How does smoking relate to ipf?

Don't smoke with IPF: Ipf, if you are referring to interstitial pulmonary fibrosis, is a disease of the lungs in which the tissue surrounding the critical respiratory units(alveoli) becomes infiltrated with an abnormal substance and often can be permanent. It can severely impair the gas exchange function of the lungs and renders lung function marginal. Smoking usually not causative but will worsen symptoms.

Related,not a cause: Ipf is idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Idiopathic means the cause is unknown. Exposure to dusts and chemicals, recurrent infections, and /or smoking are all common in the history of ipf patients, but are not considered the cause and thus the name idiopathic. Sorry if that is a little confusing.

See below: Smoking isn't related to IPF; however, smoking will make your breathing worse and likely cause an obstructive disease (COPD) to go along with your restrictive disease (IPF). Do not smoke, especially iwth a lung disease.