Hey Sarah,
Congrats on quitting smoking. I quit Aug. 10, 1989. Make sure that you realize it feels awful while you quit. But the awfullness only lasts about a week and it's totally worth it! I thought about smoking constantly while I was quitting. I gradually cut down by starting with 20 cigs the 1st day, 19 cigs the next day and so on. It took me 20 days to quit. Since I didn't want to gain weight I put myself on an eating schedule too. And I drank lots of water. I still do, to this day, it's like my cigerette. But it's a healthy way to quit with no annoying gum chewing or food substitutions. I don't recall that my IBS changed for the better or worse during quitting, mainly because of the constant thoughts of smoking. So actually your ibs symptoms may get better while you quit. Also, make sure you reward yourself once a month for a year. I quit on the 10th, so every month after I quit, I would go to a nice restaurant and order the Lobster or other item that I normally
wouldn't get because it's too expensive. I figured I would have spent that money on cigs anyway so that the heck!
Good Luck!
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