The doctor persuaded: no matter how big the addiction is, you have to hold back at 4 time points, many people do not do it
"Smoking is bad for your health." These words are now printed on cigarette packets all over the world.
But you really have to persuade old smokers who have smoked for many years to quit smoking, it is not an easy task, and they are not happy!
"As soon as cigarette addiction comes, all the reasons have to be forgotten!" Smokers have their own fixed time for the onset of cravings, and at this time, their minds must be full of cigarettes.
But Sister Miao would like to remind the "smoking guns": some times are not suitable for smoking, originally smoking hurts the body, and the damage during these times is even greater! do you know?
Smoking hurts the stomach: The nicotine contained in cigarettes can stimulate the vasospasm and contraction of the gastric submucosal, leading to hypoxia and damage to the gastric mucosa. Nicotine also relaxes the sphincter muscles, causing gastric dysmotility, allowing bile and duodenal fluid to flow back into the stomach. Because the acid in bile is very damaging to the gastric mucosa, it will cause gastric mucosal erosion, ulcers and bleeding, so long-term smoking will cause erosive gastritis and other diseases.
Smoking causes lung cancer: 69% of the carcinogens in tobacco, these harmful substances stimulate and affect the tracheal mucosa in the body for a long time, and eventually lead to the occurrence of bronchial epithelial cancer and lung cancer. According to research, the probability of lung cancer in long-term heavy smokers is 10-20 times that of non-smokers, and studies have confirmed that the earlier the smoker, the more likely it is to develop lung cancer. In other words, the older the smoker, the more vigilant !
One of the "culprits" of oral cancer: 70% of oral cancer is related to drinking and smoking. Tobacco and alcohol enter the body and liver metabolism at the same time, and it can only be estimated to remove alcohol, but it is difficult to be concerned about the occurrence of oral cancer caused by the toxic substances of tobacco. In addition, long-term stimulation of the oral mucosa may cause oral cancer.
Coronary heart disease: It is more harmful than obesity, poor diet, and lack of physical activity.
Smokers damage penis and affect future generations: The National Clinic for Men's Medicine believes that toxic chemicals in cigarettes can affect the health of penis blood vessels, affect normal erection/eruption, and smoking can affect the normal function of penis.
Smoking immediately after the end of work, the harmful substances in cigarettes are easily inhaled into the body, affecting the cardiovascular system, and even causing angina pectoris and difficulty breathing. The nicotine in the smoke will promote the contraction of the smooth muscle of the cavernosal and affect the erectile function of the penis.
Secondhand smoke affects children: Smoking by both the father and the mother can affect the genetics of the child, which may increase the risk of cancer in the child. This is because smoking by the pregnant father can cause changes in DNA segments in the sperm, and these changes are passed on to the children's genes.
Similar changes in the genes of the child may also occur if the mother smokes during pregnancy. And this genetic change may lead to health hazards, such as an increased risk of cancer in the child, and some women who do not listen to advice during pregnancy, continue to smoke, and eventually cause the fetus to die in the womb.
Once you get addicted to cigarettes, you have to smoke a few. It seems very difficult to quit smoking, but from a health point of view, if you are a smoker, you should pay attention to these four periods of time not to smoke.
Don’t rely on smoking to refresh your mind when you stay up late: smoking when you stay up late will contain certain harmful substances, which will cause harm to cardiovascular health, resulting in symptoms such as increased blood pressure and rapid heartbeat, which will eventually lead to arteriosclerosis. It can be seen that staying up late smoking brings great harm.
Do not smoke when drinking coffee: Smoking while drinking coffee will temporarily harden the aortic blood vessels, and they can react with each other and have long-term damage to the blood supply system of the human body, so do not drink coffee while smoking to reduce the superposition of tobacco and caffeine harm to the body.
Don't smoke when you get up: smoke a cigarette immediately after getting up in the morning, thinking that doing so will make you refreshed, but many people close the doors and windows when they sleep, and after a night, the air in the room will be very turbid.
The air in the room will become cloudy, and smoking immediately after getting up in the morning will cause the smoke to be mixed in the cloudy air and inhaled into the lungs. At this time, the brain will be temporarily deprived of oxygen, which may cause dizziness. If morning smoking becomes a long-term habit, it will lead to chronic bronchitis.
Don't smoke before and after: A cigarette after the fact will cause some harm. Chronic cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases such as dizziness, angina pectoris, and even dyspnea will increase the damage of harmful substances to sexual organs. Regardless of the length of time, work is a strenuous exercise. Nerves and muscles are in a state of excitement, which consumes a lot of physical energy, blood vessels in the body expand and fill, and blood flow speeds up.
Nicotine will quickly stimulate the brain center, prompting the smooth muscle of the cavernosal body to strengthen the contraction, affecting the blood flow of the penis, unable to make it congested and swollen, and it is difficult to "lift up". When I wanted to come every time that night, I found that I was unable to do so. The carbon monoxide in the smoke is also absorbed by the blood, causing mild numbness.
For middle-aged and elderly friends who need to quit smoking, it is helpful to know how much you are dependent on nicotine to help you judge how difficult it is for you to quit smoking:
- How long does it take to smoke the first cigarette after getting up?
Within 5 minutes (3 points); 6-30 minutes (2 points); 31-60 minutes (1 point); more than 11 hours (0 points).
- In public places where no smoking is allowed, such as libraries, cinemas, hospitals, etc., do you feel uncomfortable because you cannot smoke?
Yes (1 point); No (0 point).
- Which cigarette gives you the most headache when quitting smoking?
The first cigarette after getting up (1 point); the others (0 points).
- How much do you smoke every day?
Less than 10 (0 points); 11-20 (1 point); 21-30 (2 points); more than 31 (3 points).
Did you smoke when you were sick in bed?
Do you smoke more frequently within 1 hour of waking up than at other times?
After research and calculation, the degree of dependence once was 0-2 as very low, 3-4 as low, 5 as moderate, 6-7 as high, and 8-10 as very high. As long as there is no more than 7 points, through reasonable living arrangements, exercise, etc., you can successfully quit smoking. If you exceed 7 points, you need to quit smoking under the guidance of professionals.
All in all, smoking is harmful to your health. If you really can’t quit smoking, try to smoke at the right time, don’t let smoking aggravate the harm to your body, and don’t affect the health of others because of the environment caused by your own smoking.
References:
[1] Zhuo Yangjia. After a cigarette, happy like a fairy? [J]. Chinese Family Doctor, 2017(10):53-53.
[2] Chen Yuxin. Self-measured nicotine dependence [J]. Family Medicine·Happy Health, 2017(2)