excessive yawning

I a a 44 year old female.I was an alcoholic for 8 years drinking about a pint or more a day.Noone knew how much I was drinking,because my metabolism was so high it was almost not noticed.I haven't seen a doctor since my hysterectomy in 2000.Recently I have had a problem with excessive yawning even when I am not tired.I read somewhere that cirrhosis can cause enlargement of the vessels in the lungs causing the blood to pass through too quickly and leaving it with a lack of oxygen supply.I was wondering if that might be a possibility for my yawning.I have also had cyclic vomiting since the age of about 6.I'm under great amounts of stress because of an extremely abusive relationship,and recently my x-husband had to have all of my front teeth crowned costing 7.000.00 all at once.I'm a single mother now with 3 teenage boys and no job.I got rid of the abusive boyfriend 2 days ago,but he is harassing me 24-7.Could all this stress be the cause of the yawning?Or would you suggest trying to get my liver checked.I yawn to the point that it is hard to focus on my college work.


This discussion is related to shortness of breath/frequent yawning.