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I just wanted to ask why your stomach bulges and then shrinks when you inhale and exhale.Please tell.
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During normal relaxed breathing, your stomach will gently move up and down as you breath in and out. This is due to the fact that the diaphragm presses down on contents of your stomach during inspiration causing it to bulge out.
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