We all know that smoking is an unhealthy habit for anyone.
Tobacco is an addictive and lethal drug, and there is no
doubt that it causes many serious condition conditions and even
early death. Despite all that we know about the dangers of
smoking and all of the warnings that are enduringly in the
media, tobacco is still a widely used drug. As Hiv infected
individuals are now living longer, we need to take a serious
look at the long term condition implications of smoking in this
population.
I won't try to go into all of the condition problems caused by
smoking or smoking cessation methods in information here, but
I'll furnish some great links at the end of this narrative to
get you all mental about quitting. My objective today is
to get Hiv distinct people mental about the increased
dangers of condition problems associated with the composition
of smoking and continuing Hiv infection. You can get
information regarding curative terms and opportunistic
infections at TheBody.com
(http://www.thebody.com/index.html).
Hiv
The only "good" news is that most studies have shown that
smoking, in itself, has not been shown to affect Hiv
infection itself. Smoking does not affect the rate at which
the Cd4 cell counts drop or how rapidly Hiv progresses to
Aids. Anti-retroviral medications used to treat Hiv are just
as sufficient in smokers as they are in nonsmokers. If you
can even think this to be "good" news, read on to learn
about the specific risks associated with Hiv and smoking.
Opportunistic Infections and Aids-defining Illness: Smoking
weakens the immune law and interferes with lung
functioning. This leads to a decreased quality to fight off
infections, manufacture Hiv distinct smokers more likely to
develop distinct infections and Aids-defining illnesses,
particularly those associated to the lungs (such as Pcp
pneumonia and Mac). Oral thrush, oral hairy leukoplakia, and
bacterial pneumonia also occur much more often in Hiv
positive smokers. In women, smoking can increase the
severity of human papilloma virus (Hpv), important to the
increased risk of aggressive cervical cancers.
Chronic Lung Disease and Emphysema: Smoking causes a
constant inflammatory state in all smokers, and this consequent
is greatly increased in Hiv distinct smokers. The lung
destruction and emphysema that occurs as a consequent of this
chronic inflammation is greatly accelerated in Hiv distinct
smokers; emphysema will originate more frequently, at an
earlier age and tends to be more aggressive and disabling.
Cancer: Smoking has been strongly associated to many types of
cancer, along with lung, throat and mouth, bladder, and
pancreas. Cancers in normal seem to occur more often
in Hiv distinct people. Similar to continuing lung disease,
these cancers tend to occur at an earlier age and be more
aggressive in Hiv infected people. This is true even in
those who are taking Hiv medications and have a
well-controlled viral load.
Heart Disease: It has been well-established that cigarette
smoking is the #1 modifiable risk factor for heart disease.
Smoking also increases the risk for high blood pressure and
stroke. It is likely that Hiv infection itself can increase
the risk of heart disease. It is known that distinct Hiv
medications can raise the levels of cholesterol and other
fats in your blood, and lower the "good cholesterol", (Hdl)
and cause distinct metabolic changes such as diabetes and
high blood sugar, which added increases the risk of heart
disease.
Liver Disease: Nicotine is a drug, and it needs to be
processed by the liver. When combined with the side effects
of toxic Hiv medications, liver problems may occur, and any
pre-existing continuing hepatitis infections may worsen as a
result of the stress on the liver. Smoking has also been
shown to interfere with the liver's quality to process
certain medications properly.
Osteoporosis (weak, brittle bones): This can be a consequent of
chronic Hiv infection itself or the long-term side effects
of Hiv medications. Smoking has been shown to increase the
risk of osteoporosis in all people. As people are living
longer with Hiv, the risk of disabling bone fractures
impacts on quality of life.
The bottom line is that stopping smoking (or not beginning if
you are a non-smoker) will greatly enhance your condition and
decrease your risks for many serious condition problems. Check
some of the links below for data on smoking
cessation.
http://www.thebody.com/index.html
http://www.quitsmokingonline.com/
http://www.joechemo.org/index.html
[http://unr.edu/homepage/shubinsk/smoke.html]
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=303
8016
[http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLuk9O0E&b=22937]
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