The Giving Up Smoking Thread!!

basilcat7

Hi everyone......

Thought I should join this thread as I officially Gave Up Smoking on 1st Jan after 21 years of smoking (I'm now 34). Not feeling like a problem and very positive but just wanted to ask everyone a personal question.

Does anyone else have a problem with going for a number 2 (sorry everyone) after stopping ? I always do and it gets me smoking one as I feel so awful.

Please can anyone help with any ideas to keep regular ??

Thanks !!

BrickingIt

basilcat7 wrote: »

Hi everyone......

Thought I should join this thread as I officially Gave Up Smoking on 1st Jan after 21 years of smoking (I'm now 34). Not feeling like a problem and very positive but just wanted to ask everyone a personal question.

Does anyone else have a problem with going for a number 2 (sorry everyone) after stopping ? I always do and it gets me smoking one as I feel so awful.

Please can anyone help with any ideas to keep regular ??

Thanks !!

Trainspotting?.

basilcat7

OK thanks for the [STRIKE]non[/STRIKE] helpful reply ! Obviously its only me who has this problem.... well at least I've given up

BrickingIt

basilcat7 wrote: »

OK thanks for the [strike]non[/strike] helpful reply ! Obviously its only me who has this problem.... well at least I've given up

Try Trainspotting.

Frugaldom

BrickingIt wrote: »

I take offence at this, i've come here for help and support and i've become a figure to poke fun at.

Just let you know i've give up a 10 o'clock (again) and for 15 whole minutes I haven't even once (not once) thought about a cigarette.

I've reported you to the marlboroators, although i've been fair, and asked them to go light on you:D .

Hey Bricky Buddy! Top of the mornin', to ye!

I am regaly honoured by your revelations of reporting me, but think that's a little bit low tar, especially from a John Player of your calibre in this game. As a result of your actions, I have now gone on Lucky Strike and will soon be Rolling Up to the British Embassy in my Sobrani Coupe (work with me here, folks, pretend it's a sports car!!) and requesting your formal complaint be extinguished. :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

PS: Any more quit smoking TIPS, Bricky?

PPS: My first 72 hours are up, am I nicotine free yet? Still no symptoms other than 'Bricky itch'

Edited in: PPPS: Sorry if I made you think about ciggies

NYK WACKY HINTS & TIPS (Pardon the pun) - Distract your mind and your urge to smoke will follow. Pick a quittin' buddy - pass me the brick :rotfl:

BrickingIt

nykmedia wrote: »

PPS: My first 72 hours are up, am I nicotine free yet? Still no symptoms other than 'Bricky itch'

I think Basilcat7 is getting 'a lust for life?'.

Frugaldom

basilcat7 wrote: »

Hi everyone......

Thought I should join this thread as I officially Gave Up Smoking on 1st Jan after 21 years of smoking (I'm now 34). Not feeling like a problem and very positive but just wanted to ask everyone a personal question.

Does anyone else have a problem with going for a number 2 (sorry everyone) after stopping ? I always do and it gets me smoking one as I feel so awful.

Please can anyone help with any ideas to keep regular ??

Thanks !!

Unlike 'the Brick', I have heard of this problem and know of several people who experienced similar. Smoking acts like a drug on your system and can have a sedative effect on your gut. The doctor told me this whilst lecturing me on the dangers of smoking during pregnancy, many years ago. You don't know your system is sedated until you quit sedating it and then find out your diet has been playing havoc with your system for years. You need to increase circulation by taking regular exercise, drinking plenty of water and eating plenty of healthy roughage. Smokers should always supplement their Vitamin C intake, as well, apparently, but I do not advocate pumping yourself full of supplements. Just drink plenty, exercise and try to stick to a healthy diet with extra roughage until your gut returns to normal.

Bricky, if trainspotting works for you then perhaps you shouldn't stand so close to the track and perhaps even try prunes next time

BrickingIt

nykmedia wrote: »

Unlike 'the Brick', I have heard of this problem and know of several people who experienced similar. Smoking acts like a drug on your system and can have a sedative effect on your gut. The doctor told me this whilst lecturing me on the dangers of smoking during pregnancy, many years ago. You don't know your system is sedated until you quit sedating it and then find out your diet has been playing havoc with your system for years. You need to increase circulation by taking regular exercise, drinking plenty of water and eating plenty of healthy roughage. Smokers should always supplement their Vitamin C intake, as well, apparently, but I do not advocate pumping yourself full of supplements. Just drink plenty, exercise and try to stick to a healthy diet with extra roughage until your gut returns to normal.

Bricky, if trainspotting works for you then perhaps you shouldn't stand so close to the track and perhaps even try prunes next time

I tend to go trainspotting, don't think prunes will help.

Frugaldom

BrickingIt wrote: »

I tend to go trainspotting, don't think prunes will help.

Sorry BrickingIt, I thought you were being sarcastic and literally meant trainspotting, as in spotting trains and standing too close to the tracks, cos that's scary and dangerous!

Now I understand... you're an Irvine Welsh fan, you read his books and think they are...... oh, that's not good at all! I was led to believe he was a good writer after the success of the film, but that could have been down to Ewan McGregor. :rotfl:

melbury

basilcat7 wrote: »

Hi everyone......

Thought I should join this thread as I officially Gave Up Smoking on 1st Jan after 21 years of smoking (I'm now 34). Not feeling like a problem and very positive but just wanted to ask everyone a personal question.

Does anyone else have a problem with going for a number 2 (sorry everyone) after stopping ? I always do and it gets me smoking one as I feel so awful.

Please can anyone help with any ideas to keep regular ??

Thanks !!

Yes I have heard of this, just hope it doesn't happen to me though! Drawing on that first cig of the day almost has a laxative type effect - gives an instant urge to go!! I suppose you will just have to try and eat more roughage and drink lots of water. Giving up will be much more beneficial for you that keeping smoking purely based on the fact that it keeps you going. Perhaps try Al-Bran instead - I mean eat it, not smoke it! Good luck.