Hi, Can you possibly give more detail about the location of the palpitations & spasms you mention? Is this in your stomach? Chest?

When my gastritis & ulceration was horrific in the early days I used to get hyperventilation. The gastro explained that my diaphragm was splinting/having spasms because my stomach/duodenum was so inflamed... so the diaphragm didn't want to press downwards... this lead to shallow breathing & rapid heartbeat/palpitations... & a whole load of other anxiety-like symptoms...

I'm not sure if that sounds similar or relevant to what you're describing. Nowadays I do get stomach/intestinal spasms sometimes, but that is very different to the hyperventilation stuff.

I guess they're in my chest. Maybe my upper abdomen where my ulcers and pain are. I've read about the vagus nerve being affected by ulcers and gastritis, but I was wondering if it's very common. Since all of this started, my anxiety has gone through the roof, but I don't think that's what's causing it because I've already figured out if I eat any kind of tomato sauce or anything spicy, I'll have the palpitations. It scares the hell out of me but so far they don't seem serious. (I had a complete heart work up a couple of years ago, everything normal)

Yeah that vagus nerve theory makes sense to me. Or maybe oesophageal spasms?

Try & avoid the tomato sauce & spicy stuff, or your gastritis will never stand a chance of healing.

Yeah, I've started really limiting what I eat. My ulcers and gastritis were caused from years of NSAID over use and I'm afraid I might never be the same. Thanks for the reply

I get palpitations all the time when my stomach is bad, or i have reflux. I think the vagus nerve is the most likely culprit

At one time in my life I was having true palpitations. My thyroid was hyperactive. Then the last couple years I think I came to realize that what I was feeling was esophageal spasms more than palps. They feel the same, but are coming from different places. Anxiety is a given with chronic illness so palpitations are almost to be expected. Hope you settle down soon. It's a rough ride.

you can have the same thing with GERD/heartburn/reflux when it is bad. I had trouble breathing while doing my run up hills. My osteopath said the same thing about the diaphragm and it relationship with the inflamed esophagus.

I hope you feel better soon!

Thanks again for the replies. I have trouble breathing at times also. My primary doctor just put me back on a PPI, prescription Omeprazole and told me to go see my gastro again. It's definitely an uphill battle

I had palpatations when my gastritis was really bad, trouble breathing too. Sometimes I would wake up because I was suddenly gasping in a big breath of air. Scary stuff man! I was so bad that I was in bed every day, all day. Laying there with my heart beating through my chest like a drum, slow but hard beats. So glad I have gotten better, never felt a sickness like that before in my life. I've been pretty hungover and pretty sick before but this was just wow. Limiting my diet and going on a PPI has been the biggest help for me.

Now I'm to the point where I can be up and doing things for a while before I have to hit the couch. No palps or breathing trouble anymore. Even cleaned up some old wood the other day and put up a fence around the garden! was even chucking heavy pieces on the trailer which I would not have even dared to do a month or two ago. Then of course the electrical system went on my old piece of crap tractor and I had to walk all the way back to the house for jumper cables..actually jogged back part way and my stomach was fine after! not going to push it though but lord oh lord I want to eat some meat already and lift some weights, 115 pounds is not where I want to be haha

@johngreen I'm the same way with having to rest a lot. Some days I can stay pretty active and others I stay in the recliner all day.