How does smoking affect MS?

Ever wondered if smoking affects your MS? Sure, we all know the health risks linked to smoking. But, does smoking cause multiple sclerosis progression? And will your MS symptoms improve if you quit smoking?
We dive deep into these questions with consultant neurologist, Professor Richard Nicholas from the MS register. Plus, Caroline Smith, who lives with MS, talks us through the steps she took to quit smoking.
Listen now!
Show Notes
Smoking and MS - info from the MS Trust: mstrust.org.uk/a-z/smoking
Quitting smoking slows down MS progression - info from MS Trust: mstrust.org.uk/news/research/...
Five top tips for improving your lung health - blog from Jodi Barber - -mstrust.org.uk/news/expert/fi...
Stoptober - Stop smoking campaign from NHS www.nhs.uk/better-health/quit...
The MS Register: ukmsregister.org
Set up a fundraising challenge: mstrust.org.uk/get-involved/f...

[@jude4896]

Thank you for sharing

[@mstrust]

💙💙💙

[@Dawncaller]

Hello there, i was just now diagnosed with MS, just want to let something here, i was a heavy smoker, i used to smoke around 30 cigarrets a day and around 2 years ago i had a pretty strong MS flare (although i did not knew it was MS) and i quit smoking right away, why did i quit smoking right away one might ask, well, when i am smoking what happens is, when i pull the cigarret smoke inside, i feel like, eletrical shocks in my whole body, but specially inside my head, anyway, just wanted to leave this here. ^^

[@mstrust]

Thank you for sharing your experiences. That must have been a really strange and distressing sensation. Sending you best wishes from the MS Trust 💙