A friend with a small lung nodule asked me, asymptomatic or mild, I am really addicted to smoking, I want to smoke a cigarette occasionally, is it okay? My answer is, and look at what I'm going to say next, and you'll know if it works.
First, the cigarette contains a large amount of nicotine, tar, carbon monoxide and other harmful substances, and after the patient inhales the cigarette, it may cause a certain amount of stimulation to the pulmonary nodules, resulting in the aggravation of the pulmonary nodules.
Second, smoking may also affect the patient's body's resistance, resulting in a decrease in the patient's body's resistance, which can easily cause bacterial or viral infections and aggravate the condition of pulmonary nodules.
Thirdly, it is the impact on the cardiovascular system, as well as the impact on the respiratory tract. Smoking can cause a variety of respiratory diseases, such as bronchitis, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Smoking can also make chronic respiratory diseases difficult to control. Therefore, smoking is not only bad for respiratory health, but may also cause problems in other systems, which may greatly increase the risk of atherosclerosis in the cardiovascular system.
So, after reading the above ones, do you understand? Even if the impact of small lung nodules is relatively small, you should not smoke again. People who are not patients with nodules should also pay attention to this point and take care of their health.