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I have shortness of breath when i bend down to tie shoelaces?
4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Weight?: Shortness of breath with bending over usually is from excessive truncal obesity. As you lean forward the abdominal fat compresses your abdomen up into the diaphram which hinders your ability to breath. Also hiaal hernias can give a similar symptom. Weight loss will help all of these things.
Answered 1/15/2021
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Not too alarming: It is usually present in overweight people or those who are sedentary . It could also indicate heart failure, and it should be checked by your dr.
Answered 10/18/2020
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