Question

What happens to your body when you quit smoking?

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I smoked for about 12 years.

Answer 1

What happens to your body when you quit smoking is within 1 to 2 months after you stop smoking the coughing and shortness of breath starts to decrease and the tiny hair like structures called cilia in the lungs that moves mucus out of your lungs begin to regain normal function and increasing their ability to handle mucus, clean your lungs and reduce the risk of infection.

Your lungs do regenerate after quitting smoking and the earlier you quit smoking the better chance you have at healing your lungs.

When you stop smoking the dormant cells in your lungs will begin to replace the damaged lung cells that line your airways.

As a result it leads to gradual healing and regeneration of the lungs and a decreased risk of lung cancer.

The rate at which your lungs heal after quitting smoking will depend on how long you have smoked and the longer you smoked the longer it will take for your lungs to heal.

Smokers lungs do heal after they quit smoking as the lungs are self cleaning and healing and eventually your lungs will gradually heal and regenerate on their own after you quit smoking.

Although the longer you have smoked the longer it will take for your lungs to clean and heal.

Lungs can heal after smoking.

But the longer you have smoked for the less chance the lungs have of healing.

if you've only been smoking a few months or a few years then your lungs can heal easier than they would if you had smoked for 20 years or more.

Smoking really damages your lungs and can also lead to an early death.

When you quit smoking your lungs can and do begin to heal some.

However the longer you have smoked the more damage you have already done to your lungs and so your lungs may never fully heal.

For example if you've smoked for 40 years or more and then quit smoking then your lungs will heal some but not fully because you've already done a lot of damage to your lungs.

Still it's never too late to quit smoking because you do increase your chance of survival longer when you quit smoking no matter how long you've smoked.

However if you've only smoked for a few years or even 20 years and then quit smoking then your lungs will have more time to heal.

So you will be able to breathe better and live a longer healthier life once you quit smoking and you'll save a lot of money for other things as well.

The average smoker spends $10.00 to $20.00 per day on smoking which is $300.00 to $600.00 per month and sometimes more.

That's a lot of money to just burn up.

After you quit smoking your lungs can begin to heal slowly and it depends on how much you've smoked before then.

If you've smoked way past 50 years old then your lungs will be damaged more severely than if you stopped smoking by age 30 or 40.

Still smoking at any age is a good thing for your health and your lungs will start to heal and you'll have a much easier time of breathing.

You decrease your chances of getting lung diseases and COPD and even lung cancer the sooner you quit and it's always worth it to quit smoking even when you've been smoking for 30 to 40 years or more.

Answer 2

I smoked for about 12 years and quitting was probably the roughest but best thing I’ve ever done for my health. Within the first few weeks, I could actually smell and taste things better, which felt strange at first. I also stopped waking up with a heavy chest and morning coughing fits. It was gradual, not overnight stuff, but around 2-3 months in, I could feel the difference in how much easier it was to climb stairs or go on a walk without feeling winded.

Cravings were tough, especially in the first two weeks, and I had to change routines like avoiding certain hangouts or habits tied to smoking. I also got some help talking to a counselor because most of the addiction for me was stress-related. If you're dealing with more than just a habit and it’s become part of a bigger issue, have you tried Abbeycare? They do proper rehab with support that actually sticks after treatment.