Monosodium Glutamate and Tachycardia November 01, 2022 10:42PM |
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Wondering if anyone has had a similar reaction to food containing MSG?
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Re: Monosodium Glutamate and Tachycardia November 02, 2022 04:57PM |
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I was at one time convinced that MSG was a trigger for me, so I did what I always do with suspected triggers: I tested it. I went to the store and bought a container of "Accent," which is a brand name for pure MSG. I dissolved a tablespoon of the stuff in water and drank it, and... nothing happened. So the next day I repeated the test with two heaping tablespoons. Again, nothing. Both tests were far more MSG than you would get in any meal.
So I went out and had some Chinese for lunch and scratched MSG off my suspected triggers list.
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Actually put a big smile on my face reading this. You are fearless. Kudos.
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Try it at least 2-3 times and see if it holds up.
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I was at one time convinced that MSG was a trigger for me, so I did what I always do with suspected triggers: I tested it. I went to the store and bought a container of "Accent," which is a brand name for pure MSG. I dissolved a tablespoon of the stuff in water and drank it, and... nothing happened. So the next day I repeated the test with two heaping tablespoons. Again, nothing. Both tests were far more MSG than you would get in any meal.
So I went out and had some Chinese for lunch and scratched MSG off my suspected triggers list.
Re: Monosodium Glutamate and Tachycardia November 03, 2022 03:39AM |
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What I didn't want to do was eliminate something I enjoyed from my life based on nothing more than coincidence, and I see people do that all the time. They say, "I had chocolate last night and then I went into afib, so I'm never touching chocolate again." You can substitute anything you want for chocolate -- caffeine, alcohol, exercise, whatever.
I hate it when I see people do that, but people gravitate to coincidences and latch onto them. People forget that before every single afib episode they've ever had, they were doing something. Are you going to eliminate everything your were doing before an afib episode? If so, you'll eventually eliminate everything in your life that you enjoy. So don't quit anything based on a single coincidence. If you think X is a trigger, prove it. Try it at least 2-3 times and see if it holds up.
Meanwhile, there's evidence that caffeine is actually beneficial to afibbers.
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Re: Monosodium Glutamate and Tachycardia November 04, 2022 01:17PM |
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Diet deviation does not impact my afib, but does impact other issues. I prepare all my own food from scratch, even while traveling (always get a place with a kitchen). No processed food, if others want to go to a restaurant, I will fast. If friends invite us over, i bring our own food, or fast.
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