Terrible bloating

[Blu123]

16 days no smoking...but painful/uncomfortable bloating! Anyone else experience this? Hoping this improves, because otherwise I feel pretty darn good about quitting😁

[pebbleskk 6 MONTH WINNER]

16 days here too! I don't fit in any of my pants.... feel the same way tho, happy to be smoke free.

[Blu123 6 MONTH WINNER in reply to pebbleskk]

Ok, so I'm not the only one lol hopefully when we are a bit further along, we can have some relief🤞

[pebbleskk 6 MONTH WINNER in reply to Blu123]

Hoping so... also tired of burning lungs and random napping. At least the vivid dreams are over for me. That was crazy had one dream that I was smoking again and for the life of me could not figure out if it was a nightmare or a fantasy ;-P lol

[TheTabbyCat Administrator LONG TERM WINNER in reply to pebbleskk]

Hi pebbleskk , Well done for your decision to quit👏 and of course for your 2+ smoke free weeks.

Welcome to Quit Support.💙

It’s never easy to quit but it’s easier with a little support.💪

Whichever way you choose we will support you all the way.

I'm afraid feeling bloated is quite a common withdrawal symptom which will get better in time.

Please read the pinned posts,📌 there is lots of information there. You will find the posts to the right or at the bottom of your screen depending which device you are using. Just click “posts” then click “pinned posts”.

May I suggest you drink plenty of water🚰 💧to flush out the toxins and keep yourself hydrated.

If you feel you need any more help please don’t hesitate to ask. There is always someone here.

So for the record your quit date is 7th February? So that we can assign you a winners' badge and add your name to the wall of winners.

May I remind you to close your post, to help keep this site safe and not to post any personal information. Thank you

Good luck with your quit.🍀🚭xx

[pebbleskk 6 MONTH WINNER in reply to TheTabbyCat]

yep 2/7 thanks

[LEENOL48 9 MONTH WINNER in reply to TheTabbyCat]

Hi there it’s been 7 months to the day since I quit and I have felt awful since gums bled as soon as I quit then the indigestion bloating and nausea I don’t feel the need to start again but does the bloating actually last this long

[jillygirl Administrator LONG TERM WINNER in reply to pebbleskk]

Hello and welcome pebbleskk, Well done on your 16 days too. I hope both you and Blu are coping well. I will assign you your progress badge ( next to your name)

Also please have a browse through the pinned posts for information.

Look forward to supporting you. XXX

[jillygirl Administrator LONG TERM WINNER]

It may be related because nicotine activates intestinal transit. Therefore stopping smoking slows down intestinal transit, which can manifest itself as bloating and constipation, which can both cause abdominal pain due to pressure on the intestinal wall.

Make sure you drink plenty of water (not fizzy) this helps get rid of toxins. Everything will settle down. 👍😊xx

[TheTabbyCat Administrator LONG TERM WINNER in reply to jillygirl]

Snap,👍🤣xx

[Dawny8day LONG TERM WINNER in reply to TheTabbyCat]

I were going to snap this 😁 😁 i were constipated for 5wks!!!! Mine stopped. Then xmas as regular as clockwork again. I drank loads of herbal teas, green veg and water. Good luck hope you dont go as long as me ♥

[Cato9 3 YEAR WINNER]

Hi blu

In the past month that I’ve been quit my body has experienced all sorts of crazy withdrawal symptoms. It makes sense. Besides for nicotine, there’s like 7,000 other chemicals that we take in when we smoke & they get into our bloodstream & effect every area of our body. It just takes time for our bodies to flush them all out.

For bloating I would suggest that you make sure you’re drinking enough water, eating enough fiber or fruits & veggies & limit you’re salt & sugar. This should help.

Also read the pinned posts. There is lots of information about the quitting process that you will find helpful. I am always reading as much as I can. Knowledge is power.

Stay close to this forum & just say NOPE everyday - Not One Puff Ever.

Good luck with the bloating. 😁

[Blu123 6 MONTH WINNER in reply to Cato9]

Thanks so much!! Salt and sugar are 2 of my favorite things😂but you are right, definitely should try to change that up a bit..

[coat2003]

INVESTIGATE, IF PERSISTANT FOR A MONTH, can range from a withdrawal symptom to more, needs more to be sure..if a woman can be women things related, check nit out with your gp, if a man, can be nothing to a prostate, enlarged...just HAVE NO FEAR. fear has bigger eyes than anything!I suspect a woman, can be hormone orientated, depends if near enough 50-55, then certainly get help with it, patches, or what! don't suffer can lead to depression..

[Sara_2611]

No- I only feel bloated really if I get indigestion - .Well done for feeling good about quitting . keeping continully positive will help you keep it up

[Gypsysoul Badge pending]

Same here.

I am having bloating, small sharp pains and stomach muscle soreness. From what I’ve read and been told, this is all a part of quitting. Your organs and muscles are detoxing and withdrawing. Getting their feeling and full functions back!

I never realized what smoking affects until I quit. Hang in there!

[Blu123 6 MONTH WINNER in reply to Gypsysoul]

Thank you! I've been doing a lot of reading also, smoking seems to affect everything! I'm anxious to be a little further along, to see if these feelings start improving. One day at a time🤞

[Gypsysoul Badge pending]

All the chest stuff I was having scared me. So I eventually went to the ER. After 2 pages of blood work, an EKG on my heart and a full chest ex ray, I had absolutely nothing wrong with me in any way!

2 days later I woke up and had no more issues with my chest. Now it’s my stomach and digestive system. So just hang in there and go with the flow. It’ll all pass as soon as your body gets all the poison out and starts healing!!

[Blu123 6 MONTH WINNER in reply to Gypsysoul]

Thanks gypsysoul! I'm glad everything was good for you at the er.

Hope the indigestion etc issues disappear just as quickly. 🤞definitely not fun, and really makes us wonder if it's something serious? That's how I'm feeling tonight, feel crappy all day at work with swollen, sore belly, and no better at home in evening☹️ still chalking it up to...side effects of quitting smoking for now anyway, afterall it's only been 19 days