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Feel like i can't get enough air when i have had too much to eat or if i am bloated with too much water! why? feels short of breath!

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Dr. Atique Mirza answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine - Cardiology

Not good to eat too : You decrease the space where the lungs can expand to take a good deep breath. So please avoid eating or drinking too much which starts affecting your breathing.

Answered 5/31/2016

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A member asked:

Feel like i can't get enough air when i have had too much to eat or if i am bloated with too much water! why? feels short of breath!

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Atique Mirza answered

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