Most smokers sooner or later come to a conscious decision to say goodbye to addiction once and for all.
Quit smoking - health problems started - such a problem is often faced by ex-smokers.
For people who have been taking nicotine for a long time, the road to recovery will not be easy.
Adapting to life without artificial stimulants has its side effects, referred to in medicine as nicotine withdrawal.
Living a life leaving a bad habit has many consequences.
Problems after quitting smoking
Quitting smoking leads to nicotine withdrawal symptoms. The reason is the release of toxic substances from the body 3 weeks after smoking the last cigarette.
Manifestations:
- Irresistible craving for nicotine;
- Trembling of the limbs;
- Mismatch in mood;
- The appearance of malice;
- Problematic sleep;
- Excessive consumption of sugary foods;
- Low performance.
There is a cough with saliva - a symptom of cleansing the respiratory system of toxic substances. The bronchi are involved in the process of cleansing the body. In cases of severe addiction, the smoker's body temperature rises, sweating occurs.
The side effects associated with smoking cessation affect the nervous system.
In the absence of the opportunity to smoke a cigarette, depressive states occur. The disease covers the whole body due to the cessation of endorphin release. Temporary depression is important to survive so as not to break the rejection of a bad habit.
There is a decrease in immunity, infections appear. For a long time, the mucous membranes were covered with smoke (called antiseptic), as a result of which appeared the conditions for the development of harmful microflora.
An important problem is shortness of breath. Occurs due to lack of nicotine. Passes in a certain period of time.
The result of quitting smoking is a malfunction in the intestines. Mobility is impaired. Consequences for the smoker:
- Problematic emptying.
- Formation of gases in a large volume.
- Persistent heartburn.
- Significant weight gain.
Excess weight gain is not directly related to cigarette rejection. People just start consuming an unusual amount of food to improve their mood, to maintain vitality.
Sweet foods help to cope with prolonged stress. Together, all of these circumstances lead to the appearance of excess weight. Control will play a big role in maintaining appearance and maintaining health.
Physical activity does not remain at the same level after giving up addiction. Weakness is felt in the body, mobility is reduced, hand tremors are noticed, breathing can be confused with the breathing of a person suffering from asthma.
Those who quit smoking experience difficulties in the intimate part of life due to declining mood and constant state of tension.
Before you give up a bad habit, you need to make a final decision.
How to get rid of the problems that appear
Recommendations for people suffering from nicotine addiction:
- Introduction to the usual way of sports exercises (help in improving mood and figure);
- Taking vitamin complexes (to avoid cold infections);
- Proper care of the oral cavity and teeth;
- Eating light foods that contain vitamins and minerals;
- Introduce small amounts of caffeinated foods into the diet (no more than 2 glasses of drink per day);
- Frequent walks in the fresh air (will help to cope with shortness of breath).
Side effects appear individually. For many people, the symptoms are mild.
Quit smoking - headache
It is difficult to give up the habit, because any change for the body is stressful, even with a healing effect. When a person quit smoking, he began to suffer from headaches, tinnitus, dizziness, abdominal and chest pain, and a desire to get sick.
Headache is associated with general weakness in the body, sleep loss and appetite. The entire vegetative system of the body suffers.
The symptoms listed are combined by specialists in such a major feature as "withdrawal syndrome", the manifestations of which lead to mental disorders. Work capacity decreases, the smoker becomes irritable, aggression appears in his behavior.
From the beginning of giving up nicotine addiction, primary symptoms appear, which are associated with the process of cleansing the brain vessels of harmful carcinogenic constituents, the oxygen level increases rapidly, which leads to unpleasant sensations. The condition of the heart and blood vessels changes, which leads to an increase in blood pressure and, in pain in the gallbladder and neck.
In addition to physiological, there are psychological causes of pain when giving up nicotine:
- The smoker is not morally ready to part with a cigarette, the body begins to fall into a stressful state;
- Giving up any addiction is accompanied by strong feelings;
- If a person calms down only with the help of a cigarette, then, after missing this opportunity, he begins to get angry, panic, from which the pressure increases and sensations of pain appear in the brain.
Headaches in a smoker who has decided to quit his habit can be accompanied by more serious symptoms: shortness of breath, shortness of breath and, surprisingly, cough. If a person has just thought about the fact that it is time for him to quit smoking, then at this stage he may start to show health problems.
Nicotine is a drug, refusal to use it will be accompanied by "withdrawal" with the ensuing consequences.
The pain in the head of a nicotine addict who decided to overcome his addiction will be different in nature: the pain is painful, cutting, throbbing, alternating with attacks, aggravated during physical activity. Some patients, to get rid of obsessive headaches, have to use analgesics, otherwise they will have to endure for a few days.
If you quit smoking and your chest hurts
Chest pain in people who have quit smoking is associated with many causes, some need treatment.
The main ones include:
- After quitting smoking, the lungs begin to function normally and a repair process appears in them.
- Lack of nicotine after a sudden cessation of its uptake into the body.
- With an alkaline balance in the blood, a hyperventilation process begins in the lungs.
- Due to bronchitis or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
- Pneumonia, angina.
- The initial process of oncology.
- Peptic ulcer, gastritis.
It is logical that the first reason belongs to the common reason, people who want to quit smoking have a long history. The body will need a lot of time to remove the tobacco tar, soot and mucus accumulated over the years from the lungs.
Epithelial cells begin to regenerate, cellar protective functions are restored and activity in the respiratory system is normalized. This leads to discomfort in the body. Tobacco adversely affects the condition of all organs.
During smoke intake, the respiratory and digestive organs are affected by toxins. Because of this, the mucous membrane is irritated, which leads to the formation of an ulcer.
With the active removal of toxins from the body, the intensity of the heart increases. This leads to high blood pressure, heart valve and muscle depletion. Lack of oxygen, increased levels of toxins, high stress on the heart helps in the onset of coronary heart disease and angina pectoris.
Proper medical diagnosis
To determine the origin of the chest pain, the therapist will examine the patient, listen to the heartbeat and the rhythm of breathing, measure the blood pressure and pulse. Based on all of this, he will schedule an appropriate medical examination. You will need to undergo computed tomography, ECG, X-ray, FGDS.
If the doctor has suggestions for heart problems, he will refer the patient to undergo an ECG. With its help, the presence of angina pectoris, abnormal cardiac activity, myocardial infarction is determined. For problems in the lungs and ribs, a chest radiograph is recommended.
He will dismiss or confirm a broken rib or pneumonia. If the radiograph does not give a specific answer, you will need to have an ultrasound and computed tomography.
Problems in the gastrointestinal tract will help determine FEGDS. A mandatory measure in diagnosing chest pain is a complete blood count. It will indicate possible inflammation in the body.
What is forbidden to do
For people who have quit smoking, the onset of pain is an unpleasant consequence, especially for those who have not experienced this in the past. This leads to thoughts of going back to smoking.
The disappearance of unpleasant sensations will not be final, they will return, and treatment can not be avoided, tobacco smoke will have a detrimental effect on the body. This will lead to the progression of the old disease, to the emergence of a new one.
There is no need to neglect going to the hospital and performing an examination. With the help of a lung radiograph, it can be learned at an early stage about the appearance of malignant neoplasms and various tests will give a complete picture of the state of health.
You can not refuse the treatment offered by the doctor. This will lead to catastrophic consequences.
How smoking affects a person's weight
Nicotine, which causes cigarette addiction, is a central nervous system stimulant. A powerful drug that speeds up metabolism, narrows blood vessels and makes the heart beat faster.
Consequences of smoking habit include weight gain, lack of nicotine slows down metabolism.
This means that by eating the same amount of food as before, you can improve. For each person, these processes occur individually.
Implications for metabolism
Nicotine, directly increases metabolism, increases calories burned by the body - at rest, with direct exposure.
Most people have a heartbeat of up to 20 beats per minute right after a cigarette.
The body gets a stimulating effect, which leads to heart disease, high blood pressure, heart attacks.
By quitting smoking, the processes quickly return to normal activity. This problem occurs when smokers continue to eat a lot of food, as before, while smoking.
Metabolism returns to normal, can not cope with the number of calories - appear kilograms. The risk of gaining weight is nothing compared to losing a bad habit. On average, a person adds 3-4 kg.
Some may get more. Most return to normal weight after one year.
It is impossible to say how many pounds each smoker will gain in the end. It depends on gender, age, activity level, diet and genetic predisposition.
Most people will lose excess weight as the body adjusts to a nicotine-free life. For others, it will take effort. For some, weight gain is a permanent occurrence.
Is It Possible To Gain Weight And Why Is It Gaining?
When a person quits smoking, the taste buds change, it seems that the food has become more delicious. The desire to eat arises more often.
Smoking, smoking a pack of cigarettes a day, took 200 calories, which is equivalent to a sandwich or a glass of gas.
Many of them improve because they are used to smoking cigarettes after eating. Now the cigarette has been replaced by an increase in food volume.
You need to maintain weight, not try to lose weight. There is a "withdrawal syndrome". Previously, under stress, a cigarette was smoked, now the brain seeks to replace the cigarette with something else - food.
Nicotine starvation is similar to natural hunger, a person, without realizing it, eats everything that comes to mind. Treatments will be a substitute for cigarettes.
Anger, frustration, depression and stress are other symptoms of withdrawal. This causes people to eat more than usual.
How to replace the habit of smoking
For seven out of 10 people who gain weight, the reason is to eat more calories. Feelings of hunger increase with increasing appetite and recovery of taste buds. This will pass after the first 3-4 weeks.
Eating unhealthy foods full of sugar and fat will be accompanied by an increase of centimeters in the waist. Once you have decided to quit smoking, it is important to make a plan for eating snacks throughout the day.
When you feel hungry, choose one of the following low fat and calorie options:
- Fresh fruits / dried fruits;
- natural popcorn;
- Low fat yogurt;
- Chopped carrots / peppers / celery;
- Diluted with water, natural fruit juice;
- Oatmeal cookies / crackers;
- Bakery products made from whole wheat flour.
Remember that 100 extra calories a day will add 0, 5 kg of fat per month.
Some ideas on how to reduce 100 calorie meals at once:
- Choose canned tuna in brine or fresh water instead of oil;
- Instead of mayonnaise, add tomato slices, lettuce, pepper to the sandwich;
- Switch from full-fat milk to low-fat or skim milk;
- If you can not give up sweets, eat a third of the usual portion after breakfast;
- Prepare salads with low fat content;
- Make homemade smoothies with fruit and skim milk;
- Replace sugar with sweeteners;
- It is better to eat more fruit than some chocolate or ice cream;
- Another way to cut back on 100 calories is to do more exercise.