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Posted 7/25/2010 1:01 PM (GMT 0)
Smoking definately helps my colitis. When I tried to quit my colitis flared up so bad I couldnt even go to work.I was using the patch at the time so I dont think nicotine is the chemical that helps. I am on human whipworm now and am starting to see results. (5 weeks in)  My goal is to quit smoking if these little guys work. Presently at 30 cigs a day
Posted 7/25/2010 6:44 PM (GMT 0)
From psychological perspective maybe helps reducing the stress.Most of my friends smoke and when they are under stress or nervous they smoke cigarette after cigarette.When i watch them make me sick.
Posted 7/25/2010 7:23 PM (GMT 0)
Smoking is recognized as helping colitis and harmful to crohns so I don't believe it is entirely phycological. There are many different chemicals in cigarette smoke besides nicotine. I don't deny smoking has a phycological aspect though, however so does coffee and alcohol.
Posted 7/25/2010 10:48 PM (GMT 0)
lung cancer = colon cancer


both are death . that is the only equation of smoking and living with ulcerative colitis
Posted 7/25/2010 11:34 PM (GMT 0)
Well I started smoking when I was about 17 or so. I got colitis when I was 21. I continued to smoke and had colitis attacks for another 20 years. I quit smoking about 16 years ago. I have increased my maintenance dose of sulfar to 6 tabs a day and for the last 7 years have not had any blood.

If you smoke you may or may not get cancer. But you will get heart problems and breathing problems. If you look around I'm sure you will see a lot more old people around with UC then who smoke. Smoking will shorten your life one way or the other. You could also contribute to someones else is health problems. If I ever go back to smoking I am going to use my colitis as the reason. I have never met an ex smoker who was able to limit his smoking once they went back. Been there done that..Good Luck...
Posted 7/26/2010 4:53 AM (GMT 0)
It's amazing what we risk at the will of feeling better. Smoking "may" ease some symptoms, but it's possible you may have a slow simmer of inflammation indefinitely. I'd definitely have my colon out than smoke (or take the big gun meds with side effects that have me feeling crappy in other ways).Non-smokers will NEVER change the mind of a smoker...even though they KNOW it's hazardous for them probably one day...especially if it reduces their symptoms. "Smoking is bad" has been understood for a very long time.


Live, learn but eventually we all die.q
Posted 7/26/2010 6:37 PM (GMT 0)
Interesting thread. Ive never been a smoker, but now and then when drinking or on vacation with people who smoke I'll have the odd cigarette. I can go a week  smoking 2-3 smokes a day and then not have one for 6 months. If smoking would help the symptoms during flares and possibly help get back into remission faster I would be all for smoking during a flare. Have a few cigs a day for a few weeks or even for a few months every year to reduce symptoms seems like a no brainer to me. You're not going to get lung cancer from smoking 50 cigarettes a year. Just my 2cents.
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