Mine does. Not like a trip hammer, but noticeably faster, particularly if the meal was carb-heavy. It goes away after a half an hour or so. I mentioned this to the doc the other day, and he has me set up for an EKG in a couple of weeks.
I always thought the post-meal speedup was natural and happened to everyone, and might relate to the fact that your blood is concentrating on your digestive system and you have temporary low blood pressure or something. Does this happen to any of you?
It’s natural for me if it is a lot of carbs, but I am a gastric bypass patient and it is what we call “dumping.” When my body dumps those sugars into the intestine (I don’t have a pyloric valve anymore, so food dumps from my stomach-pouch into my intestines), since it dumps much lower than where it is normally absorbed, I can get shaky, rapid heart-rate and a few other symptoms, depending on how carb-rich the food is/was. IANAD, but I would imagine that someone with a normal digestive system (everything intact) having these symptoms should be checked for hypoglycemia/diabetes/insulin issues first.
That has happened to me. It’s a minor effect–not something most people would even notice, I suspect, but I am a hypochondriac and notice everything about my body. I am also obese, with a tendency to overeat. I’ve had EKGs (for other reasons) and they have all been normal.
Huh…I would expect, if anything, for heart rate to go down. Acetylcholine gets released as part of digestion, and one if its effects is slowing down heart rate.
Granted, IANAD, and I know there are many other hormones, chemicals, and changes that happen during and after digestion, but there’s also a reason that the parasympathetic activity (ie, acetylcholine getting released) is called the “rest and digest” state.
I don’t particularly notice it after a meal, unless I lie down and try to relax. I mentioned this to the doc one time and, if memory serves, she said it was something to do with the insulin being released to deal with the carbs.
Mine does. Not always, but pretty often. It’s a little faster and and VERY strong. It seems to be after heavy carb loads.
A very typical trigger is my favorite lunch: Vietnamese pho (which is mostly rice noodles in broth with vegies and meat) and a freshly-squeezed lemonade (which needless to say is pretty sugary). A pile o’ rice and stir-fry is another offender.