Do lungs heal after you quit smoking? -
I started smoking about 4 1/2 months ago, about a pack maybe a pack and a half on average. Every now and then like once every 2-3 weeks id go on a binge of 2-4 cigarettes ones after another. Im about to quit in a couple of days. Hopefully I haven-t done so much damage then again im still only 18
Information for yourself: Everyone has cilia in his/her throat that leads from the lungs to the mouth. You can think of cilia as little fingers that move back and forth, which carry mucus from your lungs to your mouth. Now smoking, can damage these cilia, it basically burns them away. Now why are cilia so important. You ever see people who smoke all the time and you hear them cough, very loudly? Well this is known as the smokers cough. Their cilia no longer work and therefore, they have to cough terribly hard and long to cough up all that mucus. Cilia do a lot for your body. Now people who have destroyed their cilia, have been smoking for many, many years. And once a cilia is killed, it is more than likley that it will not grow back. However, if they are damaged they can recover in time.
So yes, the best thing you can do now is to quit smoking, try to find something else to take your mind off of smokes, and nicatine.
good luck my firned.
Your lungs start to heal immediately after stopping smoking. Good for you. You have started a healthier lifestyle and everything will get better from here on out.
Go to the American Lung Association to find just how quickly things in your body start to heal after smoking.
Congrats!
Good God, dude, stop being so paranoid. You have to smoke heavily for years to get smoking related diseases. Your real problem will be quitting. Don-t put the cart ahead of the horse here. You haven-t tried stopping yet -- there-s a real good chance you-ll still be smoking when you-re 40.
Your health will better and some small lungs can heal, do more exercises and have a good diet, too.
not really.. if you already have a lung complication then even if you quit it dont do anything.. sorry... :(
NO they don-t heal , but I-m sure there-s no damage yet.