Many people believe that it will not work to improve health and restore the body after prolonged use of nicotine. People do not give up the bad habit and worsen the addiction. However, medicine claims that a person who quits smoking benefits only an hour after the last cigarette.
Changes after quitting tobacco
The body has an amazing ability to heal. As soon as the poisonous tar, nicotine, stops entering the body, the cleansing of the damaged tissues begins. For a month without cigarettes, the brain recovers, breaking the cycle of addiction.
The first hours
Just 20 minutes after the last cigarette, blood pressure, heart rate, arm and leg temperature return to normal. The concentration of carbon monoxide decreases, oxygen enters the blood, tissues and blood vessels are nourished. After 8 hours, the amount of residual nicotine in the blood decreases to 6, 25% of the usual level per day, which is 93, 75% less.
After 12 hours, the oxygen in the blood normalizes and the carbon monoxide falls. The heart beats smoother, the risk of attack is reduced by half. The person is happy with the decision, the mood rises.
The longing appears rarely, only for 2-3 minutes and is easy to distract from it.
First day
The activity of the recovery processes increases every day:
- Nicotine levels are reduced to negligible amounts.
- The pulse stabilizes. The veins and arteries do not spasm.
- The sensations of taste and smell become sharper.
- After three days, the volume of the lungs increases. The bronchi are cleared.
- The tone of the blood vessels is restored.
- The internal organs are gradually renewed.
- By the fourth day, blood flow to the brain is normalized.
- On the sixth day, the dark mucus is cleared. Inflammation of the nerve endings is relieved.
During the first few days the physiological changes are very active, the body is quickly cleared of toxins. Against this background, dizziness, tinnitus, jumps in blood pressure. The psychological state changes every day from euphoria to irritability, tearfulness, insomnia, hunger pangs or refusal to eat, headache.
Suddenly quitting smoking is not as difficult as living the first week without cigarettes. Overcoming this barrier, the chances of getting rid of addiction increase significantly.
The first weeks
On the seventh day, the physical dependence on tobacco ends. The body begins to function fully and normally without nicotine supplementation. Emotionally, a person feels devastated at this point.
Smoking is not a physiological need, but a simple daily ritual.
Over the next two to four weeks, due to improved blood circulation, the quality of life changes significantly:
- Shortness of breath virtually disappears. Pulmonary function increases by 30%.
- Sports endurance increases.
- Vision and hearing improve.
- The chronic cough stops.
- The cells of the stomach, pancreas and intestines are renewed.
- The total energy level is rising.
- The immune system is strengthened.
One year later
The decision to quit smoking suddenly will change your life completely.
There is an influx of energy, health improves:
- The second month - the cells will be renewed 2-3 times.
- Third, the blood vessels will be restored.
- Fourth, the skin will change, the internal organs will normalize, they will become like those of non-smokers.
- Fifth - liver regeneration occurs.
- Sixth - the blood will be completely renewed, breathing will become much easier, the muscles will be stronger.
The processes continue until the end of the year, making positive changes in all areas. Within a few months, the chances of erectile dysfunction decrease and the chances of a healthy sex life increase, regardless of gender.
Smoking thins the cerebral cortex. There are problems with decision-making, risk, lack of control over their condition, early dementia and 14% of cases of Alzheimer's disease worldwide. Immediate cessation of smoking is the correct conclusion. In 11 months without smoke, the bark thickens and the quality of thoughts, decisions and actions improves.
After a year, the body will fully recover. The risk of stroke will be 30-35%. The likelihood of a heart attack will be halved. The risk of cancer, liver disease will be reduced by 90%.
The consequences of abrupt cessation of smoking
Sudden quitting smoking does not always mean great stress on the psyche and the human body. When the "smoky" experience is short, the separation will pass peacefully, if it is long, then difficulties will certainly arise.
Quitting smoking after the age of 50 is more difficult due to chronic diseases. Overcoming the addiction at this age has a chance to increase the duration and quality of life.
For appearance
Fears of gaining weight are justified, because the rejection of nicotine provokes bouts of hunger, cravings for sweets. These phenomena pass. Proper nutrition helps to get rid of weight gain. Tomatoes, eggplants, cauliflower, potatoes contain a percentage of nicotine. These vegetables will help reduce the appetite for tobacco, will lose weight and will not harm your health.
For internal organs
- Immunity loses a stimulant, falls into depression. At first, it is quite possible to catch a cold or catch a virus.
- Cough - the toxins do not enter, do not envelop the walls of the lungs and bronchi, and the secretion of sputum, deep wheezing intensifies. Attacks are more common. They are related to cleaning the lung apparatus of resins. Sometimes the process speaks of inflammation and it will not be superfluous to consult a doctor.
- Dizziness - constantly spasmodic vessels begin to dilate and give such a reaction.
- Intestine - there is a restructuring, renewal of the mucosa, therefore the stool is disturbed.
For well-being
Headaches, muscle spasms associated with internal organs, appear in the first stage and soon disappear. Working capacity, memory, ability to concentrate deteriorate, drowsiness or insomnia occurs. These symptoms are normal for a nicotine-free regimen. The reason is a surge of oxygen and the body "does not know" what to do with it.
About the mood
Irritability, anxiety, depression, aggression accumulate due to loss of normal pleasure. These phenomena last from a few days to a week, disappear over time.
Nicotine withdrawal syndrome
Anything that torments in the initial stage, when a person has suddenly decided to quit smoking, is called abstinence. This is an acute shortage of constantly taking substances, an attempt by the body to restore balance.
The syndrome appears shortly after the last cigarette.
Lasts from a few days to two to three months, gradually weakening:
- Breathing becomes difficult, shortness of breath occurs, the cough intensifies.
- The stools are upset, the appetite is disturbed, there are unpleasant, taste sensations in the oral cavity. The food becomes disgusting, constant nausea.
- Hands tremble, a person sweats, does not sleep, worries, gets irritated. Attention and memory are scattered.
- The duration of the syndrome depends on how many years a person has been a smoker, how many cigarettes he has used per day.
Psychological attitude is important: if it is decisive, then there is little restraint. When forced - the symptoms will be severe, prolonged.
What to do:
- To endure, to show restraint.
- Use special detergents.
- Avoid smoking companies.
- Walk more.
- Get involved in hard work.
- Change your diet. Give up alcohol.
- Increase physical activity.
- Read useful literature.
If you feel that a breakdown is occurring, you can not cope - see a doctor. He will prescribe medication.
What happens if you start smoking again
Health problems will appear quickly. Discontinuation of tobacco use had a beneficial effect on the functioning of all systems in the body. He stopped the development of diseases provoked by prolonged nicotine consumption. If the rehabilitated experienced smoker takes over the old one, the problems will recur with revenge, they will become irreversible.
Once they start smoking after a break, people increase their tobacco use two to three times in a very short time and cannot stop. This is how all dependencies work.