health issues after giving up smoking
19 January 2011, 08:48 PM
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health issues after giving up smoking
ok, so i had a very bad case of confirmed swine flu which started just before xmas, i am ok now but only after 3 weeks of what can only be described as hell, hospital at 5.30am on boxing day was just about the highlight of it, however, they say every cloud has a silver lining, i was so ill i couldnt face smoking, it is now a full 5 weeks since i touched one, i have got rid of every smoking related item in the house, all ashtrays, etc etc, even the *** lighter out of the car, and to be honest i dont really think to much about it, im not gagging for a *** every second of the day as i thought i would be by now.
however, i am still getting the smokers mouth symptoms in the mornings when i wake up, and i am also slightly short of breath, which i have never been before, is this normal for smokers who have quit or should i be concerned???
however, i am still getting the smokers mouth symptoms in the mornings when i wake up, and i am also slightly short of breath, which i have never been before, is this normal for smokers who have quit or should i be concerned???
19 January 2011, 09:02 PM
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People often feel worse for a few weeks after giving up.
The breathlessness may be the end of the flu, could still be nicotine withdrawel (not sure how long that goes on for), or yeh asthma. Your lung will still be clearing the **** out of them though.
The breathlessness may be the end of the flu, could still be nicotine withdrawel (not sure how long that goes on for), or yeh asthma. Your lung will still be clearing the **** out of them though.
19 January 2011, 09:06 PM
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i am asthmatic, but have never suffered with it whilst being a smoker strangely, never had the need for an inhaler, but need one at the moment every now and again.
i think i will be getting fat or should i say fatter, as since quitting, im eating like a fookin horse, and i cant stop cleaning either, think ive got obsessive compulsive disorder as well!!!! lol
i think i will be getting fat or should i say fatter, as since quitting, im eating like a fookin horse, and i cant stop cleaning either, think ive got obsessive compulsive disorder as well!!!! lol
19 January 2011, 09:28 PM
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I am sometimes a bit Asthmatic, usually when I have been lazy, greedy and not done any exercise, I get on my bike for a few days, cough up some sh1te and feel tonnes better so get out for a walk, go on a bike ride and just clear your lungs out.
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I'm pretty sure it will be a symptom of your lungs recovering from the effects of smoking. Inside the bronchioles of a healthy lung are billions of microscopic waving fibres called cilia. Their rhythmic beating in one direction is what brings up all the crap that you breathe into your lungs - dust, pollen, smoke, bacteria etc.
Long-term smoking kills a large percentage of this natural self-cleaning system and all the crap, tar and mucus sinks deep down into the lung, where it clogs the alveoli where the oxygen/carbon dioxide exchange with the blood goes on.
When you stop smoking, the cilia start to grow back and all the collected shoite begins to be wafted back out of the lung, making you feel like you're continually bringing up nauseating phlegm, tar and other gubbins.
Give it time, you'll eventually feel the benefit.
Long-term smoking kills a large percentage of this natural self-cleaning system and all the crap, tar and mucus sinks deep down into the lung, where it clogs the alveoli where the oxygen/carbon dioxide exchange with the blood goes on.
When you stop smoking, the cilia start to grow back and all the collected shoite begins to be wafted back out of the lung, making you feel like you're continually bringing up nauseating phlegm, tar and other gubbins.
Give it time, you'll eventually feel the benefit.
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As above, give it time, if you have been a long term smoker it takes a while to recover. Get out & exercise to improve your lung capacity, just don't go mental to start with.
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It does take time to get rid of the effects of smoking as described above. The effects are more deep seated than one might imagine. The act of smoking does tend to suppress some of the effects it is having on you too, as bad as they are.
I had the same sort of experience when I stopped and I would say that you just have to be patient until your body has recovered completely from smoking.
If you continue to suffer from shortness of breath I would say that it would be wise to tell your doctor about it.
Les
I had the same sort of experience when I stopped and I would say that you just have to be patient until your body has recovered completely from smoking.
If you continue to suffer from shortness of breath I would say that it would be wise to tell your doctor about it.
Les
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