Patients with bronchitis are advised not to smoke, as smoking can aggravate the inflammatory response of the bronchial tubes, which is detrimental to the recovery of the patient’s disease.
Smoking produces carbon monoxide, nicotine, tar and other substances that are harmful to the human body. Bronchitis is a chronic non-specific inflammation, bronchitis patients if smoking, can aggravate the inflammatory reaction of the bronchial tubes and their surrounding parts, resulting in decreased airway elasticity, aggravate the patient cough, cough sputum, wheezing and other clinical symptoms, seriously affecting the recovery of the disease, and even make the condition worse.
Even if patients do not suffer from bronchitis, they should not smoke. Clinical studies have shown that smoking is an important risk factor for the development of lung cancer, so patients should try to control themselves and quit smoking as soon as possible.