Re: Re: foods?

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Hi Ellen,

Thanks for the suggestion: I didn't realize there was a book section. I

will add it.

Have a good day,

Willa

Re: foods?

> >

> >

> > > >I am wondering about various foods as triggers. I know anything

> > > >containing caffiene (coffee, tea, chocolate) is an obvious no-no.

> > > >And apparently alcohol. And some of the people with vagal afib

> have

> > > >said large meals or cheese.

> > >

> > > >But I am wondering if the andrigenic(sp?) afib people like me

> > > >actually have to restrict our foods other than avoiding caffiene

> and

> > > >alcohol? I saw a list of cheese, yogurt, bananas, etc.

> ( " thyramine

> > > >containing foods " ) on someone's vagal afib web site.

> > >

> > > >What have people's experiences been?

> > >

> > > Hi, I think a large component of my AF is vagal but, apart from

> pizza, I

> > don't

> > > think any specific food is a trigger. In actual fact pizza

> probably isn't

> > a

> > > trigger, the fact that I shove a whole one down my neck may be

> the cause.

> > Any

> > > large meal especially in the evening (after 7pm) can kick me into

> AF. I've

> > never

> > > quite understood why caffeine is a trigger for vagal AF and I

> don't find

> > it a

> > > trigger for me (I'm happy to say I can have chocolate and

> alcohol -

> > including

> > > red wine). Since my first AF I've not got 'sloshed' with alcohol

> and I

> > don't

> > > think I would want enough to loose control anyway - which is

> probably the

> > > healthy thing to do for anyone. I stopped taking caffeine and

> alcohol for

> > over 6

> > > months without any noticeable difference in the number of

> episodes. I now

> > tend

> > > to drink a strong cup of coffee in the morning and stick to decaf

> the rest

> > of

> > > the day but more on the grounds of trying to be a bit healthier

> rather

> > than it

> > > triggering AF.

> > >

> > > I guess the only way to discover what has an affect on you is to

> slowly

> > and one

> > > by one introduce certain foods back in your diet. The snag is if

> you go

> > into AF

> > > after a meal can you definitely say it was because you eat

> something in

> > > particular or whether you would have gone in anyway? Depending on

> how much

> > you

> > > like the food you can choose to leave it or try again (once is

> unlucky -

> > two's a

> > > coincidence and three is trying to tell you something!) I'd try

> chocolate

> > 3

> > > times and sprouts once

> > >

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