Health Desk. You must have seen many people sipping tea along with cigarettes with great pleasure during the winter season. If you are also included in the list of such people, then now the time has come for you to be careful because by doing so you may have to face health related problems.
Although there is no harm in drinking some tea, but when you start drinking tea and cigarettes together, it can cause constipation and other problems. Tea contains caffeine, which is a tonic. It may have mixed effects on the digestive system. Caffeine may make bowel movements easier by increasing contractions in the intestines. Drinking too much tea causes water deficiency in the body. Due to this, the stool becomes hard and bowel movement also becomes slow.
Caffeine causes irritation in the urinary tract and helps in removing water from the body. Dehydration directly affects the consistency and passage of stool. This may cause constipation. Lactose intolerant individuals may suffer from digestive problems such as bloating or constipation. On the other hand, it can also have serious effects on the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. The amount of nicotine present in cigarettes stimulates the nervous system and can also speed up bowel movements.
Along with this, continuous smoking can also disturb the balance of intestinal microbiota. Additionally, nicotine reduces blood flow to the intestines. This reduces their working efficiency. Now the question is, how to prevent it. So first of all reduce the consumption of tea. Drink at least 8 to 10 glasses of water daily. With this you can reduce the effects of caffeine. Quit smoking today. Increase the amount of fiber in your diet.
