Smoking And The Digestive System

Smoking influence the whole body, raise the risk of much life threatening diseases including lung emphysema, cancer and heart disease.Smoking also contribution to many cancers and diseases of the digestive system.The digestive system is made up of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract also called the digestive tract and the liver, pancreas, and gallbladder. The GI tract is a order of hollow part joined in a long, twisting tube from the mouth to the rectum.The hollow organs that make up the GI tract are the esophagus,mouth, stomach, small intestine, large intestine which includes the colon and rectum and anus.Smoking contribution to many common disease of the digestive system, such as acid taste and gastroesophageal refluence disease (GERD), peptic ulcers  and some liver diseases.Smoking raise the risk of Crohn’s disease, colon polyps, and pancreatitis, and it may raies the danger of gallstones.In case you smoke, try to quit. Seek medical help for smoking cessation if you need help.Giving up smoking will lower your risk for lung cancer and heart disease. It will also reduce your risk for other digestive disorders.