Columbus, who discovered America, did not suspect that he would unwittingly become an accomplice in the spread of the bad habit of smoking throughout the world, because the smoking craze originated there. Now a cigarette in hand and a pensive squint at the same time become a sign of vulgarity rather than an indicator of passion for fashion trends. A healthy lifestyle, proper nutrition and renouncing bad habits are the new foundations of today. But how do you quit smoking?
Doctors equate smoking with drug addiction, because nicotine, like any drug, is included in the body's metabolic processes. For this reason, it is quite difficult to get rid of a cigarette; it requires a powerful incentive and a serious attitude. In order to properly tune into 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 they decide to quit smoking. smoking and began to carry out his plans.
It should be remembered that the longer the smoking experience and the older the smoker, the more active the body's reaction to quitting. With positivity and pride in her own act, a person can experience painful symptoms without a cigarette.
Unpleasant nuances
Immediately after you give up a cigarette, the process of cleansing the body of smoking begins, which certainly wants to recover. A restructuring of the processes responsible for material exchange will follow, accompanied by not very pleasant symptoms.
- The immune system. The first time a person stops smoking, immunity is greatly reduced. As a general rule, quitting smoking has consequences in the form of colds, skin rashes, stomatitis, and the appearance of ulcerative foci in the oral cavity.
- Psyche. The negative consequences of quitting smoking are reflected in the emotional state during the first 2 months. Irritation appears, outbreaks of aggression occur, a person feels depressed, depression may occur. Insomnia, nightmares are the result of being thrown out.
- Physical ailments. Not everyone knows what happens after they quit smoking. The withdrawal period is often accompanied by dizziness, severe headaches, constipation, and coughing pains.
The negative consequences of quitting smoking are reflected in the emotional state during the first 2 months.
Weight gain and hunger are especially worrisome for women. When you stop smoking, the body experiences stress and consequently wants to return the feeling of pleasure. A person begins to "take over" negative experiences, replacing a cigarette with something tasty and quickly gain pounds. It is important to note here that someone who responds in this way does not need to worry about her 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 a smoking cessation occurred, the cleansing of the body begins. You begin to recover gradually, so quitting smoking has the best results. Let's say a person stops smoking, what happens?
- Slags and harmful substances are gradually released.
- The oxygen level in the blood rises.
- 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 insufficiency, oncological alterations.
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, the positive consequences for the body begin, this must be taken into account. Psychologists recommend keeping a journal in which the consequences of smoking and feelings after quitting are recorded.
Initial changes in the body.
Every smoker, before quitting, probably asked himself the question more than once: what changes occur in the body after quitting? The harmful effects of smoking begin to wear off immediately after the cigarette is put out. Although nicotine is rapidly addictive, it is also rapidly excreted from the body, even if the smoker has 10 years of experience or more. The consequences of smoking literally disappear for hours, as the largest dose of nicotine poison leaves the body in the first two hours. It can then be divided into stages, the following occurs after quitting:
Although nicotine is rapidly addictive, it is eliminated from the body just as quickly.
- After 8-12 hours, breathing stabilizes, spasms stop in the bronchi.
- The first day allows to cleanse the blood of carbon dioxide, it is full of oxygen.
- On the second day, the intestinal epithelium begins to respond to the absence of poisons, and less mucus forms 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. However, if you say firmly, "I quit smoking and I will not go back to this habit, " then you can observe the disappearance of bad breath and skin odors.
- The first three weeks, when you stop smoking, your body is 99% free 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 great 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, the nervousness and irritation will partly disappear, it will be easier to be distracted from obsessive thoughts about a cigarette, and you can say, by videotaping your quitting diary: "I don't smoke for a week. "
Greater restructuring of the body.
The consequences of smoking will not only let the smoker go, but after 14 days, the body's signs of recovery will become more pronounced, because it will get rid of most of the nicotine on the fourteenth day. After 1 month, the immune system will be strengthened, as the level of white blood cells will return to normal. At this point, you can be completely proud of yourself: "I don't smoke for a month", then write down: "I don't smoke exactly 1", and when you can say in the video diary: "I didn't smoke for 2 months", the skin will begin to acquire a natural color, the surface will become elastic, since all the blood cells will be renewed.
After 3 months, the tissues of the bronchi and lungs will begin to regenerate. This is a long-term process and it all depends on the experience with smoking: some will take 8 months, while others will take a year. However, if in your diary you say: "I have not smoked for 3 months", then the most difficult moment is over.
Imagine: 4 months have passed. Shortness of breath and palpitations, which were the main signs of the consequences of rejection, disappear.
It's been 5 months, you say, "I haven't smoked for 5 months. "Sleep is normalized, the appetite gradually calms down, the body cheerfully responds to the rejection of cigarettes. After 6-8 months, the regeneration process will affect the liver and gastric mucous membranes. It happens that a person stops smoking and stops drinking. In this case, acyl 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, the yellowing of the teeth disappears, the nails look beautiful, the plates 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 one year) the previously probable risk of a heart attack or stroke is cut in half, the risk of oncology is cut by three.
Specific characteristics of the male and female body.
After quitting smoking, the body, regardless of sex, actively recovers. But the specific characteristics of the sexes also appear in this case. For example, one year after the refusal, a woman will be able to have and give birth to a healthy baby. The recovery rate of the female body is much higher, since its blood is renewed faster.
The male body, especially after 40 years, is more difficult to adapt to new conditions due to the consequences of a bad habit, since it reacts to what is happening differently. Only in the tenth or eleventh month after pitching, a representative of a strong half of humanity will be able to seriously participate in sports (running, exercise equipment, weight lifting) without experiencing unpleasant symptoms. After 40, the male body undergoes changes at the hormonal level, the previously smoked nicotine poison negatively affects sexual performance.
Consider a situation where a man stops 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 and at the same time destroying the supply of testosterone a man needs to fulfill his natural destiny.
conclusion
A long period of smoking cannot pass without a trace to the human body. But more and more people think about their health and decide to give up a cigarette once and for all. No matter how many days have passed since the refusal, even if you just took the first step, the main thing is to show patience and help the body to live in a new way.