2006-09-19 08:44:17 · 37 answers · asked by whackynanny 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
They start healing in about 12 hours
2006-09-19 08:46:37 · answer #1 · answered by jp_457 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Natural Quit Smoking Magic
2016-05-17 05:35:27 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes - I quit for 8 months after having smoked a pack or more per day for 6 years, and by the end of the 8 months my lung function seemed perfectly normal and I was no longer getting winded etc. I noticed major lung improvement, probably 3 or 4 months into my quitting (unfortunately I started up again...don't make the mistake of "I can have just one for good times sake.) GOOD LUCK!
2016-03-17 22:59:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends very much on your age and how much you smoked. If you are in your 20's,are fit,and didn't cause your body any other excessive damage, chances are you can get 100% health back. Otherwise, your lungs will still be impaired (proportional to how much you smoked etc.)but ultimatly in far better shape than if you hadn't quit. Plus there is lots of stuff you can do to get healthier lungs-eg, swimming, learning to play a wind instrument, yoga; basically anything that requires controlled breathing,this will help your lungs to work better.
2006-09-19 09:05:38 · answer #4 · answered by Ru-Shi 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It really depends how long and how heavily you smoked to begin with. I f you smoked for instance twenty a day for ten years, then you will have puffed your way through about 70,000 cigarettes. Normally for the average person the safe amount of cigarettes you can smoke in a lifetime, without doing any permanent damage is about 100,000.
And the time taking to clear the poison from your system is about 1 year to every 10,000 cigarettes smoked.
So someone smoking 20 a day for ten years would require 7 years cigarette free to fully recover.
If you have smoked beyond the magic 100,000 mark there may be permanent damage. But stopping will still prevent the situation getting worse.
2006-09-19 08:55:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
After 2 days of quitting your lungs are working better
2006-09-19 08:46:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
while quitting smoking is always best for you the ramifications of smoking can last a lifetime.
sorry guys. MY mom had stopped for over 15yrs when she was diagnose in the summer of 2004 with lung cancer and the type of tumor that comes from smoking. the tumor was found not in her lungs but in her back. sadly she died Feb 3 2005. So even if your lungs heal the ramifications from smoking can last forever and come back to haunt you years later when you least expect it.
2006-09-19 10:09:02 · answer #7 · answered by no 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your lungs never completely heal. I know a guy that hadn't smoked for 30 years and still got lung cancer that was attributed to smoking.
2006-09-19 08:47:10 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
After 8 hours your lungs are free from Carbon Monoxide, which is why you feel groggy in the morning. It takes about 24 hours for your lungs to start getting rid of all the other crap which is why you cough alot, from there it takes about 3 weeks to get rid of it. Depeneding on how long you've smoked it may take longer, but that is usually the length of time it takes.
2006-09-19 08:49:46 · answer #9 · answered by Kirk_84 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Up to ten years but reversability of damage caused by smoking goes down signifigantly after you are 50 years of age.
2006-09-19 08:46:25 · answer #10 · answered by grandpasapornstar 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋