When you quit smoking your lungs start to get stronger

People complain that when they quit smoking after a few days they find themselves coughing a lot more than normal and this confuses them as they think that because they have quit smoking they should be in fact coughing less. If you quit smoking and you start cough a lot you shouldn't be concerned at all as this is quite normal and is part of your body’s recovery process. Not only this, but you may even find that you develop a sore throat and that you sneeze much more than you normally do.

When you quit smoking your lungs start to get stronger and are therefore able to get rid of all the trash that has been collecting in them.  Smoke from cigarettes also has been shown to inhibit the actual mechanism that makes you cough as well as to damage the cilia that are present in your airways and which are responsible for helping to clear out dust and mucus. So the coughing that you experience when you quit smoking is actually more of a sign that your body is recovering and is now working normally.

Over time when your body fully recovers you should stop experiencing coughing or sneezing fits and soon find yourself feeling much healthier, being able to breathe much more deeply and just generally feeling good about yourself. It is estimated that around six weeks after you quit smoking your smokers cough should disappear completely. If it is still present after two months maybe you should go and pay a visit to a doctor and make sure that you have no other health or lung problems.

You will probably notice lots of little changes in your body when you quit smoking especially if you are one of those individuals who has smoked for many years. Quitting smoking is an extremely liberating thing to do and nobody ever regrets quitting the habit.