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Can you tell me some ways to help lung health after smoking cessation?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Hydration: Hydration is very important. Smoking paralyzes the cilia in your airways -so that don't remove junk from the lungs. They come back to life when you stop smoking. Water is needed to loosen the junk so that it can be coughed out. Physical activity will also help.

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Answered 1/25/2018

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