What happens to the body when you quit smoking?

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Smoking is a pernicious habit that can be put on a par with addiction and alcoholism. Nicotine takes part in the processes of metabolism, so getting rid of harmful addiction can be difficult, but it is necessary to do that to maintain health. What happens to the body when you quit smoking? Are the consequences always positive?

Positive and negative consequences after quitting

After giving up cigarettes, changes begin to occur in all body systems, all toxic substances, slags gradually begin to disappear, and oxygen deficiency in tissues disappears. For a complete recovery of the body after a prolonged nicotine addiction will take 10 years.

Ex-smokers are gradually normalizing blood circulation and pressure, recovering blood vessels. Getting rid of the addiction, you can significantly reduce the risk of developing cardiovascular, oncological pathologies, avoid premature aging and death.

Respiratory organs most of all suffer from toxic tar when smoking. What happens to the lungs after getting rid of addiction? Lungs increase in volume, return to their original volume. Bronchi cleared, dyspnea disappears, the sense of smell improves, the condition of the teeth improves, and an unpleasant odor from the mouth disappears.

What happens in the body of a man? In addition to general improvement in well-being, the reproductive system begins to work better. Nicotine destroys a huge number of spermatozoa, or makes them weak, unviable. Smoking is one of the main factors of male infertility and impotence.

What are the negative changes in the body:

• temporarily reduces immunity - former smokers are susceptible to colds, they often have stomatitis, ulcers in the oral cavity;
• worsens the psycho-emotional state, there are depression, nightmares, short temper, irritability - this is due to the lack of a hormone of joy that came into the body after every cigarette smoked;
• dizziness, bouts of severe headache, slow heartbeat;
• dermatological problems in the form of acne and eruptions;
• sore throat, rhinitis, cough without other signs of colds;
• a constant feeling of hunger, spasms in the stomach.

Important! Sharp weight gain - this problem often occurs when a person quits smoking. Against the backdrop of negative experiences and stress, people begin to absorb a lot of harmful and high-calorie food. It is necessary to make a correct diet so that one addiction does not develop into another addiction.

First changes

The body has an amazing ability to recover, positive changes begin to occur even a few hours without nicotine. To strengthen the motivation, you can keep a diary of smoking quit, where to celebrate all the sensations and emotions that arise in the process of abandoning the addiction. In the diary you can see the entire path passed by the clock, improvements - this will help not to break, refrain from smoking a cigarette in particularly difficult moments.

During the first day, changes in the blood composition begin, the level of nicotine and carbon monoxide decreases, and the concentration of oxygen increases.

Important! By the end of the first day without nicotine, carbon monoxide completely exits the body.

There may be weakness, worsening of appetite, problems with sleeping begin. The desire to smoke often occurs - you can get rid of it only with the help of willpower, you can distract yourself to household chores, walking, sports.

Changes in the body by day

After the first day of euphoria from the correct decision taken, the condition may worsen.

Table of changes by day for the first week

Day	Sensations	What is happening in the body
1	Anxiety is moderate, the quality of sleep deteriorates, the appetite can be completely absent	The oxygen starvation disappears, the motor function of red blood cells is improved
2	Irritability, sharp mood swings,with strong smells. Begins shortness of breath, coughing and pain in the abdomen, increasing frequency of urination. Insomnia, skin itch	Begins to recover the mucous of the digestive system. Strongly felt nicotine starvation
3	The symptom of withdrawal is clearly pronounced, nervousness, bad sleep, accompanied by nightmares	The mucous and ciliate epithelium of the bronchi is restored. The content of trypsin( a hormone of joy) in the blood decreases. The blood supply to the brain and heart improves, the tone of the vessels is normalized, the amount of mucus decreases in the stomach.
4	. It is possible to stop attacks of irritability only with the help of medicines, sleep superficial. Blood pressure may rise, there may be noise in the ears, a small swelling of some parts of the body. Coughing attacks become stronger,	The lungs and bronchi continue to recover. Peristalsis worsens - may start constipation
5	On this day, most often there are failures. Improves taste and smell. When you cough, the mucus has a dark color.	Begins to restore the oral mucosa, respiratory organs recovered at deeper levels
6	The mood is unstable. The tremor of the upper extremities begins, nausea, sweating increases. Constant thirst, frequent urge to urinate. When coughing up in the mucus, blood impurities appear	Digestive system
7	is restored. A strong feeling of hunger begins, skin begins to peel	Body restructuring is complete, active recovery phase begins

Important! When you quit smoking abruptly, the chance for goodbye to fatal addiction increases significantly. On the third day at the cellular level, there is a decrease in the need for nicotine, which will not happen with a gradual rejection of the harmful habit.

After 2 weeks, the bronchi completely heal, there is a complete platelet update, the condition of the vessel walls improves. Coughing attacks become less frequent, but in heavy smokers sputum will go away for a long time. The color of the skin improves, the yellowness disappears from the fingers.

What happens to the body during the year

By the end of the fourth week, the body's recovery begins at the cellular level, but it is exactly a month later that the probability of a breakdown is very high.

How the body is updated by months

Month Changes in the body
1	Cells of the epithelium are renewed, the synthesis of cells without nicotine and combustion products begins.
2	Cells of the epidermis are renewed, the dryness of the skin disappears, the gray and yellow complexion disappears, the vessels continue to be renewed. The craving for smoking is minimal, but there are not enough rituals that were associated with smoking a cigarette.
3	Begins a complete restoration of blood vessels, improves their tone. Physical craving for nicotine is practically non-existent, psychological dependence is decreasing. Sleep is normalized, dizziness and headache attacks do not disturb much, the appetite remains slightly elevated.
4	Skin cells are completely renewed, a healthy blush appears, dermatological problems disappear. The digestion of enzymes is normalized, the nutrients are digested better, the
5	chair is normalized. Only by that time the liver begins to regenerate. The recovery of the lungs continues, mucus during coughing is almost non-existent.
6	. The blood is completely cleared, the laboratory parameters come back to normal. The recovery of liver cells continues. It becomes easier to breathe, completely dyspnea disappears
7	The perception of flavors and smells increases, the olfactory and taste receptors are completely restored
8	Cough and mucus practically absent
9	Another turning point when a person can fall
10	The state of the vocal chords improves, the hoarseness in the voice disappears
11	You can start activestrength training
12	You can safely say that with the addiction is over. The risk of heart attack is reduced by 50%, stroke by 30%, the likelihood of developing liver cancer, lungs - by 85%.

Important! In the first 3 months of quitting smoking it is impossible to take strong drugs, only light sedatives are allowed.

What happens in the body of a woman

The number of women smokers increases every year, but the process of getting rid of the addictive habit for them is more difficult. For women, smoking helps to cope with stress, life troubles. In the female brain, there are more receptors that react to the hormone of joy. Smoking women can be difficult to become pregnant, the probability of developing pathologies in the fetus, difficult births is great.

Changes in the female body:

• improves the complexion, skin flabbiness disappears, the synthesis of elastin and collagen normalizes, the probability of premature aging decreases;
• reduces the likelihood of the appearance of age spots, couperose disappears;
• restored gum tissue, improves the color of tooth enamel;
• disappears yellowness on the fingers;
• stops the process of hair loss - it's smoking women who suffer from early baldness;Cellulite
• becomes less noticeable;

If you quit smoking can start constipation, often develop respiratory diseases, there is excess weight.

Important! Women can not begin to get rid of nicotine addiction during menstruation - this can lead to a rapid increase in weight.

Quitting smoking is a difficult but very important step in a long and healthy life. No need to worry anymore, that there is no cigarettes next morning, an unpleasant smell from clothes and hair disappears, the complexion improves. Do not worry about shortness of breath, it's easier to do sports and physical work. Savings can be spent on more pleasant and useful things.