Quit Tip!

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Delayed Coughing

Coughing can come and go as the cilia, fine little sweeper hairs in your lungs, regenerate and accelerate the cleanup. It can take several months for the cilia to regain normal functioning in the lungs, and up to a year for the lungs to regain their full, healthy potential. While your body is cleaning iteself out and trying to become a non-smoker, coughing helps to get rid of exccess mucus and tar. It is normal for some smokers to begin coughing right away, while some smokers don't begin coughing till months after their quit.

This one was good for me to read. I started coughing a few weeks ago. Didn't cough too much when I first quit; heck, compared to when I was smoking, I coughed very little then. But, I'm still not as bad as I was when smoking. I can handle it!

Shalom!