Question: Dear dr, I recently had experience skipped heartbeats and went to see a cardio, had a holter ECG and echo to check my heart. All was normal except for mild regurgitation which the cardio isn't concern. I had since seen few doctors on this issue. The skipped heart beats is tormenting and interrupted with my life that I'm going into depression. I'm a anxiety disorder for 8 years. It all started one year ago when I felt bloated after meals all the time. Slowly I began to feel a "huge thump" in my heart after meals. Slowly it gets more n more frequent and became daily torture. It is especially when I felt bloated and gassy. A small meal or sipping water slowly will come with a lot of bleching. I took anatacid , nexium , omeprazole etc but little relived. Bowel movement etc normal.. There is no pain anywhere. I tried small meals , I XXXXXXX have heartburn or reflux... The gas seem to irritate my nerves somewhere n therefore the skipped beats. I felt relived only when I lay down. Once I'm upright, standing or walking or sitting, my upper gut or chest area with be tight and full of gas stucked. Upper gut is always bloated.. It makes me always wanna lay on bed and not wanting to get out of bed. There must be some relation on gastro and the skipped heartbeats . I had googled and found many related articles on this. Wat do u suggest?

The skipped beats are more obvious after eating... The heart will beat faster n the skipped beats are more obvious.. There is really no way to ignore them they r so uncomfortable ... Some drs agree relationship in GI and heart , some drs don't. Are the related to vagus nerve and how are they related. Many ppl hadn had a cure for these annoying skipped beats ... Anxiety, heart, digestion all connected somehow?

I had done 2 holter, showed 461 and 385 skipped beats respectively. Had a blood test normal. Done a echo which showed mild regurgitation. Heart structure was normal. I always woke up feeling good n as they day goes by, like after drink or eating my first meal, the heart will begin to beat faster n the skipped beats become more noticeable . When I lay down n rest, it will get better, making me not wanna move .. I had a bad habit of self induced gag in the morning when I brush to clear my throat . Will repeating this action in the long run cos damage to the vagus nerve n cause skipped beats? If the vagus nerve is "hurt" wat are the ways to treat it? Jux to add on, I always felt gassy tight from my upper abdomen to the throat area . Breathing seemed short.It is often relived when I lay down. Then I feel comfortable ..Once I had my first meal n start walking and doing things the gassy feel will once again come with blech. The. I sit back n relived again.. It makes me not wanting to do anything! I had all sorts of anti acid medi n had seen several GI drs.. Little relived .. Wat can explain this ? I am suffering from anxiety disorder n recently i felt some relapse n my body seemed haywired after I started feeling the skipped heartbeats following meals..now is frequent n tormenting.. Both the upper abdomen n chest bloating that seemed to trigger more skipped beats. I can't break the viscous cycle at all!!!!