Palpitations \SVT

[Ginger38]

Anyone else on here have random SVT, palpitations or consistently elevated heart rate? just wondering if this could be a gluten or celiac thing?

[Katie munos]

Yes but they don’t know why. Ct scans have always been normal. Then they tell me its anxiety or in my head and to see a therapist. Going to try a functional medicine doc this week after going in for all the normal work ups today. 

[Ginger38]

34 minutes ago, Katie munos said:

Yes but they don’t know why. Ct scans have always been normal. Then they tell me its anxiety or in my head and to see a therapist. Going to try a functional medicine doc this week after going in for all the normal work ups today. 

Do you have celiac disease or a gluten intolerance? 

[trents]

13 hours ago, Ginger38 said:

Anyone else on here have random SVT, palpitations or consistently elevated heart rate? just wondering if this could be a gluten or celiac thing?

I'm no cardiologist or even a physician of any kind but I do know that a couple of the spinoffs of celiac disease can be: 1. anemia and 2. neurological problems. Have you been officially diagnosed with a gluten-related disorder?

[Ginger38]

13 minutes ago, trents said:

I'm no cardiologist or even a physician of any kind but I do know that a couple of the spinoffs of celiac disease can be: 1. anemia and 2. neurological problems. Have you been officially diagnosed with a gluten-related disorder?

Officially as gluten intolerance but I have positive celiac antibodies so I really think its celiac disease but I was misdiagnosed / told wrong 

[trents]

Ginger, my question was intended for the OP, Katie munos. Apparently, you and I were posting about the same time and you beat me to it by a smidgen.

[Ginger38]

2 hours ago, trents said:

Ginger, my question was intended for the OP, Katie munos. Apparently, you and I were posting about the same time and you beat me to it by a smidgen.

Sorry. I initially posted this  so I assumed you were responding to me, my bad 

[trents]

19 minutes ago, Ginger38 said:

Sorry. I initially posted this  so I assumed you were responding to me, my bad 

No, my bad! I was wrong about Katie being the OP. Sorry for the confusion.

[Scott Adams]

I definitely had heart palpitations as a symptom before I went gluten-free, and they sometimes led to panic attacks, and emergency room visits. I do believe the symptoms happened first, which led to the panic, so the heart symptoms were not psychological in nature, which is what some doctors tried to tell me. This category has summaries of studies done on celiac disease and heart issues:

https://www.celiac.com/celiac-disease/celiac-disease-amp-related-diseases-and-disorders/heart-failure-and-celiac-disease/  

[Ginger38]

3 hours ago, trents said:

No, my bad! I was wrong about Katie being the OP. Sorry for the confusion.

No problem 😊

[Ginger38]

3 hours ago, Scott Adams said:

I definitely had heart palpitations as a symptom before I went gluten-free, and they sometimes led to panic attacks, and emergency room visits. I do believe the symptoms happened first, which led to the panic, so the heart symptoms were not psychological in nature, which is what some doctors tried to tell me. This category has summaries of studies done on celiac disease and heart issues:

https://www.celiac.com/celiac-disease/celiac-disease-amp-related-diseases-and-disorders/heart-failure-and-celiac-disease/  

Thank you!! Can I ask,  once you went completely gluten free, no cheating and all that, how long did it take for your symptoms like to completely resolve or did they? 

[Scott Adams]

This particular symptom resolved within the first few months of going gluten-free, but came back if I got gluten in my diet by accident during the first 1-2 years of going gluten-free. I haven't had the symptom at all after my first 2 year GF time period.

[Ginger38]

4 hours ago, Scott Adams said:

This particular symptom resolved within the first few months of going gluten-free, but came back if I got gluten in my diet by accident during the first 1-2 years of going gluten-free. I haven't had the symptom at all after my first 2 year gluten-free time period.

Good to know, thanks! I've been trying really hard to stay gluten-free yet my stomach look and still feels glutened. I guess the healing is probably a long process after years of damage 🤷

[Sof]

Hi Ginger! I also had heart problems when I was eating gluten, the cardiologist found nothing. It was palpitations at times, but also sometimes like a premature ventricular contraction. They went away a couple of months after completely ditching gluten and chocolate, this last food gives me the same symptoms as gluten :(((. I’ve tried reintroducing it separately and no, my body doesn’t like it.

hope you solve your issues soon :)))

[Ginger38]

Why is it so hard to give up gluten?? I do so good and I fall ... All the time 🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦

[trents]

One answer is that gluten is addictive: https://thefnc.com/research/gluten-and-dairy-are-like-addictive-drugs-to-the-brain/#:~:text=Gluten and dairy cause opioid,cold turkey off these foods. Some people struggle more than others with those kinds of things.

 

[katbalou]

yes, i had SVT, went gluten free and no more issues.  celiac disease caused malabsorption of vitamins, which in turn caused anemia. which caused the SVT. my cardiologist uses me as a reference point now when he has a strange case present itself. took a few months to resolve, but it's gone now.

[Ginger38]

On 11/9/2021 at 5:37 PM, Scott Adams said:

This particular symptom resolved within the first few months of going gluten-free, but came back if I got gluten in my diet by accident during the first 1-2 years of going gluten-free. I haven't had the symptom at all after my first 2 year gluten-free time period.

You said you went to the ER? Any specific reason? I had another episode yesterday and ended up in the ER myself. I’m scared to death now that it’s going to happen again. It’s like the anxiety feeds the SVT. And yes I must admit I have fallen again recently and had actually eaten gluten yesterday. My heart rate was super high and had palpitations. All my tests were ok 

[Scott Adams]

As mentioned, my symptoms included heart palpitations and vertigo that seemed to feed into panic attacks. Once I was gluten-free for a few weeks or months those symptoms went away.

Clearly ER visits are expensive, so if you're still getting gluten in your diet that is causing you to go to the ER it would be worthwhile to be sure your diet is 100% a gluten-free. This would also help you to avoid the many health issues associated with untreated celiac disease, like a higher intestinal cancer risk.