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I think you are an example of how everyone is so different in this A-fib experience. I made all the dietary changes that you mentioned (well, with modifications); drink only 1/2 caf coffee, no alcohol, no sodas, rarely touch chocolate, no desserts, no heavy salty meals, eating lots water to stay hydrated, etc. I had three episodes of A-fib in May. Then in June when we were stranded in France for 30 days due to my husband's accident, I wasn't able to stay dietarily strict due to limited choices--like no decaf available. In spite of all the stress of the situation, and the change in diet, I had not a single erratic rhythm. I am not saying that diet doesn't matter but I don't that is a cure all for many folks. As my electrophysiologist said, identifying
"triggers" are often a crapshoot. I just wish you the best since I appreciate your frustration with this.
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My comments are not for those who have made dietary changes. But I had severe episodes with only one half cup of coffee. Decaf has some caffeine in it and in the pasty could feel it when drinking one cup. The coffee in the US causes major afib but where I now live, the coffee is pure and with a few sips a day no problem.
My comments are also for those who go to the specialists etc etc and they never even bring up the possibility of being related to caffeine and stimulants. They jump in with their protocols of treatments which as you can read on these posts, often do not work or for only a short time.
I have watched people that had fibromialgia, spelling? and gripe and look for sympathy, and then when the frosted donuts come around, they eat a few. I strongly believe due to my own experiences and watching others that many or most of our health problems are caused by what we throw down the hatch, and many developed after years of abuse, until our bodies scream, STOP, and they run to the doc for a cure of a pill or treatment.
I know people who get SEVERE migraines, but are totally addicted to cups of coffee and sweets and they are more important to them than migraine. It is like a person banging their head with a hammer every day and wanting a cure, when the cure is to put down the hammer. There is a verse in the Bible that reads, there is no curse without a cause. I believe in seeking the cause of the problem and doing what I can to get rid of it.