Smoking is injurious to health, we all know that, yet we smoke! Our family members, our doctors, advertisements, in fact the cigarette packet itself tells us not to smoke, but we don’t listen. We know that smoking is injurious for the lungs and the entire respiratory tract, but there is a lot more than smoking can cause damage to. Long-term smoking can affect the brain, eyes, mouth, stomach, bladder, heart, and the reproductive system too. It can cause stroke, heart attack, mouth cancer, stomach cancer, bladder cancer, high blood pressure, damaged sperm, lower fertility, impotence, and much more. Due to all of this, we all must definitely avoid smoking; however those with urological conditions, must strictly quit smoking! This is because smoking can cause severe conditions that can be fatal to urological patients; some of which are mentioned below.
- Bladder cancer – Almost 1 lakh people every year suffer from bladder cancer, which is caused by smoking! Smoking lets harmful chemicals to collect in the urine, which affects the lining of the bladder and leads it to cancer.
- Kidney cancer – Kidney stones and kidney cancer are other two most common problems seen in people. While there could be carious reasons for kidney stones, smoking adds to the risk and pain. Also, smoking causes the smoke to make its way into the bloodstream through the lungs, where it is filtered into the kidneys. This makes the harmful chemicals reach the kidneys, causing kidney cancer.
- Incontinence – Millions of people in our country face incontinence, which is an issue where the bladder cannot contain the urine and lets it leak out. Smoking can only worsen this condition and cause frequent urination.
- Erectile dysfunction – Millions of men are affected by erectile dysfunction, which is caused due to poor blood flow to the penis. Smoking is one reason that can cause this ailment, as it harms the blood vessels, which impacts the blood flow.
- Infertility – Smoking harms the genetic make-up of both the eggs and the sperm, which results in infertility issues in both men and women. The infertility rate seen in the country for smokers is twice than that of those who do not smoke.
- Painful Bladder Syndrome – Women are more susceptible to this ailment than men. Women who smoke can experience irritation in the bladder, which can worsen the symptoms of this disorder.
These are only some of the problems that we have stated which are caused or aggravated by smoking. Conditions can be worse than this! However, the above problems are enough for someone to start worrying, and consider about quitting smoking. If you have just begun smoking, it could be easier for you to stop. However, if you are already addicted to it, it can be really difficult for you. Although we wouldn’t advise you to quit smoking completely at once, you could at least put in efforts to lessen the number of time you smoke. This way you can at least put your body at comparatively lesser risk. And, to have yourself checked for any kind of urological problems, you can always get in touch with Maitri Hospital’s urologist in Kota, because if you are already unknowingly a urological patient, any of the above mentioned problems may definitely attack you! So, you need to quit smoking right away, no matter what!
