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Why does my heart rate go to 100-115 after eating a big meal?
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Check with your doc: This is quite unusual. Check with your doc.
Answered 3/30/2013
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Heart rate: After a big meal your body shunts blood to the intestines to handle digestion. That blood shunting may result in the heart speeding up to compensate for it.
Answered 10/26/2016
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