subject: Can the Damage From Smoking Be Healed? [print this page] Can the Damage From Smoking Be Healed? Can the Damage From Smoking Be Healed?
Many people who want to quit smoking after starting to feel the ill effects that comes as part and parcel of it often ask themselves whether or not their body will ever be able to heal itself. This question is really one that is very complicated, and in order to answer it you first need to be able to determine for yourself exactly how much damage you've caused to your body in the first place!
Depending on how much you've smoked, and for how long you've smoked, you'll find that you could have damaged your body in various ways. For example, someone who smoked 10 cigarettes a day for about a year before quitting will find that the damage to their body is a lot less severe than someone who smoked 20 cigarettes a day for about ten years! This is really just common sense.
The amount of damage that you've done to your body is going to determine exactly how long it will take to heal. Most of the damage from smoking is reversible to a degree, however other factors come into play in determining how long the damage will take to heal, including your general health, diet, age, and so on. In short - it will vary from person to person.
On top of that, there are certain types of damage from smoking that are permanent. The most common among these is definitely lung damage. If you've smoked too often and for far too long you're going to find that certain parts of your lungs end up being permanently damaged, and once that happens there is really no going back. Permanent lung damage is a very severe problem, and if you've permanently damaged your lungs then you'll have to live with it for the rest of your life.
For the most part however, you're going to find that you notice a marked improvement in your health after just weeks of quitting smoking. That doesn't mean that the damage caused by smoking is completely healed, but it just means that the process has begun. It may take up to ten years before the damage is completely gone and your lungs are back to their pre-smoking healthy state.
Now that you know this, you should start to see that it is imperative that you quit smoking as soon as possible. By doing so, you'll avoid any permanent damage, and have a better chance of your body healing itself a lot faster!
