How to Clean Your Lungs After Quitting
Author: George Wischler
Many people want to know: “Is there anything I can do to clean my lungs faster after quitting?” As it turns out, the answer to this question is not as 'clear' as we would like it to be. While many people have good experiences to report from lifestyle changes, technically there is no scientific evidence which supports the claim that diet, exercise, or other factors will dramatically impact healing after quitting. Either way, your lungs will heal in time after quitting. However, here are the most common methods used by people who desire to speed up the healing process..
Exercise Helps Clear Lungs and Increase Endurance
This is probably the most popular method and most significant factor in determining what happens to your lungs after quitting. Exercising will assist in boosting your lung capacity. You will lose your breath less often and unwanted debris will be cleared from your lungs faster. This is especially helpful soon after quitting – when it helps clear out large debris and buildup from the inside of your lungs.
Dietary Changes Help Heal the Body and Remove Waste
Probably the most significant dietary change you can make is to simply drink more water. Building up to at least half a gallon a day. Water is the primary method by which our body clears waste material, and this is especially important in post-smoking lungs.
Also important is increasing your intake of fruits and vegetables. These are lacking in everyone's diet, yet they're extremely beneficial in healing tissues and building new cells. Your energy will increase, your intestines will work more efficiently in removing waste, and you will significantly reduce your chances of developing cancer. This sounds good on the surface, but we often complain about the taste. Two very simple ways to consume more of these food groups is by blending them into smoothies and stirfry's. This makes them simple to prepare and very good to taste.
Supplements Said to have Healing Properties
Many people have found specific supplements which they claim has helped in healing various lung conditions. These include the ultimate Respitory Cleanse (by nature's secret), N-Acetyl Cysteine, Eriodictyon Angustifolium (Yerba Santa), and others. Vitamin A has further been shown to help re-develop the tiny air sacs in your lungs damaged by smoking, known as alveoli. These are what allow the exchange of carbon dioxide waste gas for more oxygen, and thus are very important to overall endurance and body function.
When you combine all possible lifestyle changes into a regular daily program, you are going to benefit greatly in a variety of ways. Although there may not be one single factor which has been scientifically demonstrated to boost lung healing – diet and exercise will make you feel like a totally new person. Coincidentally, they will also help reduce your cravings at the same time! So find an activity partner and go have fun with your new life!
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Is it true that if you quit smoking your lungs will heal and clear up within four years?
Or does it take a longer or shorter period of time? Does it deppend on how long you’ve been smoking?
No. For a doctor to never be able to tell that you have smoked takes about 15 years. But everyday you don’t smoke is a good thing
Can sitting in a steam room help your lungs heal after you quit smoking?
Steam room… not sauna!
Opal: I’m very sorry to hear about your husband. COPD is pretty awful, and it makes me very mad that cigarettes are still legal after everything we know. I will pray for you that they find a cure. I don’t have COPD myself, but know people that do. I’ve heard some good things about stem cell treatment, but I think you need to leave the US to get it.
Time is going to heal your lungs, but sitting in a sauna won’t hurt.
Do your lungs heal after you quit smoking?
I heard somewhere that 5 or so years after you quit smoking your lungs heal up. Is this true?
Yes! In a year, those lungs will be pink again!
Do your lungs heal if you quit smoking?
Well, Ive been smoking for over a 2 years now now, and i quit yesterday, i heard ur lungs dont heal they remain the same, is this true or what? Thanks (BTW im 16)
If you keep smoking, they’ll get worse and worse. The damage will never get completely healed, but it won’t be noticable. In about a year you won’t feel anything, but they might be internally damaged slightly. They will improve though. And major props for quitting.
Will lungs heal if you quit smoking?
My brother is 21 and has been smoking for about 5 years. I’ve heard that if you quit smoking your lungs start to repair after 3 days. If this is true will his lungs eventually be completely healed? Also if you have any tips on convincing him to quit I would appreciate it.
YES!!!
It is absolutely worth quitting no matter how long someone has smoked! Every day without smoking will help in the long run.
Within 8 hours the carbon monoxide in his blood will drop by 1/2.
Within 1 year his risk of heart attack will have dropped by 1/2.
Within 5 years his risk of stroke will have dropped by 1/2.
***** Within 10 years his risk of lung cancer will have dropped to that of a person who NEVER SMOKED. *****
In encouraging him to quit, it is best to stress the effect his smoking has on others around him. Tell him that you look up to him and it upsets you that he smokes. He already knows about the risks to himself and sadly seems to think it’s worth it, but he might think twice if you point out that many girls won’t even look at a guy holding a cigarette, or that he would have to quit eventually anyway if he plans to have kids unless he intends to be a horrible influence, and it would be much easier to quit now than later. That being said, though, I agree – don’t nag. He’s a grown-up, and he has to make this decision on his own.
Also, if you have any really cute little kids in your family, have them get on his case about it. That worked for me, my little cousin made me quit.
Don’t be surprised if it takes a few tries. The higher number of times that a smoker tries and fails to quit, the higher the likelihood they will eventually succeed!