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Have stomach bug and experienced irregular heartbeat. Worrisome
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Thanks for the query.
Many individuals do suffer from irregular rhythm and not all are concerning irregularities. You did not mentioned if you were investigated in the past, but since you have had these for the last 17 years without much difficulty, it is more likely minor and not concerning ones.
In such circumstances, any kind of infections is known to increase heart rate (tachycardia). In a normal person this increase always has a regular rhythm - described as sinus tachycardia. However you've had fluttering/irregular heart beat lasting a bit longer than normal.
As the last episode was not similar to your previous episode ideally the next step is to get an EKG and Holter studies done. The reports will analyse the heart rate and rhythm and tell us how concerned we need to be.
Now that you are alright, there is no need to panic. Please proceed to fix an appointment with your cardiologist and get the aforementioned tests done.
Hope this suffices. Let me know if you have any doubts/concerns.
Regards
| Question is related to | |
|---|---|
| Diseases and Conditions | Supraventricular tachycardia, Sinus tachycardia, Increased heart rate, Tachycardia, Cardiac arrhythmia |
| Lab Tests | Holter monitor, Electrocardiography |
| Medical Topics | Heart rate |
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