What You May Or May Not Know About Smoking

How human beings react to tabacum (Latin), more commonly known as tobacco, with its own peculiar symptomatology, has been well documented medically, over the years. This is not something new or different. In reality, most smokers are not aware of the fact, that when they begin to smoke, they might wind up having a whole collections of symptoms that they had never anticipated.

One of the basic problems with respect to medical diagnosis, lies in the reality that even the doctor may not attribute, the symptoms that the patient is demonstrating, to smoking. Thus, the patient may wind up being diagnosed and treated for other disease entities instead, while the real problem is covered up.

Consider these symptoms for a moment, if you are a smoker.

*Are feeling giddy at times?
*Do you have recurrent bouts of nausea?
*Does you skin appear to have a death-like pallor?
*Are you vomiting more frequently?
*Do you feel icy cold?
*Are you sweating a lot more than you think you should?

Believe it or not, these symptoms can all be attributed to the use of tobacco or nicotine.

There are some symptoms that are even more serious. Consider these for a moment.

*Do you have diarrhea quite frequently?
*Does your throat feel really constricted?
*Are you becoming more and more short of breath all the time?
*Do you feel depressed or despondent?
*Are you getting to be very forgetful?
*Are you becoming hoarse when you try to speak?

These are also symptoms that result from using tobacco or nicotine in excess.

Let's look at a few more for a moment, as you begin to weigh your cravings and addiction against the symptoms.

*Are you experiencing some problems with your vision?
*Is your pulse becoming weaker and weaker all the time?
*Does your chest feel tight and constricted?
*Do your limbs tremble at times?
*Do you have a dry, irritating cough?
*Are you having problems sleeping at night?

What you might want to do, is to make a copy of this article and take it with you, when you go for your next physical. Mark off the symptoms that you are actually experiencing. Don't take my word for it! Perhaps ask your doctor, as your medical adviser, if this is really possible. He can do any amount of research necessary to prove or disprove these symptoms. Actually, you can do that too. Find out for yourself!

By the way, there are more symptoms and they will increase in severity, as you continue to smoke. You will crave more and more cigarettes, as your addiction increases.

Consider the alternative while you still can and claim back your health. You will be glad that you did!

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