Get Virtual Care
For Businesses
About Us
A member asked:
I have trouble breathing. will it become better if i lose weight?
2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Lungs better lighter: Sleep problems improve rapidly after weight loss. Snoring will usually go away after 20 pounds of weight loss. Sleep apnea will markedly improve after 20 pounds of weight loss.
Answered 9/26/2011
6.3k views
Breathing problem: Abdominal obesity causes the excess fat to push upward into the chest cavity, reducing lung volume importantly mainly when you lay down. Also, the total weight increase the oxygen required to feed the mass, a vicious circle of harm. Less weight, less fat, less reduction of chest volume, less oxygen to feed excess weight, less demand for the lungs, better sleep by a more relaxed body, and so on...
Answered 4/25/2015
6k views
Related Questions
A member asked:
Eyes are always bloodshot and breathing problems. Dr. And pulmonologist didn't do much to help me. I shouldn't be losing weight and i am. Bad fatigue.
2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
I am having breathing problems for about 2 months. Every time i think on how I should breathe i lose control?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
Should I do pranayama(breathing exrecises including Kapalbhati) before or after doing workout and lifting weights in the gym?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
Are there good breathing exercises for weight loss?
4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
Well weight gain make breathing hArder fit somEone who is use to weighing 170 and now weighs 230?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
People also searched for:
How can breathing and meditation help me lose weight?
Can you lose weight by breathing fast?
I have bad anxiety right now because i'm trying to lose weight and have ocd, how can I start breathing normally when my anxiety acts up?
How could I lose weight with pulmonary hypertension, my exercising is limited due to severe breathing problem?
Im always waking up with a bloated stomach. Its hard, and its uncomfortable. Makes breathing difficult, and needing to take deep breaths. I need to lose weight, but are there other causes that could be it?
Didn't find what you're looking for?
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your questionMore of what we treat
Download HealthTap
Video visit and message your doctor
