Why do people smoke? For some, this habit helps them self-actualize and builds confidence. Others consider it a fashion trend. Still others start smoking out of curiosity and cannot stop. The reasons are numerous, but they lead to one thing: the health of a smoking person worsens, and a cough is one of the confirmation of this.
The vast majority of smokers suffer from a hacking and suffocating cough. Smoking experience does not matter. Some have smoked for half their lives but do not suffer from this symptom, while others are attacked by coughing fits even with secondhand smoke. The claim that the low tar content of cigarettes does not have a detrimental effect on health is just a legend. In fact, lightweight cigarettes are just as bad for your health.
Causes and symptoms of smoker's cough
People who are addicted to nicotine are familiar with coughs firsthand, but, as a rule, do not attach much importance to it. They do not even suspect that this is a signal of a disease that leads to serious complications.
The composition of tobacco smoke contains several thousand toxins and about a hundred combustion products. In the process of smoking, this nuclear mixture spreads into the bronchi and lungs. The mucous membrane of the bronchi is covered with a kind of filter that cleans out foreign particles. For a while, he copes with tobacco substances. But the longer a person smokes, the more toxins are deposited on the cleansing layer, and he can no longer perform his natural function.
Tobacco poison affects the bronchi and causes chronic bronchitis of non-infectious etiology. A person is attacked by severe attacks of dry cough with painful discharge of sputum. The mucus accumulating in the bronchi irritates the mucous membrane and further complicates the cleansing mechanism. By the morning there is a lot of mucus, so smokers especially suffer from morning cough. In this way, the body tries to cleanse itself as much as possible.
A smoker's cough has the following characteristics:
- appears most often immediately after sleep or after the first morning cigarette;
has a suffocating, throat-tearing, paroxysmal character;- the smoker suffers from shortness of breath, it is difficult for him to breathe air, sputum is removed with difficulty and in minimal quantities;
- after coughing up, pain is felt in the costo-sternal area;
- a coughing fit lasts until the accumulated mucus leaves the bronchi;
- the patient suffers from headaches, is weakened and quickly fatigued;
- the level of immunity decreases.
has a suffocating, throat-tearing, paroxysmal character;Coughs caused by smoking always go without a rise in body temperature. After quitting smoking, he can remind of himself, the process of absolute cleansing of the lungs takes up to 9 months.
A dry cough of a smoker is dangerous due to the difficulty in breathing, internal muscle tension, which can even provoke a fracture of the ribs. In this case, emergency medical treatment is required. A persistent cough easily turns into chronic bronchitis.
Cough tablets for smokers
"Bronchogen" is a drug for improving the functioning of the lungs and bronchi. It is used for prophylactic purposes, especially for the elderly and addicted to nicotine, suitable for the systematic treatment of smoker's bronchitis. The active substances of this biological supplement reduce the frequency of coughing attacks, eliminate spasms, and regulate the amount of sputum. Has no side effects.- "Fluimucil" is a mucolytic agent: it liquefies phlegm, increases its amount, facilitates coughing, and stops the inflammatory process in tissues. Indications for use: diseases of the respiratory system with difficult-to-remove bronchial secretions, including in diseases of the lungs caused by clogging of the bronchi with a mucous plug. Has a number of adverse reactions: gastrointestinal imbalance, allergies, etc. Contraindicated in peptic ulcer diseases. Prohibited with the parallel use of antitussive drugs.
- "Mukaltin" is an expectorant based on a plant extract. Transforms a dry cough into a wet cough, facilitates the discharge of sputum, facilitates the course of a cough. It has an anti-inflammatory, enveloping and regenerating effect on the mucous membrane. It is indicated for diseases of the upper respiratory tract, it is effective for the treatment of smoker's cough.
- "Codelac Broncho" is a combined expectorant and mucolytic drug with an anti-inflammatory effect that affects the cough center, reducing its excitability. It is indicated for the treatment of coughs of various etiologies, diseases of the respiratory tract with difficult-to-remove bronchial secretions. Reduces the frequency of coughing, has an antispasmodic effect. Has a number of side effects from the nervous system, the digestive tract, allergies are possible.
"Bronchogen" is a drug for improving the functioning of the lungs and bronchi. It is used for prophylactic purposes, especially for the elderly and addicted to nicotine, suitable for the systematic treatment of smoker's bronchitis. The active substances of this biological supplement reduce the frequency of coughing attacks, eliminate spasms, and regulate the amount of sputum. Has no side effects.Companies that specialize in the production of dietary supplements have a special range of products for smokers.
For example, Now Foods is ready to offer tablets that restore the body's defenses and stop smokers' coughs. Their principle of action is based on cleansing the airways and reducing the production of mucus in them. The active ingredients contribute to the liquefaction of sputum and its evacuation from the bronchi. The tablets help relieve puffiness and strengthen the cell walls to eliminate the risk of dehydration.
General treatment recommendations
Any smoker's cough pills will be most effective only with a complete rejection of nicotine addiction. As soon as the main irritant (tobacco smoke and its toxins) ceases to enter the body, its harmful effects will also go away. The cough will not disappear instantly; one of the drugs suggested above will help ease its course.
Before treatment, a doctor's consultation is imperative. A patient who smokes should be examined by a pulmonologist.
For the most accurate determination of the degree of exposure to tobacco on the body, the doctor will familiarize himself with the general condition of the patient and prescribe a number of tests (general and / or biochemical blood test, laboratory tests of sputum to exclude tuberculosis, fluorography of the lungs).
Do not self-medicate and take medications and dietary supplements only as directed by your doctor.
Remember, smoking provokes lung cancer, pneumonia, bronchitis, bronchiectasis, tuberculosis, lung abscess and a number of other dangerous diseases. A patient who has abandoned this habit, over time, can restore his body partially or completely. It depends on the level of the immune system, age and the general period of nicotine addiction.
