Hi All :)

If I am in a room which has a fair amount of dust for a long period of time, I find that whenever I eat something afterwards my heart pounds and starts acting strangely for a few hours.

The only way for the problem to go away is if I stay away from dusty areas for a couple of days...

Does anyone have a clue WHAT the dust might actually be doing? Is it somehow clogging something up? This is getting much worse because the senstivity seems to be increasing, etc.

PLEASE post if you have any ideas.

How could what I eat effect the way my heart beats for up to 24 hours afterwards?

Thanks so much!

J

Hi All :)

If I am in a room which has a fair amount of dust for a long period of time, I find that whenever I eat something afterwards my heart pounds and starts acting strangely for a few hours.

The only way for the problem to go away is if I stay away from dusty areas for a couple of days...

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How could what I eat effect the way my heart beats for up to 24 hours afterwards?

Does anyone have a clue WHAT the dust might actually be doing?

You might try wearing a mask, gloves and a long sleeve shirt the next time you have to work around dust. Just make sure that the mask, gloves or shirt are allergy safe, so that they don't cause a similar effect as the dust.

Allergy aside and a possiblity, my experience can provide a different perspective.

I worked on a home project and inhaled dust (sanding dry wall) for several hours for a couple of days and this caused a respiratory problem. Symptoms were at night, a dry cough, hyperventilating and fast heartbeat (115). After a couple of nights with this issue, I was admitted into ER, and tests indicated I had congested heart failure.

Cause: If the respiratory function is impaired, the failure to provide adequate oxygen will cause the system to compensate by enlarging the heart for stronger contractions, faster heart rate (could cause irregular heart beats, increase in fluids, constricton of vessels, etc.

Depending on the heart's condition there may be no symptoms or symptoms and whether or not the heart can accept the burden. In my situation I had had a silent MI in the past and didn't know there was any problem. Should have worn a mask:mad: :eek:...but then I would not have known I had heart muscle damage!

Thanks for the replies!

Ken:

You may be on to something. When I look down at my chest I have noticed recently that the left side sticks out slightly more than the right, could that mean anything?

Additionally, whenever I exercise my heart feels very strong... I mean the beats are really strong and powerful, and if I look at my chest while my pulse is high I can see my skin moving quite a lot with each beat.

The problem is that even a small amount of dust in the air seems to lead to this problem.

A while ago I also wound up in ER and had an EKG (?) and was told that everything was normal. Is it possible that could have missed the problem, or that it wouldn't show up for some reason? It may have been early on before the problem had fully developed.

One more thing, assuming this is the problem: is it possible that the complete removal of dust could make the problem resolve itself, or might some other kind of treatment be required? Thanks so much!

beerzoids:

Yes, I am very sensitive to dust normally as well. If it touches my skin I get irritated extremely rapidly. Thanks for the advice!

The thing is, anyone else under the same amount of dust, or even much more, seems to have no problem at all.

Hi Ken, if you are out there :angel:

J77,

An EKG can/should indicate an enlarged heart, any heart muscle damage, as well as any abnormal heartbeats (provided the problem happens during the test). There can be false negatives and postives, and a rhythm problem...doesn't happen during the test...could show a normal tracing.

Strong and hard pumping heartbeats (palpitations) can indicate a heart problem. It is more of a feeling perception; I don't believe it is visually discernable outside the rib cage, but possible.