My 18 yr old son plays football and has SVT. What to do?

There was a previous post from a mother who had concerns about her son playing rugby with SVT.  Myself and a long distance runner from Canada responded.  I think if you read through those responses it should help your son's situation. 

If your son has high fitness (see below) and is still getting SVT episodes during games then I would look at other triggers - what's causing the episodes (outside of sports) -  this includes caffeine: coffee or black/green tea, alcohol, sugar, stimulants (including herbal), chocolate, too much of the wrong fats from fast foods, cut way back on processed foods, etc.  Cut the common triggers from his diet. 

Next you want to add in more natural sources of potassium in his diet.  Eat a banana before a game and at half time.  I find I only need half a banana each time.  Go organic if you can.  The regular bananas are too high in sugar.  Coconut water is high in potassium and other good nutrients so it's also good to drink before and during sports.  Dried apricots are good too.  Again go organic if you can.  I only need 3 of these each time.

Once you eliminate the common triggers and increase the natural potassium intake (note potassium pills don't work as well, they don't have the support nutrients like magnesium - I've tried both in pills and found they actually trigger an SVT episode!) you should find he's doing much much better.

I've found all of this out through trial & error.  You get some info, try it out.  I'm 50 now and have had SVT since childhood.  My SVT is very manageable now & allows me to have a pretty normal lifestyle.  The key for me is exercise, clean eating, avoiding the triggers and increasing the natural potassium sources. 

Hey Dana ..have your son go to a doctor and see if your son can run on a treadmill while being monitored they can most likely let you know if his episodes are threatening or if they are just bothersome