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What Casues Abnormal Heart Beats When Suffering From Stomach Bloating?
Question: Hi
I need help. I have gone out no history of heart problem have had ECGs, chest xray blood all normal. Today i felt warmth in stomach and before that i was burping and stomach felt bloated. While i sat to watch a film out of nowere i felt like a thump in chest and felt a odd heart beat. It was only one heart beat no pain, dizziness or weakness.
I am a anxiety suffer last two days been on propranolol for physical anxiety.
Any help on the thump feeling in chest? Is it normal?
I need help. I have gone out no history of heart problem have had ECGs, chest xray blood all normal. Today i felt warmth in stomach and before that i was burping and stomach felt bloated. While i sat to watch a film out of nowere i felt like a thump in chest and felt a odd heart beat. It was only one heart beat no pain, dizziness or weakness.
I am a anxiety suffer last two days been on propranolol for physical anxiety.
Any help on the thump feeling in chest? Is it normal?
Brief Answer:
Try omeprazole. Suggest holter monitoring
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
I am Dr Mittal.
I have read your query.
I think I would be able to help you.
First, you should know that the symptoms can all be explained by anxiety disorder. Especially if the ecg has been normal.
However, I have found that the patient should be trusted with his symptoms. I think the possibility of this being a gastritis is strong. I will therefore suggest that you start proton pump inhibitors like omeprazole. This may help with your gastric symptoms.
As for the missed heart beat, I think it would be good to have a holter monitoring scheduled. That's like a prolonged ecg for 24 hours and would tell us if there is a abnormality.
So as of now, continue your anti anxiety medicines with omeprazole.
I have tried to make it as simple as possible.
I hope that the information helps you.
Best of luck.
Dr Mittal.
Try omeprazole. Suggest holter monitoring
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
I am Dr Mittal.
I have read your query.
I think I would be able to help you.
First, you should know that the symptoms can all be explained by anxiety disorder. Especially if the ecg has been normal.
However, I have found that the patient should be trusted with his symptoms. I think the possibility of this being a gastritis is strong. I will therefore suggest that you start proton pump inhibitors like omeprazole. This may help with your gastric symptoms.
As for the missed heart beat, I think it would be good to have a holter monitoring scheduled. That's like a prolonged ecg for 24 hours and would tell us if there is a abnormality.
So as of now, continue your anti anxiety medicines with omeprazole.
I have tried to make it as simple as possible.
I hope that the information helps you.
Best of luck.
Dr Mittal.
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Dr. Prasad
Thanks for query but can gas cause pressure in upper chest by shoulder. The heart beat i felt was like a hiccup and then there was normal heart rate. It happend with no pain
Brief Answer:
Gastritis can cause chest discomfort
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
A valid question.
But yes, gas and gastritis are regularly known to cause chest discomfort, breathing discomfort and arm pain. It is a feature called as referred pain that japes because the nerve supply is same to both the heart and the stomach.
In fact it is quite a common mimic of heart attacks.
As for abnormal heart rhythm, there need not be any chest discomfort or pain. They happen as you described, suddenly and for a very brief period of time.
I hope that the information helps you.
Please feel free to contact me for further information on the subject.
Best of luck.
Dr Mittal.
Gastritis can cause chest discomfort
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
A valid question.
But yes, gas and gastritis are regularly known to cause chest discomfort, breathing discomfort and arm pain. It is a feature called as referred pain that japes because the nerve supply is same to both the heart and the stomach.
In fact it is quite a common mimic of heart attacks.
As for abnormal heart rhythm, there need not be any chest discomfort or pain. They happen as you described, suddenly and for a very brief period of time.
I hope that the information helps you.
Please feel free to contact me for further information on the subject.
Best of luck.
Dr Mittal.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Ashwin Bhandari
Hi
Would you put my symptoms down to gas? I have had a blood test for h pylori and that came back to show incunclusive resulf now i have sent my stool to the lab for test.
Been a anxiety sufferer it works you up thinking wether its a serious health condition or not??
Would you put my symptoms down to gas? I have had a blood test for h pylori and that came back to show incunclusive resulf now i have sent my stool to the lab for test.
Been a anxiety sufferer it works you up thinking wether its a serious health condition or not??
Brief Answer:
gastritis treatment should be tried
Detailed Answer:
Gastritis is a definitive possibility. I am sure that the medicine suggested should be able to help you . Also know that too much anxiety can also trigger the gastritis.
As for h pylori, that us just one of the causes of gastritis.
So I think gastritis is a definite possibility.
Best of luck
Dr Mittal.
gastritis treatment should be tried
Detailed Answer:
Gastritis is a definitive possibility. I am sure that the medicine suggested should be able to help you . Also know that too much anxiety can also trigger the gastritis.
As for h pylori, that us just one of the causes of gastritis.
So I think gastritis is a definite possibility.
Best of luck
Dr Mittal.
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Dr. Raju A.T
Can i also say that i get alot of sensations in chest and stomach like poping feelind would that be down to acid built up
Brief Answer:
Yes, can cause the symptoms
Detailed Answer:
Yes definitely.
Abdominal symptoms are very common in gastritis. So definitely we can explain those symptoms with gastritis and acid build up
I hope you find the answer useful.
Best of luck. Dr Mittal.
Yes, can cause the symptoms
Detailed Answer:
Yes definitely.
Abdominal symptoms are very common in gastritis. So definitely we can explain those symptoms with gastritis and acid build up
I hope you find the answer useful.
Best of luck. Dr Mittal.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Raju A.T
What is h pylori? Is it acid?
Really sorry for so much follow ups you have been helpful
Really sorry for so much follow ups you have been helpful
Brief Answer:
No need to be sorry.
Detailed Answer:
H pylori is basically a bacteria that cause acidity. It's not acid. It's a cause of gastritis. If positive medicines and antibiotics needs to be given. Best test for it is to get an endoscopy and test from there.
I have tried to make it as simple as possible.
I hope that the information helps you to know about the symptoms. Best of luck.
Dr Mittal.
No need to be sorry.
Detailed Answer:
H pylori is basically a bacteria that cause acidity. It's not acid. It's a cause of gastritis. If positive medicines and antibiotics needs to be given. Best test for it is to get an endoscopy and test from there.
I have tried to make it as simple as possible.
I hope that the information helps you to know about the symptoms. Best of luck.
Dr Mittal.
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Dr. Yogesh D
Thanks does gas cause symptoms like fluuters in chest and really weird sensations. There is no pain of any other symptom
Brief Answer:
holter will help as suggested in the 1st response
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Gastritis is unlikely to cause heart arrhythmia. For that ,however, I have already suggested doing a Holter monitoring. If present, arrhythmia will be picked up by Holter monitoring.
So we can pick it up and treat it as well. What exactly do you mean by abnormal sensation?
Dr Mittal.
holter will help as suggested in the 1st response
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Gastritis is unlikely to cause heart arrhythmia. For that ,however, I have already suggested doing a Holter monitoring. If present, arrhythmia will be picked up by Holter monitoring.
So we can pick it up and treat it as well. What exactly do you mean by abnormal sensation?
Dr Mittal.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Bhagyalaxmi Nalaparaju
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