This is what happens to a smoker's body when you quit smoking

12 things that happen to your body when you quit vaping

The electronic cigarette raises a lot of controversy between being a healthy way to get rid of smoking or a commercial product whose producers are constantly improving it to win customer satisfaction.  E-cigarettes are more prevalent among young people.

Scientific evidence is mounting that confirms that vaping, which was previously believed to be less dangerous than traditional cigarettes, causes significant damage to the lungs and leads to death.

Writer Kimberly Holland says - in this report published by the American website "The Healthy" concerned with health affairs - that vaping also causes addiction, and it is difficult for anyone to quit after getting used to it. But the minute you decide to quit this harmful habit, you will feel a huge difference in your body.

This is what happens to a smoker's body when you quit smoking

The writer points out that vaping is very attractive to children and adolescents, because of the tempting flavors available in the markets, such as mint, mango and chewing gum.

The use of e-cigarettes in high schools increased by 900% between 2011 and 2015, according to studies conducted in the United States.

The writer stresses that quitting electronic smoking may be difficult, just like quitting regular cigarettes, but this difficult decision has great benefits for the body.

After 20 minutes, cardiovascular performance improves

The writer says that your heart returns to its normal rhythm, blood pressure drops and blood circulation returns to its normal state after 20 minutes of stopping vaping.

Breathing also improves, thanks to the elimination of two main components of these cigarettes: propylene glycol and vegetable glycerine, two chemicals that, when heated, cause damage to the respiratory system.

After a few hours a decrease in nicotine levels

Nicotine is addictive, and therefore its absence leads to the emergence of some temporary and mild symptoms, such as a strong craving for smoking, mood swings, nervousness and poor concentration.

Some people may also experience headaches, sweating, shivering, increased appetite, sleeplessness during the night, abdominal cramps and constipation.

These are some of the effects that you will experience within 24 hours after you stop smoking the e-cigarette, and they may increase on the second and third day, and then disappear little by little.

After one day, the risk of a heart attack decreases

According to a 2018 study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, daily e-cigarette smoking doubles the risk of heart attacks.

When you quit the habit, this risk decreases rapidly, thanks to a decrease in blood pressure, increased levels of oxygen, and a decrease in the negative impact of cholesterol levels and the formation of blood clots.

After two days  the senses improve

Just like traditional cigarettes, vaping impairs human senses and affects their ability to smell and taste. But after 48 hours without smoking, you will notice an improvement in your senses and also brain functions that were negatively affected by nicotine.

After 3 days the nicotine is outside the body

During this stage, signs of nicotine deprivation can also appear, which begin to disappear from the body, and symptoms such as headaches, sweating and abdominal cramps appear.

After a month the health of the lungs improves

Smokers often have an unpleasant cough, and make a wheezing sound when they breathe. Even smoking e-cigarettes can seriously damage the health of the lungs, making it difficult for them to fight disease.

On the other hand, quitting this bad habit helps your lungs to recover, and after a month their ability to breathe and resist diseases improves, and you feel that you have got rid of coughing and shortness of breath.

Coughing has many causes, including the common cold, whooping cough, bronchitis, asthma, pneumonia, laryngitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and lung tumors such as lung cancer.

After 3 months, blood circulation has improved

Cigarette nicotine causes narrowing of the blood vessels in your skin and around your heart, and a 2016 study , published in the Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine in the United States, showed that nicotine in e-cigarettes has the same damage.

But after quitting, the blood circulation improves, and the vessels return to widening again.

After 9 months, your lungs can fight infection again

After 9 months your condition improves thanks to the renewal of the hair-like microscopic structures, which are located inside the lungs, and play a role in pushing mucus and fighting the enemy. This reduces your chances of getting sick and deteriorating your health due to influenza and pneumonia.

After one year, the risk of heart attacks is cut in half

Now that your blood vessels are back to normal, your heart rate is back to safe mode, your blood pressure is lower, and so you're less likely to have heart problems than when you were smoking e-cigarettes.

Doctors warn that heart problems are not exclusive to the elderly, as young people are also prone to heart attacks, especially if they are smokers.

After 5 years, the risk of stroke is reduced

One of the long-term benefits, after improving heart health and blood pressure, is to reduce the risk of stroke. Research has shown that smokers face this risk 71% more than non-smokers, according to a study presented in 2019 at the International Conference on Stroke Research.

After 10 years, the risk of developing cancer is reduced

Confirmed the study , published in 2017 magazine Saintevik Reports US, that electronic cigarettes and e - smoking lead to changes to DNA and genetic mutations, which increases the risk of cancer.

Thus, the longer you stay away from this bad habit, the better your health will be. After a decade, your odds of developing lung cancer will be reduced by 50%, along with a reduced risk of other cancers of the pancreas, mouth and throat.

After 20 years it's like you never smoked

There will come a day when all the negative effects of vaping will disappear from your body and health. After 20 years, your chances of developing serious diseases will be the same as those who have never smoked.