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Upper abdomen pressure when in AF - What is it?

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cirenepurzalot

Upper abdomen pressure when in AF - What is it?
December 18, 2019 09:43AM

Registered: 4 years ago
Posts: 236

Whenever I'm in AF I have, what feels like, pressure in my upper abdomen or lower diaphragm region. It feels like someone is putting their fist under or around my sternum region. Anyone experience this or know what it is? When my AF goes away the pressure goes away immediately.

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Pompon

Re: Upper abdomen pressure when in AF - What is it?
December 22, 2019 01:08PM

Registered: 6 years ago
Posts: 924

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cirenepurzalot
Whenever I'm in AF I have, what feels like, pressure in my upper abdomen or lower diaphragm region. It feels like someone is putting their fist under or around my sternum region. Anyone experience this or know what it is? When my AF goes away the pressure goes away immediately.

Yeah. Always this sensation coupled with afib.
It seems my stomach is pushing upwards. Burping helps a lot.
I've numerous (2-3/month) short (less than 1hr) afib episodes. I can't say which is responsible for that : heart or stomach.

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cirenepurzalot

Re: Upper abdomen pressure when in AF - What is it?
December 27, 2019 03:25AM

Registered: 4 years ago
Posts: 236

Thanks. I thought I was the only one! Maybe vagal nerve or stomach related afib? Dunno.

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Pompon

Re: Upper abdomen pressure when in AF - What is it?
December 27, 2019 08:46AM

Registered: 6 years ago
Posts: 924

Vagus nerve irritation is the culprit. There are so many ways to disturb my vagal tone ! The most obvious is excess (food, drink, stress, tiredness), but sometimes very little already means excess...

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cirenepurzalot

Re: Upper abdomen pressure when in AF - What is it?
December 27, 2019 09:03AM