Do My Lungs Heal After I Quit Smoking?
This is a question frequently asked both by those of us who are considering quitting smoking and by those who have recently quit. Sometimes we ask because we want to take up new activities, other times we’re unsure if the damage that has already been done is permanent – and thus whether quitting is worth the effort. There are often many questions surrounding the quit smoking movement, but here are answers to these very common ones. How your Lungs Heal after Smoking Fortunately reality is in our favor. According to our latest scientific information, our lungs do heal substantially after we quit. Three days after quitting, the little hairs in our lungs called ‘cilia’ begin to regenerate – even if they’ve suffered substantial damage. This allows the aveoli to recover, and the result is within three months, we have regained as much as 1/3rd of the original function of our lungs! In addition to lung capacity is another sometimes less thought of but certainly no less important topic – cancer
