Quitting smoking makes you sick? Heart attack or cerebral infarction after quitting smoking? Is it really impossible to quit smoking after 60?
Most people know that smoking is harmful to health, but some people just don't believe it. Uncle Zhang, who lives in Yulin, Shaanxi Province, is in his early 70s this year and has been smoking for more than 40 years.
When it comes to quitting smoking, he has his own set of theories. He believes that quitting smoking is not good for health. He also said that there was a person in the village who was a smoker for a long time. After listening to the doctor's advice to quit smoking, he died of a myocardial infarction within a few years.
1. After quitting smoking, you get sick after quitting smoking?
Some smokers who have been smoking for a long time have symptoms of anxiety, sleep disturbance, weight gain, nervousness, drooling, inattention, etc. after quitting smoking, so they feel that quitting smoking will lead to illness, even myocardial infarction and cerebral infarction. You can't quit smoking after the age of 60, is that true?
In fact, some uncomfortable symptoms after quitting smoking are called withdrawal reactions in medicine. They are not sick, but a normal adjustment phenomenon of the body, which will not cause any harm to the body. It is never too late to quit smoking, even if you are 60 years old.
2. What changes have occurred in the body after quitting smoking?
After quitting smoking, your body will gradually improve.
20 minutes after quitting smoking, the human heart rate returns to normal and blood pressure begins to drop.
12 hours after quitting smoking, the concentration of carbon monoxide in the blood returns to normal.
One to two days after quitting smoking, the nicotine in the body is cleared, and the sense of taste and smell also begins to recover.
·After 2-3 weeks of smoking cessation, the lung function of the human body increases. After one month of smoking cessation, the skin begins to become ruddy and wrinkles become lighter.
3-9 months after quitting smoking, the cough disappears, the chance of lung infection decreases, and the airway ciliary clearance function improves.
One year after quitting smoking, the incidence of coronary heart disease is 50% lower than that of continuous smokers,
2-5 years after quitting smoking, the incidence of stroke is similar to that of non-smokers.
Five years after quitting smoking, the incidence of esophageal cancer, throat cancer, oral cancer, and bladder cancer decreased by 50%.
10 years after quitting smoking, the incidence of lung cancer is only half that of people who continue to smoke.
15 years after quitting smoking, the incidence of coronary heart disease is at the same level as non-smokers.
3. Quit smoking scientifically, 60 years old is not too late
1. Write a "Quit Pledge"
If you want to ensure a smooth smoking cessation, you must have a detailed plan for quitting smoking. First, you must write a "Smoking Cessation Commitment", listing the reasons for smoking, the pros and cons of smoking cessation, the situation of smoking, and so on.
2. Use some skills within 14 days of quitting smoking
Within 14 days of quitting smoking, you should combine some skills to relieve your cravings, such as finding something else to do, trying to replace it with foods such as chewing gum and melon seeds. You must persevere and don’t give up.
3. Stay away from smoking places
When quitting smoking, it is best to stay away from smoking places. Even if someone gives you cigarettes, you must clearly refuse, and you must resist the temptation.
4. Total acceptance
It is necessary to fully accept the various uncomfortable symptoms when quitting smoking. If there is a withdrawal reaction, it must be overcome in time, drink more water, eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, etc.
Many people attribute the various withdrawal reactions that occur after quitting smoking to the illness caused by quitting smoking. In fact, this is just a normal adjustment phenomenon of the body. After quitting smoking for a long time, the body will continue to benefit. But if you want to quit smoking, it is not a very easy thing, you must learn to quit smoking scientifically.
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[1] I finally quit smoking! But why do these problems come to the door.... China Medical Tribune. 2021-11-22
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