Columbus, who discovered America, did not suspect that he would become an unwitting accomplice in the spread of the bad habit of smoking throughout the world, because the fashion for smoking takes its origins from there. Now a cigarette in hand and a pensive squint at the same time become a sign of some vulgarity rather than an indicator of a passion for fashion trends. A healthy lifestyle, proper nutrition and giving up bad habits are the new foundations of today. But how to quit smoking?
Doctors equate tobacco smoking with drug addiction, because nicotine, like any narcotic drug, is included in the metabolic processes of the body. For this reason, it is rather difficult to part with a cigarette; it requires a powerful incentive and a serious attitude. In order to properly tune in to making a decision, it is necessary to acquire complete information about what changes will occur in the body, what the consequences of quitting smoking may be, what happens to a person on an emotional level when he decided to quit smoking and began to carry out his plans.
It must be remembered that the longer the smoking experience and the older the smoker is, the more active the body's reaction to quitting smoking will manifest itself. With positiveness and pride in his own act, a person can experience painful symptoms without a cigarette.
Unpleasant nuances
Immediately after giving up a cigarette, the process of cleansing the body from smoking begins, which certainly wants to recover. A restructuring of the processes responsible for material exchange will follow, it will be accompanied by not very pleasant symptoms.
- The immune system. The first time a person quits smoking, immunity is greatly reduced. As a rule, smoking cessation has consequences in the form of colds, skin rashes, stomatitis, the occurrence of ulcerative foci in the oral cavity.
- Psyche. The negative consequences of quitting smoking are reflected in the emotional state for the first 2 months. Irritation appears, outbreaks of aggression occur, a person feels depressed, depression may occur. Insomnia, nightmares at night are the result of being thrown.
- Physical ailments. Not everyone knows what happens after you quit smoking. The withdrawal period is often accompanied by dizziness, sharp pains in the head, constipation occurs, and coughing torments.
The negative consequences of quitting smoking are reflected in the emotional state for the first 2 months.
Weight gain and hunger are especially troubling for women. When you quit smoking, the body experiences stress, and accordingly, it wants to return the feeling of pleasure. A person begins to "seize" negative experiences, replacing a cigarette with something tasty, and quickly gains pounds. It is important to note here that someone who responds in this way need not worry about their body. These are temporary changes in the body, and after a year, and in some cases after 8 months, the weight will return to normal.
Positive moments
Undoubtedly, as there was a quitting smoking, the cleansing of the body begins. He begins to gradually recover, so quitting smoking has the best results. Let's say a person quits smoking, what happens:
- Slags and harmful substances are gradually released.
- The oxygen level in the blood increases.
- Blood circulation improves, unpleasant symptoms gradually disappear.
- The natural volume of the lungs is restored, this will take a year.
- The risks of acquiring serious ailments are reduced: hypertension, cardiovascular failure, oncological changes.
Complete cleansing and restoration of the body will occur only after 10 years, subject to the absolute rejection of tobacco products. But even on the first day, when quitting smoking, positive consequences for the body begin, this must be taken into account. Psychologists recommend keeping a diary where the consequences of smoking and feelings after quitting tobacco products will be recorded.
Initial changes in the body
Every smoker, before giving up cigarettes, probably asked the question more than once: what changes occur in the body after quitting smoking? The harmful effects of smoking begin to go away immediately after the extinguished cigarette. Despite the fact that nicotine is quickly addictive, it is also quickly excreted from the body, even if the smoker has 10 years of experience or more. The effects of smoking disappear literally by the hour, since the largest dose of nicotine poison leaves the body in the first two hours. Then it can be divided into stages, the following occurs after quitting smoking:
Despite the fact that nicotine is rapidly addictive, it is eliminated from the body just as quickly.
- After 8-12 hours, breathing is stabilized, spasms stop in the bronchi.
- The first day makes it possible to cleanse the blood from carbon dioxide, it is filled with oxygen.
- On the second day, the epithelium in the intestine begins to respond to the absence of poisons, and less mucus is formed in the lungs.
- On the third and fourth days, the body begins to cleanse itself more actively. People who have quit smoking know what happens to their bodies when they quit smoking. This is the most difficult time - the first four days. Nevertheless, if you firmly say: "I quit smoking and will not return to this habit, " then you can observe the disappearance of bad breath and skin odors.
- The first three weeks, when you quit smoking, the body is 99% cleared of nicotine tar.
It should be noted that the consequences of smoking in the form of physical dependence disappear quickly, and negative attitudes at the level of consciousness are more difficult to eliminate. The first week without cigarettes is a big and difficult victory over yourself. Your feelings on the eighth day, which completes the initial phase without cigarettes, will change markedly. It will become emotionally easier, nervousness and irritation will partly go away, it will be easier to get distracted from obsessive thoughts about a cigarette, and you can say, by recording on a video your diary of quitting smoking: "I don’t smoke for a week".
Further restructuring of the body
The consequences of smoking will not just let the smoker go, but after 14 days the signs of the body's recovery will become more pronounced, because he will get rid of the lion's share of nicotine on the fourteenth day. After 1 month, the immune system will get stronger, as the level of white blood cells will return to normal. At this time, you can fully be proud of yourself: "I don’t smoke for a month", then make a note: "I don’t smoke 1 exactly", and when you can say on the video diary: "I don’t smoke for 2 months, " the skin will begin to acquire a natural color, the surface will becomeelastic, as all blood cells are renewed.
After 3 months, tissues in the bronchi and lungs will begin to regenerate. This is a long-term process, and it all depends on the smoking experience: some will need 8 months, while others will need a year. Nevertheless, if in your diary you say: "I have not smoked for 3 months, " then the most difficult time is over.
Imagine: 4 months have passed. Shortness of breath and palpitations, which were the main signs of the consequences of refusal, disappear.
5 months have passed, you say: "I have not smoked for 5 months. "Sleep is normalized, appetite gradually calms down, the body cheerfully responds to the refusal of cigarettes. After 6-8 months, the regeneration process will affect the liver and gastric mucous membranes. It so happens that a person quit smoking and quit drinking. In this case, achilic gastritis, which develops due to the negative effects of nicotine, passes much faster, relapse is very rare.
After 8-10 months, even among avid cigarette lovers, yellowness on the teeth disappears, the nails look beautiful, the plates themselves change their structure, and the volume of the lungs increases by 10%, and after 8 months (for those who smoked a pack of cigarettes and more - after a year) the previously probable risk of a heart attack or stroke is reduced by half, the risk of oncology is reduced by three.
Specific features of the male and female body
After giving up cigarettes, the body, regardless of gender, is actively recovering. But the specific features of the sexes appear in this case as well. For example, a year after the refusal, a woman will be able to bear and give birth to a healthy baby. The recovery rate of the female body is much higher, since her blood is renewed faster.
The male body, especially after 40 years, is more difficult to adapt to new conditions from the consequences of a bad habit, since it reacts to what is happening differently. Only in the tenth or eleventh month after throwing a representative of a strong half of humanity will be able to seriously engage in sports (running, exercise equipment, weightlifting) without experiencing unpleasant symptoms. After 40, the male body undergoes changes at the hormonal level, previously smoked nicotine poison negatively affects sexual performance.
Consider a situation where a man quits smoking, what happens in a man's body. The reproductive system of the stronger sex suffers more from the harmful effects of nicotine. Each cigarette kills a certain amount of sperm, reducing the potential for conception, while simultaneously destroying the supply of testosterone that a man needs to realize his natural destiny.
Conclusion
A long period of smoking cannot pass without a trace for the human body. But more and more often people think about their health and decide to part with a cigarette once and for all. It doesn't matter how many days have passed since the refusal, even if you took the first step just now, the main thing is to show patience and help the body to live in a new way.