Smoking is harmful to health, Presumably everyone understands, but it is impossible to quit smoking.
Although the mainland has acceded to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control as early as 2005, it has issued some regulations on tobacco control in form, and has implemented smoking ban measures in public places and traffic rules.
But the problem is that in today's context of shrinking global tobacco epidemic trends, mainland tobacco production is still increasing.
The incidence of diseases caused by smoking and the prevalence of youth smoking have also gradually increased, while the number of people suffering from the harm of second-hand smoke has also continued to grow.
wary! Men smoke 40 cigarettes a day to cause cerebral infarction?
Recently, according to media reports: a 52-year-old man in Changchun, Jilin Province, suddenly suffered a cerebral infarction at home, and was then sent to the hospital for treatment, and finally the doctor took arterial thrombolytic surgery for treatment, and the symptoms were alleviated.
After consultation, it was learned that the original man's smoking history was as long as 36 years, almost every day to smoke two boxes, and he also had a history of hypertension, coupled with frequent drinking, which eventually caused cerebral infarction.
How much damage does long-term smoking do to the body?
Long-term smokers have great harm to the respiratory system and lungs, and will also increase the risk of lung cancer, especially for old smokers who smoke a pack of cigarettes a day, and even suffer from these 3 diseases.
First, emphysema
Emphysema refers to a condition in which lung tissues such as alveoli are damaged, which in turn leads to an increase in lung volume.
People who smoke for a long time are very susceptible to this lung disease, because tobacco contains many harmful substances and toxins, and if you smoke a pack of cigarettes a day, it will cause serious damage to lung tissue.
Once emphysema disease appears, it will not only hinder breathing, but also cause the possibility of lung cells swelling or even bursting in severe cases.
Second, chronic bronchitis
This respiratory disease is very common in the smoking population, long-term smoking can easily endanger bronchial health, over time will lead to a decline in lung resistance, in this case it is easy to appear infection.
The lungs have a large amount of villous tissue, and the main role of these villi is to sweep particles from the lungs into sputum or mucus and excrete them from the body.
Once these villous tissues are destroyed, they can lead to the accumulation of toxins and waste products in the lungs, which in turn can induce some chronic diseases, and chronic bronchitis is one of the more high-incidence diseases.
Third, lung cancer
For some old smokers who smoke a pack of cigarettes every day, if they continue to smoke for 20 years, the chance of lung cancer is 20 times higher than that of non-smokers.
Especially for underage smokers, the probability of developing lung cancer and dying is 28 times higher than that of non-smokers, and this shocking data must make smokers think deeply.
People who have long "smoked second-hand smoke" have a higher probability of lung cancer than direct smokers, and male smokers must quit smoking in time, otherwise wives and children may suffer from lung cancer because of the harm of "second-hand smoke".
Smoking can also hurt your kidneys!
According to the study "The importance of hypertension and Smoking", published in the journal Arch Intern Med, lupus nephritis progresses to the median time interval of uremia, with 145 months for smokers and 273 months for non-smokers.
This also means that smoking greatly increases the progression of patients with lupus nephritis to uremia.
The nephrotoxic heavy metal elements contained in tobacco, as well as the increased free radicals in the kidneys, can cause kidney cell damage and death. At the same time, smoking also raises blood pressure, constricts blood vessels, leads to high blood pressure, and then brings a greater burden to the kidneys.
Therefore, if smokers who smoke for a long time find themselves with persistent proteinuria, it means that their kidneys have been damaged.
In addition to kidney damage, tobacco can also cause stones, if kidney stones are not handled well, it will also affect kidney function, and even other kidney lesions, as well as kidney cancer.
Therefore, whether it is a healthy person or a kidney disease patient, if you can, I hope to forward this article to my friends around!
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