Side Effects of Smoking Cigars

Is there any need to mitigate the severity of the topic by reiterating the same thing about how smoking is injurious to health, and that nicotine addiction leads to various health problems, and some of them can even be fatal at times.

No, there isn't any need for those, who have been reading this from the time they started, but we would certainly like to say these old things again for those, who have started smoking from last month, or last week, or just a fortnight back.

For beginners, who are just trying to explore this unknown, let us tell you it is not much of a fun that you will have, it will only add to your problems like your pocket money would finish off fast, and you would be deprived of other better things.

You might also cause yourself a serious lung problem, and that might even lead to death. You will be distressed, and might feel rejuvenated after a smoke, but let me tell you it is only because smoke is actually reducing your stamina and strength, so only when you smoke, you feel like your real self that you were before smoking.

If you quit smoking, you will always feel that way - fresh, and brain would work faster. It would not go into the blurred zone after every half an hour. Does it make sense? If yes, that is good, if not, read on to know, in detail, what the side effects of smoking cigars can be.

➺ Lung cancer is a major side effect of smoking cigars, and is very painful like all other cancers. Approximately 90% of lung cancers are caused due to smoking, irrespective of smoking cigars or cigarettes. With age and the time that you have been smoking, the chances and severity of cancer increase. It also depends on the number of cigarettes you smoke.

➺ Smoking increases your risk for diseases that affect the heart and blood vessels (cardiovascular diseases), for example, coronary heart disease, stroke, atherosclerosis, heart attack, high blood pressure, reduced blood flow to legs and skin, etc.

➺ Cigar smoking can also lead to oral cancers. The most common of them is tongue cancer, which not only affects the mouth, but the throat as well. It causes pain in the ear, and pain when you try to swallow. Smoking cigar can cause cancer almost anywhere in your body...in the liver, bladder, blood, cervix, stomach, esophagus, colon, pancreas, rectum...

➺ Smoking cigars during pregnancy can affect the baby's health before and after birth. Women, who smoke regularly, may have difficulty in conceiving. Smoking is estimated to increase the risk of stillbirth, low birth weight, preterm delivery, etc.

➺ Smoking reduces the health of a person in general. It weakens the immune system and can increase his risk for infections, diseases, and disorders. It can lead to reduced bone density, poor vision, tooth loss, infertility, type 2 diabetes mellitus, rheumatoid arthritis, early menopause, premature aging, fatigue, etc.

So, these are some of the major side effects of smoking cigars. Now it is for you to decide whether you want to experience all this or just quit smoking!