍👍👍
I have dysautonomia too and eds
@Lee 1993 Hi Lee , buck wheat or almond flour is a good alternative to normal flour. Goats milk and cheese is easier to digest than cows .
I had an ablation 15 months ago that stopped the AF ,thank goodness .
I was found to have heamochromatosis ( high iron levels in your blood) so have had 17 pints of blood removed in 15 months and got levels back to normal.
My conclusion is hy heart couldnt pump the thick iron rich blood to the stomach to digest food, especialy gluten and get to muscles to excersise.
I feel back to my old self now , swimming and golfing 👍.
Get yr iron levels checked, and have a look at Dr Sten , loads of spot on advice .
Best of look . Jim
Oh yes and the hernia has calmed down with diet changes, no processed shit 👍
Absolutely spot on...
How do I find his website down50tammy@yahoo.com it’s so important also that I may live doctors can’t find what’s wrong sorry to bother u but maybe u can help me to find how to text dr Gupta I’ve liked everywhere
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I have both hiatus hernia and a f, on medication for both complaints, however when lying in bed on my left side after a few moments my heart starts to flutter until I get off my left side. Always felt it was as if something was squashing my heart, now I have seen your video on u tube it makes sense , thanks very much
Dr. Sanjay,
10/2018 was diagnosed with Cardiomyopathy with ejection 20% ; which then fell to 14%.
Overall a healthy person, but all my life had an issue with my stomach. Many different diagnoses and treatments. Changing diet, exercising, etc the issue persisted. Fast forward 59 years later my stomach issues was larger and painful than normal ( under a lot of stress at the time) throwing which became a routine when I was stressed, this time different retaining fluid which never ever happened before. Went to Dr. Taz office (Holistic) saw Christina,NP they are thought I asked if I had a heart attack or stroke at some point. I said No. They heard my history about how I thought for years I’ve been misdiagnosed they did a battery of blood, set up to see a cardiologist and had an echocardiogram the following day. Within 4 days I was sent to the hospital because of my ejection fraction 20%. Right then my research began and I was bless to come upon your CZcams channel. You explained things that I was able to do additional research to ask more questions because YOU gave me good sound advice, directions. I had every test a heart patient can get and the results flood me. (( Healthy on paper: no blockage, no HBP, no diabetes, nothing)) They figured it was inflammation, stress related.. I keep telling all the doctors who want to push pills, which I never take pills. That it’s my stomach, because I knew from my past.. So, since 10/2018 my stomach still haven’t truly been properly address and the medication they put me on for the ejection fraction rate cause bloating, gas and hell of a lot of pain. I do remember you mentioned a while back about if something touch the vagus could cause issues with the heart. I asked some of the best US Cardiologist and you would have thought I was speaking an unknown language. The stomach wasn’t the issue. What are they teaching in Medical School these days [[[Profit over Patient]]]. I will be setting up a consultation with you and will be worth every penny. I been eating an Ayurvedic diet for over 15 years and as I said HEALTHY. It’s time for we the patients to DEMAND the choke be removed from Doctors like yourself who believe food, lifestyle changes will help body, spirit, soul and mentally. PHARMA has it place, but it should never be longer term... THANK YOU! THANK YOU for educating all of us who are looking for answers with being made to feel we are stupid...
My NP is like you which makes it easy for me to have one foot in the traditional world and holistic world. My goal is to be off ALL the medication in 2021. I will be seeing a gastroenterologist first quarter.
By the way I’m currently wearing a Zoll LifeVest due SCA..
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How to Fix a Hiatal Hernia Naturally
How to Fix a Hiatal Hernia Naturally
Dr. David Williams
03/27/2019
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If you have a hiatal hernia, you probably experience the horrible burning in your chest associated with heartburn and acid reflux after most meals. Here is a simple, natural solution for your discomfort.
What Is a Hiatal Hernia?
But first, a quick explanation of what’s happening when you have a hiatal hernia...
Your diaphragm separates the organs in your chest from your stomach and other digestive organs. But in the case of a hiatal hernia, your stomach has breached the divide, worming its way through an enlarged hole at the back of the diaphragm that allows the esophagus to go from the throat to the stomach. The only solution is to get your stomach out of the hole.
Here’s how to fix a hiatal hernia naturally without surgery, with a quick morning exercise. (See video below.)
Drink a glass of room temperature or slightly warm water when you get out of bed in the morning. (Skip the coffee, tea, juice, and cold water-just drink warm water.)
While standing, bring your arms straight out from your sides and bend your elbows so your hands are touching your chest.
Stand up on your toes as high as possible and drop down. You should get a pretty good jolt. Drop down like this 10 times continuously.
Then, while standing with your arms up in the air, breathe short quick breaths with your mouth open for about 15 seconds. That’s it.
You are essentially forcing your stomach out of the hole. The warm water acts as a weight in the stomach, while relaxing the stomach muscles as well. The breathing at the end helps close the diaphragm and the hole where your stomach was lodged.
As long as you have a hiatal hernia, this is an exercise you’ll have to do every morning to put an end to your acid reflux problems.
Thank you,..
Luckily I have a great family doctor,... finally. Treating the body as parts only is ridiculous. May your thinking become common in the medical system.
Brilliant Video.....!! Thanks so very much......!!!
I've had 50 years of it....!!! & lost count of the number of times I've had ECG tests by Doctors, Hospitals & Paramedics.......
Who have said........ "Oh there's nothing wrong with your heart...!!" Coventry Wallsgrave Hospital even told me its because of the type of person you are...!!
I kept telling them it feels mechanical...!! Not electrical..!! Because when it happens I can feel my heart actually moving my body back & forth in my chest even sometimes moving my whole body when I'm trying to relax.
I sometimes get it after a heavy meal. and frequently wakeup in the middle of the night with it, especially after a heavy meal at teatime.
I had it when I was admitted to Warwick Hospital with Sepsis which inflamed my Hiatus Hernia.
I also get it if I have any sort of infection that affects my HH. like a sore throat cough or cold.
I knew it! Last year I asked my cardiologist if it was possible that my hiatal hernia was coming into contact with my heart and causing my irregular heartbeat, and he said yes, it was possible. I thought he was just being polite!
I have a hiatal hernia and noticed recently that it must be getting worse because for the first time ever I had a fib yesterday. And my stomach was knotted up and I had a ton of anxiety. I nearly went to the emergency room but kind of figured things out on my own. I may need to get this hiatal hernia removed. I cannot thank you enough for your calm and clear explanations. You are truly a gift and I wish you many blessings.
My (layman) hypothesis:
remedies & lifestyle changes to overcome stomach issues often directly contribute in reducing risk of heart problems other than AF.
e.g reduced smoking, alchohol & caffine intake.
Small yet frequent portions of meals.
Walk n exercise.
Weight reduction.
Use of herbs, medicines, nutrients & suppliments.
Frequent Hydration etc.
I have a large hiatal hernia. I get acid reflux and must take omeprazol if I eat meat or other foods I had a blocked artery in the heart which was stented. There are times I feel my heart flutter and pressure, but not often. I’m debating on whether I should have the hernia fixed. Just not sure. Thanks for your videos, doc. I love your technical expertise and positiveness. Thank you so much.
God make it easy for you guide you to beneficial knowledge from good caring intelligent people amen
I have exactly the same symptoms and 2 stents.
I know of a doctor who can help you get rid of it permanently with his herbal medicine
@@marcobenatar7638 I know of a doctor who can help you get rid of it permanently with his herbal medicine
i agree with your presentation. i have GERD and was treated. a week after, my Wife also had the same symptoms and we went to see the Dr. her ECG and blood tests is fine. then i try to tell the Dr that i have a disease (GERD) and it was now under control. so i was trying to tell incase it was GERD or Hital Hirnia and she said no. but wife is also suffering Constipation and Irregular bowel syndrome as well as feeling of gas grambling in her stomach as well as experiencing stomach pain (left side side just above the diapraham)/heart burn and lump in throat-same symptoms i am experiencing- since we were eating the same food, it is possible that we could be having the same disease. i have made some research for a home treatment and have come across your video. thank you. this is very helpful.
I have paroxysmal afib. I alwats convert on my own. I also have chronic mild gastritis and a hiatal hernia. I always notice a relationship between the two. And if stressed. I cant touch one beer or one glass of wine . Thank you ❤️
Great video
I found out I had a hiatial hernia in 2015 after suffering with bad heartburn and upset stomach after eating an major discomfort after eating. About a year ago I noticed after a meal my heart would start to flutter. It gives me so much anxiety about death. I have found that after a meal if I get up and walk I will eventually burp a few times and it ends. I have also learned to eat small meals.
I know of a doctor who can help you get rid of it permanently with his herbal medicine
Did you treat it ?
For YEARS my heart has pounded after eating a large meal and have not found anyone else experiencing it. I’m currently having panic attacks/heart stuttering/heart palpitations and shortness of breath. I think it’s due to a hiatal hernia but my GI keeps insisting that isn’t possible bc the hernia is small. She tries to say that lung and heart issues due to pressure aren’t possible, but then admits that severe pain due to pressure is possible. It’s extremely discouraging, because I paid over $3,000 for tests to rule out anything else.
Thank you!
My thought which may answer the question of why the prognosis is better for those with both AF and a HH is that perhaps the anatomical compression makes detecting rhythm disturbances easier. I suspect I have an HH... will know more soon... and my AF is always very noticeable... therefore they are more inclined to become aware of their AFib and seek treatment
As you said, association doesn't always mean causation. People who are listening to this are doing so because many of us have experienced this coincidence. Eat a big dinner, lie down and get AF. Mine always comes with belching and gastric reflux. It's scary while it happens. I had thought it was my stomach alone, had Mylanta Lidocaine viscous and continued at 148 BPM. It took Verapamil IV to slow it down. I was on a heart monitor all night. SR with occasional bradycardia. Losing weight and not eating before bed are 2 ways to deal with it. I still take anticoag and a calcium channel blocker because this conduction can go from AF/RVR and then into chaotic rhythms that could be....you know....lethal. But this condition is different from a primary defective conduction problem. Even so, the treatment follows similar lines and the cardiac meds have ASE that really bother me. Now, when a patient complains about how a cardiac med causes headaches and dizziness, I know what they mean and work with them to see the bigger picture. Want it to stop? Lose weight. Tone up that belly. Why not try it?
I have been complaining to my doctors and cardiologist that I get AF only on a full stomach. It paralizes me and I have to lie down for two hours at least until I recover. None of them new what I am talking about and refused to concede that there was any connection. Lately I had a AVR heart surgery due to a calcified aortic bicuspid valve. Hopefully, as a result of the operation, in time, the left atrium will decrease in size thereby preventing a state where the stomach presses on the left atrium causing AF. I have already noticed an improvement since the operation as the left atrium decreases in size. Its obvious that this is an electrical issue where the left atrium sinus rhythm is disturbed by the stomach just by pressing on it. Thanks Dr Gupta!!