Being overweight increases your risk for gout. If you are overweight, a diet that is low in fat may help you lose weight. But avoid fasting or very low-calorie diets. Very low-calorie diets increase the amount of uric acid produced by the body and may bring on a gout attack.
How the diaphragm works. When we breathe in, the diaphragm moves downward and compresses the stomach and intestines to make space for the air that comes in (this is why itâs hard to breathe on a full stomach, thereâs no space for the air).
The muscles of the thoracic cavity, including the diaphragm and intercostal muscles, change the volume of the thoracic cavity to force air into and out of the lungs. The diaphragm is a thin, dome-shaped skeletal muscle that forms the floor of the rib cage between the lungs and abdomen. The diaphragm contracts and pushes itself into the abdominal cavity, increasing the volume of the thoracic cavity and expanding the lungs to draw in fresh atmospheric air. When it relaxes, the diaphragm returns to its original position and forces air out of the lungs during exhalation.