Peripheral vascular disease (PVD) is the presence of systemic atherosclerosis in arteries distal to the arch of the aorta. As a result of the atherosclerotic process, patients with PVD develop narrowing of these arteries.
Whether your shortness of breath is related strictly to GERD or is due to GERD-related asthma, there are small steps you can take to prevent and treat it. Often, the most effective steps to prevent GERD involve making some lifestyle changes.
sucking in means your body gets less oxygen there is a good chance that holding in your stomach will affect your breathing when you take a breath your diaphragm the main muscle that that helps you breathe drops to allow air to enter your lungs breathing in causes your stomach and lower back to expand to accommodate your diaphragm