IBS AND EVERYDAY POISONS: STOPPING SMOKING – NICK’S ENCOURAGING EXPERIENCE
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Nick had not realized it was going to be difficult to stop smoking, in fact, he was one of the ‘Oh, it’s easy, I can stop any time I like’ smokers. The reality of the situation was quite different; after two unsuccesful attempts he asked his doctor for Nicorette gum. He found this a great help although when he used it the way the packaging suggested – keeping a piece in his cheek and slowly chewing on it from time to time – it gave him a sore mouth. This problem was solved by cutting the gum into quarters and chewing it normally with a piece of ordinary mint gum; it tasted better too. A cup of coffee and the gum after meals was his lifeline for two months, and then he gradually forgot about the Nicorette. He had a few panic attacks (this is not uncommon even after being symptom-free for about six months) but he revealed his ‘silly episodes’ to a friend and found he had had the same experience when he gave up smoking. He was very constipated and, in fact, dates his Irritable Bowel problems from that time.
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