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hi i have a female friend , she used to to smoke Hookah tobacco for 3 months then suddenly she stopped smoking , now she feels heart pain (heart beats faster ), chest pain (hard to breath and some timed coughs blood ) and back pain when she went to the hospital the doctor said you must stop smoking hookah gradually not stop suddenly so what do u recommend and is it true that this is the only solution for this problem ? or is there some kind of pills or medical solution? i don't her to smoke again cause if she tries again she may be addicted again to hookah tobacco so please i want a better solution then this solution

Hi, Since you have not told me about the age of the patient ,with only history available that she was a smoker,following might be the causes - - Bronchitis - Brochiectasis - Lung carcinoma - Pneumonia For all of these you will have to leave smoking.You may quit smoking suddenly but doctors at might not recommend it because this might suddenly lead to dropping of hormone levels in blood which might cause depression. For knowing about the exact cause about the disease, I will have to know ...

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I have been smoking hookah for 3 months i quit but do you think i have oral cancer and can the Doctor Catch it before it starts

There is rarest possibility of getting oral cancer by smoking hookah for 3 months, however there are multiple other causes of oral cancer. You can get check-up done for any person in doubt and doctor can easily diagnose cancer in very early stages also. Do not restart any such bad habit and consume nutritious food to reduce the risk of cancer at any age. ...

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