Question 1

is it okay/better to swallow chewing tobacco?

Accepted Answer

No: For starters, this will often make you sick.  Secondly, the chemicals in the tobacco are know carcinogens, so they potentially could have an effect in the esophagus.  It si better to stop using tobacco altogether.

Question 2

what makes swallowing chewing tobacco make someone sick?

Accepted Answer

Do not eat: Tobacco leaves are not for human consumption. Same goes for so many other things, all of which will give you gastrointestinal distress if you eat them.

Question 3

ill effects from swallowing a mouth full from a day old cup of chewing tobacco spit? was half asleep and accidentally took a drink from the wrong cup.

Accepted Answer

No more ill effects: generally than some stomach upset and heartburn.  You are actually always swallowing some of this mess.  I would hope that this experience would tell you that this is not a habit you want to cultivate, and you quit before you end up with head and neck cancer, heart disease and other complications of chewing tobacco.  Your teeth get stained, your breath stinks and it is altogether unattractive.

Question 4

is chewing tobacco increase b.p.

Accepted Answer

It could: It could. Other health effects of chewing tobacco include receding gums, high blood pressure and cancers of the mouth and food pipe .I advice you to stop chewing tobacco.

Question 5

what are chewing tobacco quitting symptoms?

Accepted Answer

Same as quitting: cigarette smoking. Nicotine addiction is nicotine addiction, however you are taking it in. Irritablity, lack of concentration, anxiety and depression all can occur. This depends on your biology/genetics, how much you were using and for how long.  It can be treated with nicotine replacement therapies like patches, lozenges, gum, and with medications like Chantix and Zyban (bupropion). Cessation programs help.

Question 6

how can i leave the habbit of chewing tobacco?

Accepted Answer

Determination!: Decide that you have enough will power to take control and do it!

Question 7

what are the negative effects of chewing tobacco?

Accepted Answer

Deadly: The benefits include not having to live as long.

Question 8

how to quit chewing tobacco?

Accepted Answer

Same as smoking: Both give you nicotine addiction, as well as being an "oral habit" - the need to have something in your mouth. Cold turkey works for about 3% of people, adding nicotine replacement therapy (patches, gum, lozenges etc) increases quit rates to about 10-15%, adding a smoking cessation program increases to about 20%. The prescription drugs Zyban (bupropion) and Chantix, together with a program are 30-40% success.

Question 9

can chewing tobacco trigger cold sores?

Accepted Answer

Possible: Anything that lowers your immune response,  and/or irritates the lining of your mouth can precipitate cold sores or activation of herpes simplex
 virus in the oral cavity. Best not to chew tobacco and to see your otolaryngologist if sores are in the mouth and you chew tobacco.

Question 10

why does chewing tobacco lead to nausea?

Accepted Answer

Nicotine: It directly affects the intestinal t ract as well as relevant receptors in the brain.

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