I just quit smoking - does anyone know if the extremely sore throat is normal? -
I have almost lost my voice
I am going into my fourth day of quitting smoking, and it is incredibly difficult. I have broken down a few times, but I do want to say that from personal experience, I have gotten what I thought were colds when I attempted to quit in the past. This is because the cilia, or hair-like structures around your lungs that filter out nasty air (i.e. cigarettes) are healing themselves. They heal at a really fast rate, actually, so what you are going through is normal. It is also normal to have coughing with phlegm. So, go ahead and get the tea and honey or throat lozenges as was suggested. That will help a lot. Get a lot of rest. Perhaps even try a chloroseptic spray (but be careful as these are harmful for long-term use too) to help your throat. One final suggestion is to try an expectorant to try and cough up some of the phlegm.
Actually as an ex smoker I can tell you that it is pretty normal. If you are feeling really sick, seek the opinion of a physician or specialist doctor. Drink a lot of liquids. Lemonade with a tea spoon of honey will do the job or throat lozenges. Drink hot liquids. Gargle with baking soda and luke warm water; afterwards with water , lemon juice and a little salt in a small glass. Exchange this gargles about every 4 hours. This will change the PH in your throat killing of the bacteria that has formed their. It will also sooth your irritated throat. Tea with honey will also feel good. Hope this helps.
I quit 20 days ago and for 2 days now, I-ve had a sore throat. I-ve read quite a bit on quitting smoking and a sore throat is a very common side effect of quitting smoking. No worries. :)
Your body will have a tough time fighting the nicotine addiction, and will often exhibit symptoms such as the ones your experiencing. If it doesn-t go away after a few weeks, see a doctor.
I never got a sore throat when I quit.. and I was a smoker for 4 years. Possibly a cold? If you want a tip drink lots of caffeine, it will help, trust me.
I think it-s just coincidence that the sore throat showed up. But maybe it-ll help your will power to stay off the sigs.
smoking has nothing to do with your throat problem you-re having now .
probably. ur throat is recovering and building new cells.
congrats!