It is no secret that smoking can cause great harm to the whole body. The nicotine and accompanying harmful substances contained in tobacco smoke can penetrate every organ and every cell of the human body and bring damage and serious consequences.
Therefore, naively believe that giving up this bad habit will be ignored.
Smoking problems are handled by professional doctors-anesthesiologists and psychotherapists (psychologists). This can be explained by the fact that when quitting smoking, people must face the problem of physical and psychological dependence on cigarettes. If the patient is not an avid smoker, then the process of physical recovery will be very easy and simple (almost imperceptible). If the patient is an experienced smoker, and his daily standard is one pack, or even two packs a day, then quitting smoking (or even abrupt quitting) will lead to a stressful state.
Let's take a closer look at what happens to the smoker's body after quitting bad habits?
What will affect the body's recovery process?
How long and how long the body's recovery and renewal process will last depends entirely on the smoker, or it depends on:
- His smoking history;
- gender;
- age;
- Background and the existence of chronic diseases;
- The status of the immune system;
- The individual characteristics of the patient's body.
For some patients, the process is faster, for others, the process is delayed, but on average it takes about a year to "cure".
Preparation: The unpleasant aspects of quitting smoking
Quitting smoking may produce many unpleasant feelings, but all of these are temporary and are the body's normal response during the reorganization and transition to non-nicotine function. In medicine, this period is called withdrawal syndrome (general-fragile), and it does not threaten the body in any way. During physical recovery, the following symptoms may appear (but this is not necessary, so you should not listen to and look for these signs yourself):
- Strong desire to smoke;
- Slight dizziness;
- Low mood or depression;
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder;
- Fast and easy to fatigue;
- Slow heart rhythm;
- Skin rash (irritation, acne);
- Inflammation of the oral mucosa;
- Sore throat;
- Runny nose;
- Sleep disorders;
- Constant hunger;
- stomach cramps;
- Constantly coughing.
These are the most common diseases during the recovery period, but there is no need for all the above symptoms (even some of them) to appear in your body.
The recovery period may also be accompanied by a decline in immunity. Therefore, in the first few months, smokers are susceptible to viruses and colds. This is completely understandable, because the human body has adapted to the new living conditions, so the immunity cannot resist the virus.
For years of smoking, your body has become accustomed to working with a constant supply of nicotine. In order to adapt your body to the new (forgotten old) working conditions, it takes time, and it takes longer. You smoke and you have to waitLonger time.
What can make the recovery process of the human body easier?
By filling life with pleasant feelings and happy events, it can slightly promote the body's recovery process-this stimulates the production of the pleasure hormone (dopamine).
To calm the nervous system, you can take a sedative-a mixture of valerian, lemongrass and ginseng tin, motherwort and chamomile. Sports (moderate physical activity-refusal to take the elevator and go up the stairs, take classes in the swimming pool, walk and bike in the pine forest, hiking, outdoor games) and hobbies (some people prefer to "work out of the head"). Also, instead of cigarettes, take seeds or nuts-these are useful substitutes for nicotine, they contain minerals and substances that help the body resist toxins.
For the fastest recovery of the respiratory system, try to limit contact with home and office equipment (they inhibit the process of cleaning the lungs) or buy an air ionizer.
In order to maintain immunity, it is recommended to avoid eating and walking in cold and humid weather; supplement vitamins lacking in fruits or take vitamin and mineral complexes. Pay attention to diet to restore protein balance, and eat more foods containing vitamin C (orange, lemon, kiwi, grapefruit, pineapple, berries, herbs, rosehip broth, sauerkraut salad) and fiber will be very useful. (Dried fruits, bran, vegetables). Dairy products will stop the craving for tobacco, and in addition, they will be very useful for the recovering organism (especially for the cardiovascular system).
But most importantly, quitting smoking must be accompanied by a strong motivation.
What to expect: positive changes
When quitting smoking, internal organs and systems are the first person to respond.
Don’t worry about some discomfort in the chest (as we have already said, this is a temporary phenomenon), but the breathing and circulatory system are beginning to recover: the heart muscle and blood vessels regain their original elasticity and start working hard.
Some depression may be observed after quitting nicotine, but this is only the result of the fact that the nervous system is toned and restored to its natural state-it resists stress without the help of nicotine. The handshake syndrome disappeared later.
As you know, nicotine has negative effects on the reproductive system of men and women. By reducing sperm count and sperm motility, nicotine can make men infertile. Nicotine has the same harmful effects on the female body, disrupting the female's reproductive cycle, and the possibility of normal egg fertilization and intrauterine development of children. Smoking (especially in women) requires genetic mutations and therefore affects the ability to have healthy offspring. Compared with non-smokers, the risk of having unhealthy children is ten times higher for smokers and the risk of miscarriage is many times higher. After quitting smoking, the risk of premature birth and the birth of children with respiratory, cardiovascular and other diseases are greatly reduced. For men, quitting smoking can prevent premature yang (for smokers aged 30 to 40).
Many women worry about weight gain when they quit smoking. When smoking, nicotine can reduce hunger, speed up metabolism, and help fight stress. If you pay proper attention to your diet during the remodeling period (abandon high-fat foods and refuse or at least limit the consumption of sweets and flour products), there is no need to worry. According to statistics, the average weight gain of quitters is about 3 kilograms per year, but the relevant "horror stories" are nothing but the first propaganda of tobacco companies and cigarette companies. In addition to a healthy diet, those who are prone to obesity should also pay attention to an active lifestyle (try to walk more).
Quitting smoking will have a beneficial effect on the whole body, and it will be manifested in the following aspects:
- Improve the work of all organs and systems (cardiovascular, respiratory, nerve, digestion, genitourinary organs);
- Improve circulatory system and blood circulation (healthy complexion, even blushing);
- Breathing easily, the shortness of breath disappears;
- Improve smell and taste (perhaps even improve vision and hearing, because nicotine no longer weakens the function of hearing and optic nerve);
- The increase in efficiency and the emergence of a desire to be more proactive;
- Sleep returns to normal (daytime sleepiness disappears) and the overall tone of the body;
- Improve memory, responsiveness and concentration;
- Improve thinking speed (witness);
- Increased free time (by refusing to smoke a break);
- 's financial situation has increased (previously blown away-smoking cigarettes).
What happens during the body's daily and monthly recovery?
For those who are interested in what happens to the body after a smoker gives up bad habits, we will answer: The body is recovering, and it will probably happen (the process may be different for each person).
1 day:
- The concentration of carbon monoxide in the blood decreases, and the oxygen level in the tissues increases;
- Loss of appetite;
- feel weak;
- There may be a nightmare.
Day 2:
- Improve the function of lung epithelium-reduce the amount of mucus; The
- cells of the stomach and intestine are renewed;
- Cough, itchy skin;
- Frequent urination.
Day 3:
- Bronchial mucosa is restored-oxygen flow into the heart and brain increases;
- Improve blood vessel tension;
- 's appetite increased sharply.
Day 4:
- Normalization of blood flowing into the brain-tinnitus and dizziness are observed; Produces
- antidiuretic hormone.
Day 5:
- coughing up mucus;
- The healing of minor tongue wounds and the recovery of taste buds.
Day 6:
- The functions of the pancreas and gallbladder are restored;
- Excessive sweating and nausea.
Day 7:
- Psychological awareness of cigarette addiction;
- cough up mucus;
- Stool violation.
This is probably the way the first week of body recovery passes, and maybe these first days will not be particularly obvious. However, a month will pass and not only you will be able to feel the qualitative change, but others will also notice.
Over the past few months, the recovery process is as follows:
- 1 month-Recovery occurs at the cellular level (epithelial renewal, normalization of intestinal absorption and absorption processes, which may lead to depression).
- 2 months-skin recovery (yellowness of fingers and face disappeared, dry skin disappeared), lungs recovered at the cellular level (coughing may continue), fatigue caused by physical exertion disappeared.
- 3 months-blood vessels, nervous system (minimal sensitivity to pressure), increased appetite, but healthy sleep has been fully restored.
- 4 months-Facial skin is normalized (peeling), the production of hydrochloric acid in the stomach is normalized, and stool is normalized.
- 5 months-The lung tissue continues to recover, the liver cells are recovered, and the body's response to physical activity returns to normal (but now we should wait for the "marathon").
- 6-8 months-The process of oxygen-rich blood is normalized, the liver continues to regenerate, the weight is stable, and the taste buds and smell are restored.
- 9 months-The whole body has recovered almost completely, and I may want to smoke again.
- 1 year-unlimited physical exercise; the risk of diseases caused by smoking is reduced by 90%.
Be patient, because you have to pay for everything in your life. All unpleasant feelings are only temporary, but the diseases caused by smoking bring more trouble and pain to the body.
Good luck against bad habits-smoking! We believe that in this fight, there is only one possible winner, and you will be him!
Be healthy!