What happens when you quit smoking?

Changes in the body

What happens in the body when you quit smoking? Are flour tolerant without the usual nicotine dose? How sharp are the changes? Only your body can answer all these questions, because, like all other people on the planet, it is unique and feels everything in its own way. Some even after 10 years of smoking are easy to quit, others can not give up tobacco after only a few months of abuse. We will talk about the physiological changes that occur in the body after giving up cigarettes.

First week

The easiest for most people. A person is full of optimism and confidence that he will succeed. The body still has a "stock" of narcotic toxins, which feeds it for a time, without causing discomfort.

What happens in the first week:

• 
  1 day - blood functions are improved due to a decrease in the amount of carbon monoxide in it and an increase in the percentage of oxygen. Because of this, light dizziness, loss of appetite, poor sleep are possible;


• 
  2 day - in the lungs mucus ceases to be produced,the work of the ciliary epithelium improves, the cells of the intestinal mucosa are renewed. Appetite can disappear or, conversely, want something sharp, salty or sweet. There is shortness of breath, coughing with sputum, difficulties with falling asleep;


• 
  3 day - the bronchial mucosa is restored andlungs, the work of the pancreas improves, the flow of blood to the heart is greatly enhanced, thereby stabilizing the tone of the vessels. Attraction to nicotine is reduced at the cellular level. A person can strongly want to eat something sweet. This is normal, but if you abuse delicacies, you can replenish the "piggy bank" of the myth that those who quit smoking get fat;


• 
  4 day - the blood flow to the brain is normalized, the intestinal peristalsis and bronchial tonus decrease, pressure, constipation, edema of the face is possible;


• 
  5 day - on the surface of the tongue heal microtrauma, obtained from caustic cigarette smoke. A person begins to feel the full taste of certain products (citrus, smoked products, pickles);


• 
  Day 6 - Cough still occurs with mucus secretion. This is normal, and it depends on the length of smoking;


• 
  Day 7 - sweating increases, may tremblearms, appetite decreases, vomiting after a greasy meal. Many people are constantly thirsty. Physical predilection for nicotine is practically absent, there is a full-fledged recovery process.

Complete getting rid of the habit

What happens when you quit smoking andendure the first week? The body comes back to normal, a person begins to feel sharper tastes and smells, literally re-learning the familiar world. There is a feeling of lightness and euphoria. The main problem of ex-smokers in the first month is psychological attachment. Overcoming it in the first 3-4 weeks, you can not worry about the fact that you again smoke.

Does the condition improve when you quit smoking? And how can it be otherwise? Imagine that from every organ in your body falls a heavy barn castle that has held it for so long. Quit smoking and start to live fully and happily in harmony with your body!