Comments on: If you quit smoking will your lungs ever return to how they where before?

By: saveitok

saveitok — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 02:07:50 +0000

i don’t think they will ever get back to 100% but they sure will feel like they got back over 100% because you probably don’t remember what it feels like but you sure will remember what they felt like when you were smoking

By: Nanxii

Nanxii — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 01:43:32 +0000

ummmm….maybe but it will take a looooooooonggggg time!

By: rlbjr22

rlbjr22 — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 01:23:05 +0000

Your smoking history sounds EXACTLY like mine, and, when I decided to quit, I did, and soon found myself initiating a gradually increasing running regimen, beginning with maybe a quarter mile, and then slowly increasing to several miles, and then, I returned to my youthful joy of bicycling, except this time I had much better 10-speeds, and, over time, kept enjoying the sport so much that I was encouraged to buy an exclusively expensive 10-speed (12-speed actually) and raced on the novice circuit for a while until I just devoted my time to riding alone on rides of AT LEAST 30 miles a day on week days after work, 45/75/100 miles a day on the Friday/Saturday/Sunday stretch, with an occasional 200 mile daily trek. And did I have any trouble breathing? HAH!!! And I had the healthiest heart and lungs around, as the local doctors kept oohing and aahhing about at their annual health fairs. Did I get back to 100%? No. 150 – 200%? Damn right I did, and you can too, if you want. So put the trash down and begin reviving yourself. You’ll be surprised what your body can do when you want it to. After all, look at all the drugs and smoke people keep shoving down it, and it “keeps on ticking”. Go in the right / healthy direction. You’ll be very glad you did. God Bless you.

By: Arie

Arie — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 01:09:59 +0000

I personally believes your lungs will get back as if you never smoked before coz our body have a good protection system, as long as you never had an experience with a severe lungs diseases. Just quit smoke now, do regular exercise, healthy foods, good nutritions, healthy life style then your lungs will be back 100% OK!!

By: miszxgabby

miszxgabby — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 00:21:07 +0000

It does not.
After Alot ot research i have done.
I have come to find out, if you smoke at a young age, your lungs do get more damaged since they havent developed fully,
and also , your lungs will be better, but not 100%.
when i say better i mean that you will see you have more stamina and more lung capacity.
Do you have asthma?
If you do, smoking makes it even worse.
So dont smoke if you have asthma either.

By: chey86

chey86 — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 00:00:48 +0000

yes they do

Quitting tobacco improves our health almost immediately. Physical improvements continue for years after we quit smoking. Between 2 weeks and 3 months, improvements to circulation, stamina, and lung function are evident.

When you quit smoking, the benefits begin within minutes of your last cigarette.

At 20 minutes after quitting:

Blood pressure decreases
Pulse rate drops
Body temperature of hands and feet increases.

At 8 hours:

Carbon monoxide level in blood drops to normal
Oxygen level in blood increases to normal

At 24 hours:
Chance of a heart attack decreases

At 48 hours:

nerve endings begin regrowth
ability to smell and taste improves

By: Rhysie

Rhysie — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 23:29:40 +0000

No, but you will notice a vast improvement overtime. However the human body is very remarkable and can recover from almost anything you throw at it. So they will certainly not be in the same condition as when you stopped smoking but no not 100% better.

By: spike

spike — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 22:35:02 +0000

I’m not an expert, but they say as soon as you stop smoking your lungs start repairing them selves. And if you can keep off the weed, they will return to normal in about six years.

By: Ollie

Ollie — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 21:39:16 +0000

My dad after 20 years of smoking packed in & he always said he felt a lot healthier & could breath better.

By: Ferretluver37

Ferretluver37 — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 21:04:57 +0000

they will get better, but not completely better