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Changes Your Body Goes Through When You Quit Smoking
Within 20 minutes of last cigarette:
* Blood pressure and pulse rate begin to return to normal
* Circulation to hands and feet improves
* Fibers in the bronchial tubes (cilia) begin to move again, removing irritants and bacteria from the lungs.
8 hours:
* Carbon monoxide level in the blood drops to normal
* Oxygen level in the blood increases to normal.
24 hours:
* Risk for heart attack decreases.
48 hours:
* Nerve endings begin to regrow
72 hours:
* Bronchial tubes relax, making breathing easier
* Lung capacity starts increasing.
2 weeks to 2 months:
* Circulation improves
* Walking becomes easier
* Lung functions increase up to 30%
1 to 9 months:
* Coughing, sinus congestion, fatigue and shortness of breath decrease
* Cilia regrow in the lungs, increasing the ability to handle mucus, clean lungs, and reduce infection
* Body's overall energy level increases.
3 to 5 years:
* Risk of dying of a heart attack decreases to that of a nonsmoker.
10 years:
* Risk of dying of lung cancer decreases to that of a nonsmoker
* Precancerous cells are replaced with healthy cells
* Other cancer occurrences, such as those of the mouth, larynx, esophagus, bladder, kidney and pancreas, decrease. (There are at least 30 chemicals in tobacco smoke that cause cancer.)
Within 20 minutes of last cigarette:
* Blood pressure and pulse rate begin to return to normal
* Circulation to hands and feet improves
* Fibers in the bronchial tubes (cilia) begin to move again, removing irritants and bacteria from the lungs.
8 hours:
* Carbon monoxide level in the blood drops to normal
* Oxygen level in the blood increases to normal.
24 hours:
* Risk for heart attack decreases.
48 hours:
* Nerve endings begin to regrow
72 hours:
* Bronchial tubes relax, making breathing easier
* Lung capacity starts increasing.
2 weeks to 2 months:
* Circulation improves
* Walking becomes easier
* Lung functions increase up to 30%
1 to 9 months:
* Coughing, sinus congestion, fatigue and shortness of breath decrease
* Cilia regrow in the lungs, increasing the ability to handle mucus, clean lungs, and reduce infection
* Body's overall energy level increases.
3 to 5 years:
* Risk of dying of a heart attack decreases to that of a nonsmoker.
10 years:
* Risk of dying of lung cancer decreases to that of a nonsmoker
* Precancerous cells are replaced with healthy cells
* Other cancer occurrences, such as those of the mouth, larynx, esophagus, bladder, kidney and pancreas, decrease. (There are at least 30 chemicals in tobacco smoke that cause cancer.)
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