AFIB

I was diagnosed with paroxysmal AF in Jan 2010 - my earlier life had been relatively trouble free health wise. Within 6 months of diagnosis i found a range of foods would lurch me into AF. Given my relatively healthy life I researched AF as I had no idea what it was. At this point I have to say my diagnosis was within 9 hours of first onset, I was kept in hospital for 6 days while all manner of tests were done  -end result nothing else wrong with my heart. I then researched family history and yes there was a genetic link on my fathers side of the family. Yes at the time I had a stressful job AND I was already on medication for high blood pressure. There is a widening school of thought that some types of AF kick in because of other conditions of dis - ease within the body. Have a look at Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Cardiologist at York Cardiology (in UK) and consider viewing some of his short videos.

John

There are many cases for Afib even if the heart itself is perfectly normal. Among these causes are: stress, fatigue, coffee, alcohol, low Ca, Mg, K, dehydration, red meat, cheese, fermented foods, cold foods like icecream, and more. It is strange why doctors don't address these causes first. Instead, they prescribe medication that deals with the nerves in the heart. In my case, Afib was caused by stress and fatigue. I took tryptophan which is the precursor of serotonin, and my Afib is gone.

You can be perfectly healthy and have this damn condition.

It can be quite dangerous if you develop clots and suffer a stroke. Medical literature tells me strokes from AF are usually devestating so insist you get proper care and attention.

From my experience Drs tend to brush it off as a nuisance and I believe that is because they haven't got a clue on how to stop it or cure it.

I hope That one day will know just how this condition can ruin your day to day life.

Eat well, lose weight if you need to as has been shown to be very beneficial in keeping episodes down. Always keep well hydrated and keep up some reasonable amounts of exercise.

 

Thank you for your post, I have been posting a lot recently about the same problems and like everyone on here all tests say heart is healthy,  I am waiting for 24 hour monitor next week to check for AFIB I expect.  Anyway upon reading the replies it all makes sense, my problems started May 2015, just over a year ago when I was given loads of different antibiotics for an infection following the removal of a small carcinoma.  My heart went mental within hours of taking one of them and I was rushed to GP from work and put on ECG monitor which showed an extra heartbeat.  My stomach was so sensitive as they had obviously wiped out my good bacteria, I did suspect this but A&E doctors looked at me as if I was mad and I never pursued it, but now I will as it could be the reason for this.  Have you had your monitor yet and if so was it a pain having to sleep with it.  I am also allergic to the stickers so that is going to be fun, but hopefully will help me put my mind at rest and stop panicking, I was beginning to think it was food related but now maybe not.