Why does a person cough? Well, coughing basically is a sign that there is something in the respiratory tract that shouldn\’t be there, and when smoking is involved that something is the harmful chemicals found in cigarette smoke. Your body is basically trying to clean itself by coughing, which is a vital part of our body\’s complicated defence mechanism. But despite the body\’s best efforts to cough these toxins out, some of the poisons in the smoke remain in the lungs.What this means is that over time the smoker\’s health gets worse, never better, as a direct result of smoking.

Coughing is a natural reflex that keeps your respiratory tract clean. Although it can be annoying, coughing helps your body defend itself. Coughs can be either acute or chronic. Acute coughs begin suddenly and usually last no more than 2 to 3 weeks. Acute coughs are mostly associated with a cold or flu. Chronic coughs normally last longer than 2 to 3 weeks.

Cigarette smoke has chemicals that irritate the respiratory tract and lungs. When a smoker inhales these substances, the body tries to defend itself by making mucus and coughing. The early morning smokers cough happens for several. Normally, tiny hair-like formations (cilia) help clearing the airways. Cigarette smoke slows the sweeping action, so some of the toxins in the smoke stay in the lungs and mucus stays in the respiratory tract. While a smoker sleeps, some cilia recover and begin working again. After waking up, the smoker coughs because the lungs are trying to clear away the substances and mucus that built up the day before. The cilia will completely stop working after they have been exposed to smoke for a long time. Then the smoker\’s lungs are even more exposed and prone to infection and irritation.

For those who smoke coughing comes naturally. In fact morning coughing is not only typical it is often routine. This is often called \”smokers cough\”. An individual who has spent much of their life smoking may find they are prone to a lot of coughing in the morning. Generally phlegm expulsion is normal and may seem more abundant than it should.

The decision to quit smoking is the single biggest obstacle that smokers face when they want to quit smoking. Making a decision is the very first and most important step in the process of becoming healthy again.

Once the decision has been made that smoking is not your thing, and you are determined to quit no matter what the results are, you will have made a decision that will positively impact the rest of your life. You will be free of a dirty habit that has upset your body\’s ability to properly care for you in a natural way.