Smoking has a bad effect on the condition of the whole body, including causing diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. Experienced smokers often develop gastritis or ulcers, but they cannot completely heal their stomach. said Lyudmila Sukhorukova, gastroenterologist at the Vidnovsky Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Health of the Moscow Region, in a conversation with the Public News Service.
Nicotine, ammonia, acids and tar contained in cigarettes and other tobacco products irritate the oral mucosa and salivary glands, therefore, increased salivation occurs when smoking. Sukhorukova also said that some substances in tobacco, along with saliva, enter the body and irritate the stomach and intestinal mucosa.
Nicotine also affects the hypothalamic region of the brain, where the nerve centers responsible for appetite and satiety are located. Substances are transported throughout the body through the blood and enter the cells in the digestive system. The result is diseases such as gastritis, colitis, stomach and duodenal ulcers.
“With what symptoms can you suspect digestive problems and consult a doctor immediately? Most often these are abdominal pain, heartburn, loss of appetite, bitterness and dry mouth, belching, nausea, vomiting and intestinal problems,” the doctor explained.
Sukhorukova emphasized that the disease does not disappear when the symptoms stop, it deepens further, which makes treatment difficult. He concluded that it is impossible to completely eliminate the effect of cigarettes and nicotine on the stomach of a smoker with more than three years of experience, changes in the mucous membranes of organs become irreversible.
Let us remind you that he is a thoracic surgeon and oncologist. saidIt turned out that smokers live on average 10-15 years less than non-smokers. This is because tobacco smoke contains more than 5,000 chemicals that enter the body and poison it when inhaled.
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