she quit smoking and now all she does is cough cough cough, what does this mean?? doe sit mean that her body is reacdting back or does it mean that she needs to start smoking again?
2006-06-23 05:40:38 · 15 answers · asked by Marissa 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
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Nicotine Withdrawal
When smokers try to cut back or quit, the absence of nicotine leads to withdrawal symptoms. Withdrawal is both physical and mental. Physically, the body is reacting to the absence of nicotine. Psychologically, the smoker is faced with giving up a habit, which is a major change in behavior. Both must be dealt with if quitting is to be successful.
Withdrawal symptoms can include any of the following:
* dizziness (may only last 1-2 days in the beginning)
* depression
* feelings of frustration and anger
* irritability
* trouble sleeping
* trouble concentrating
* restlessness
* headache
* tiredness
* increased appetite
These symptoms can lead the smoker to again start smoking cigarettes to boost blood levels of nicotine back to a level where there are no symptoms.
If a person has smoked regularly for a few weeks or longer and abruptly stops using tobacco or greatly reduces the amount smoked, withdrawal symptoms will occur. Symptoms usually start within a few hours of the last cigarette and peak about 2 to 3 days later. Withdrawal symptoms can last for a few days to several weeks.
2006-06-23 05:47:21 · answer #1 · answered by jqpaskmenow_ 02 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-18 01:05:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The tar is breaking up in your lungs. stick with the non smoking deal, you'll cough approx. 30 days until all the tar breaks up then you'll start breathing better. Two and and half packs for 13 years, I quit 11 years ago - I speak from experience. Good luck. It's tough but worth it. If nothing else, think of the money you'll save!
2016-03-15 17:37:27 · answer #3 · answered by Barbara 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No way does she need to start back up, she should have never started. It's called withdrawl. She'll be coughing for a while, while her lungs try to get rid of the smoke, but after a while, she'll be fine! you might need to take her to a pulmonalogist! go to the doc, and ask for a referral to a pulmonalogist if you think its rly bad.
2006-06-23 05:44:32 · answer #4 · answered by persian_fereshteh924 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Once a person start smoking, the body create more white blood to kill the bateria from smoke. Once he quit, it will the most weakness part of our body. Maybe that's the reason, but better see doctor to cure the coughing. Of course don't smoke again, for everybody knows smoking is hazardous to our health.
2006-06-23 05:48:29 · answer #5 · answered by Mono 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When we smoke and for all the years that we smoked each and every puff on a cigarette destroyed the cilia, or tiny little hair-like projections lining our respiratory tract. These cilia are responsible for filtering out all the impurities we breathe on a daily basis. They line our nose and reach all the way down into our lungs. When we quit smoking, the first thing, essentially to start repairing itself, is the respiratory tract......and as soon as we take the last puff, the cilia start to regenerate themselves. In some people these cilia grow back faster than others.
2006-06-23 05:42:58 · answer #6 · answered by nygnut2004 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, Nicotine paralyzes the cilia in the lungs so that they are unable to perform their natural function. Normally, cilia wave kind of like a wheat field in the wind and push the waste and toxins out of the lungs naturally - when they are paralyzed by the nicotine this function is halted and the waste builds up in the lungs (causing smokers hack, the bodys attempt to force the toxins out), when the smoker quits smoking the cilia begin to function again and new cilia are created - therefore the lungs begin to dislodge all of the nasty stuff that has built up. It should pass within a week or so.
2006-06-23 05:57:38 · answer #7 · answered by curious one 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The deeper parts of her lungs are trying to start working again. Now that she's not adding more smoke to her lungs, it is finally starting to clear ot of her system. Tell her don't start smoking, this phase won't last forever.
2006-06-23 05:45:27 · answer #8 · answered by nursesr4evr 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I quit for 3 years oncce and I was doing the same thing my Dr said my body was getting rid of all the toxins from my lungs from yrs of smoking ,repairing itself I guess you you could put it.Hope she has better luck that I did like a foul I started again. goog luck to your freind
2006-06-23 05:47:05 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's normal. Her lungs are trying to grow healthy again. Cough all that crap out.
2006-06-23 05:44:02 · answer #10 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋