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What Does Bowel Movements Got To Do With Smoking?

bowel movements with cigarettes
hello, ive been a smoker with no problems for over a year now. i smoke Newport menthols and lately ive noticed that afyer every cigarette i have to use the bathroom and a lot of times it is diarrhea. i dont know what this is or what i should do!! thank you
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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smoking has many effects on our Gestro intestinal tract like it causes increased secretion of acid and causes acidity also it increased bowel movement and so there is diarrhea sometimes there is constipation also thats why aome people use smoking to relive constipation that is due to smoking dependance and that leads to his brain to work in that manner.
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What Does Bowel Movements Got To Do With Smoking?

smoking has many effects on our Gestro intestinal tract like it causes increased secretion of acid and causes acidity also it increased bowel movement and so there is diarrhea sometimes there is constipation also thats why aome people use smoking to relive constipation that is due to smoking dependance and that leads to his brain to work in that manner.