Posted this on another thread but thought it may get more attention as its own thread. Have there been any recent studies re: regular smoking/tobacco use and severity of COVID symptoms? I saw a few foreign studies a while back that seemed to loosely indicate that regular smokers or nicotine users may experience fewer/less severe symptoms or complications from Covid, but seems crazy to me.
I was diagnosed with COVID-19 Saturday afternoon and it's likely that I was exposed 8-10 days ago (based on diagnosis from a friend I was at a gathering with) but no way to know for sure...could be possible he got it from me as I had weird bouts of diarrhea at his crawfish boil but still felt fine and suspected my earlier lunch to be the culprit. I used to be a weekend social drinker and smoker, but during the shutdown must admit that I've started drinking about two stiff adult beverages an evening/night and anywhere from 2-4 cigarettes along with it. I am 39, physically fit and run quite a bit and used to hit the gym almost every evening before the shutdown. But I also smoke a little cannabis and a few cigs pretty much every night now
So far, if I hadn't received a positive result, I am not sure i'd even suspect I had it. I have had a few days with frequent solid bowel movements (4 times today already) and have had a crick in my neck that I suspect was from sleeping but possibly worsened by virus which has pretty much gone away after 2 days, and have had very mild allergy symptoms which are typical to me since I spend so much time outdoors and esp since it has been very dry in Houston lately. Mucous in nose/dry nose at times/dry throat and slight occasional dry cough etc.
I am relieved so far that i have been almost "asymptomatic" (in that these symptoms are symptoms i seem to go through pretty regularly this time of yr being outdoors a lot and would never consider out of the ordinary)...but hoping it's not calm before the storm and that this will somehow just move to my lungs all of a sudden. Not a long-time heavy smoker or anything, but still...
Anyways, sorry for the long post, just wondering if there have been any updated studies re: smoking and COVID symptoms?
I was diagnosed with COVID-19 Saturday afternoon and it's likely that I was exposed 8-10 days ago (based on diagnosis from a friend I was at a gathering with) but no way to know for sure...could be possible he got it from me as I had weird bouts of diarrhea at his crawfish boil but still felt fine and suspected my earlier lunch to be the culprit. I used to be a weekend social drinker and smoker, but during the shutdown must admit that I've started drinking about two stiff adult beverages an evening/night and anywhere from 2-4 cigarettes along with it. I am 39, physically fit and run quite a bit and used to hit the gym almost every evening before the shutdown. But I also smoke a little cannabis and a few cigs pretty much every night now
So far, if I hadn't received a positive result, I am not sure i'd even suspect I had it. I have had a few days with frequent solid bowel movements (4 times today already) and have had a crick in my neck that I suspect was from sleeping but possibly worsened by virus which has pretty much gone away after 2 days, and have had very mild allergy symptoms which are typical to me since I spend so much time outdoors and esp since it has been very dry in Houston lately. Mucous in nose/dry nose at times/dry throat and slight occasional dry cough etc.
I am relieved so far that i have been almost "asymptomatic" (in that these symptoms are symptoms i seem to go through pretty regularly this time of yr being outdoors a lot and would never consider out of the ordinary)...but hoping it's not calm before the storm and that this will somehow just move to my lungs all of a sudden. Not a long-time heavy smoker or anything, but still...
Anyways, sorry for the long post, just wondering if there have been any updated studies re: smoking and COVID symptoms?
