After Eating Heart Rate Goes Up. Suggest?

Posted on Wed, 21 Aug 2013

Question: hi. i find that after i eat my heart rategoes up. any thoughts

Answered by Dr. Prabhakar C Koregol (1 hour later)

Hi

Do you have any other symptoms like sweating, chest pain, palpitations during meal?

And how did you assess your heart rate has gone up? Was it sensation of palpitation or actually counted heart rate either manually or digitally?
Also I would need to know your age and any other illnesses you have before being able to correctly answer this question.

Some time one may just get pounding sensation without actual increase in heart beat. There are situations where heart rate actually go up post postprandial. Commonly seen in post postprandial angina(post meal chest pain), heart failure, thyroid disorders and enterohypoglycemia (post meal dip in blood sugar) and some pancreatic tumors.

In the absence of actual clinical situation I am not suggesting any of these in your case.

Please get back to me with details.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Prabhakar C Koregol (20 hours later)

i have had a echo stress test. ecg. echocardiogram and cardiac enzyme blood test all within 12 months and a ultrasound of the heart.

Answered by Dr. Prabhakar C Koregol (6 hours later)

Did it all come back normal. If it was all normal than there is nothing to worry about heart and you should have glucose tolerance test done and work up for elementary hypoglycaemia.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vasanth

Follow up: Dr. Prabhakar C Koregol (5 hours later)

Yes everything came back perfect. My blood sugar fasting was 2.7. My doctor has told me not to worry about my heart many times but i wanted a second option

Answered by Dr. Prabhakar C Koregol (28 hours later)

Pleased to know all the test came back normal. I think I concur with your doctor that you don't have to worry.

Let me know if you need clarifications.

Wishing you great health

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad