Is it normal to cough more right after you quit smoking? -
Nicotine and other drugs in cigarettes actually paralyze the cillia in your bronchial tubes. These are the tiny hair-like projections that work hard to keep impurities out of your lungs. When you smoke, they stop working. When you stop smoking, they spring into action again and push all the crud out of your lungs and bronchial tubes. That-s why you cough so much... to help bring it up. That-s a very good sign, even though it may seem a little annoying or disgusting at first. If you just quit smoking, congratulations on making a great decision. My father died from his cigarette habit, and it was terrible to see him suffer for seven years before he died.
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ABSOLUTELY!! I quit 15 yrs ago. This is a CLEANSING COUGH...like others have mentioned. It takes 72 hrs, for ALL the Nicotine to leave your body. After that, it is no longer a physical craving, so to speak. Congratulations...I always said that Quitting Smoking was so easy I did it 22 Times!!....I kept @ it until I was 100% succesful...hardest thing I ever did, - now it-s GR8 to Breathe Again! Hang In Therte...HOLD YOUR HEAD HIGH, - DON-T TRASH ANY ACTIVE SMOKERS...THEY KNOW ALREADY....The -DRINK-TONS-OF-WATER- is # 1 Advice....
CONGRADULATIONS ON QUITING!!!
Yes that is perfectly normal.. but it will get better and better!
Read this page about what happens in a timeline after you quit:
http://quitsmoking.about.com/cs/afterqui…
Yes. Your lungs are clearing out.
Coughing is how your lungs clean or decongest themselves, so yes. Be sure that during this period you are drinking plenty of water.
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