I can't believed this actually helped me.

Thanks Roni!

It was tough giving up all my favorite junky foods but it's been worth it and believe me, I'd much rather that smoking any amount of cigs wasn't necessary as part of helping my CD...waiting patiently for them to make this med they've been bragging about since about 5 yrs ago now when it was discovered that carbon monoxide aids with inflammation in the colon to mimic a med without the harmful side effects that comes with smoking.

wishing you well, all of you guys!

PB4, I have to say that your reasoning is the same as every other smoker I have ever talked to. All the studies are wrong and cigarettes aren't nearly as bad for us as "they" make them out to be, so I will just have my few and continue on with my life. That is just fine, you are entitled to do as you please.

But let me just ask, if BB was your son, who is almost the same age, would you be encouraging him to take up an addicting habit, that will most likely cause damage to his health in the long run, or would you be advising him to try to get nicotine from a patch or some other source. IF in fact nicotine is helpful?

I am stepping off my soap box and getting out of this thread. This is one of my extreme hot buttons. I have seen too much damage done by cigarettes and lost way too many loved ones in too many awful manners to see someone encouraged to pick up such a dangerous and deadly habit in such a cavalier way.