Smoking after meals is more harmful

Since the tar and nicotine contained in cigarettes can make people addicted, it is very difficult to quit once you become addicted to cigarettes. People who like to smoke mainly use some special ingredients contained in cigarettes to relax themselves. And some people like to have a cigarette immediately after eating, but what harm will smoking after eating cause to the body?

1. The harm of smoking after meals

After a person has eaten, the digestive system enters a state of comprehensive digestion and absorption. At this time, gastrointestinal motility is frequent, blood circulation speeds up, pores throughout the body open, and some excess heat energy is discharged and tissue cell respiration is accelerated. If you smoke at this time, the harmful substances in the smoke will be absorbed by the lungs and body tissues in large quantities, causing much greater damage to human functions and tissues than normal smoking. Smoking after meals can also cause excessive bile secretion, inhibiting the secretion of trypsin and carbonate, and affecting the digestion and absorption of food.

2. Other times when smoking is not suitable

1. When drinking

When drinking and smoking are combined, the tar and tobacco oil adhering to the mouth and throat will go down with the alcohol. The nicotine and tar in the smoke will dissolve in the alcohol and can be quickly absorbed into the blood and spread throughout the body. Smoking while drinking alcohol will result in a higher level of nicotine in the blood than simply smoking, and is more harmful. In addition, tobacco poison also has the effect of affecting the liver and failing to metabolize alcohol in the body in a timely manner, thus causing alcohol poisoning. Therefore, avoid smoking when drinking.

2. When drinking coffee

Smoking while drinking coffee will cause temporary hardening of the aorta and damage the body's blood supply system. This will increase the heart's workload and increase blood pressure to ensure the body's blood supply. If this continues for a long time, it can easily cause sudden heart attack and stroke.

3. Don’t smoke when you stay up late

Nighttime is the time when cells divide most actively. Poor sleep and prolonged staying up late reduce the body's resistance, making it very difficult for the body to control cell mutations and turn them into cancer cells. Cigarettes contain at least 69 carcinogens, which can cause normal cells to become cancerous and increase the chances of more than 20 types of cancer.

4. Don’t smoke when you wake up in the morning

After a night's rest, the metabolic capacity of most tissues and organs of the body is relatively low, the breathing frequency is relatively slow, and the smoke mixed with cigarette smoke is re-inhaled into the lungs, causing symptoms such as shortness of breath, dizziness, and weakness. In addition, nicotine and other toxic substances in smoke irritate the bronchi, which over time can cause respiratory diseases such as chronic bronchitis.