Dry mouth; sore Sip ice-cold water or fruit
throat, gums, or juice, or chew gum.
tongue
Headaches Take a warm bath or shower.
Try relaxation or
meditation techniques.
Trouble sleeping Don't drink coffee, tea or
soda with caffeine after
6:00 p.m. Again, try
relaxation or meditation
techniques.
Irregularity Add roughage to your diet,
such as raw fruit, vegetables,
and whole grain cereals. Drink
6-8 glasses of water a day.
Fatigue Take a nap. Try not to push
yourself during this time;
don't expect too much of your
body until it's had a chance
to begin to heal itself over
a couple of weeks.
Hunger Drink water or low-calorie
liquids. Eat low-fat,
low-calorie snacks. See
Snack Calorie Chart.
Tenseness, Take a walk, soak in a hot
irritability bath, try relaxation or
meditation techniques.
Coughing Sip warm herbal tea. Suck on
cough drops or sugarless
hard candy.
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Adapted from Quitting Times: A Magazine for Women Who Smoke,
funded by the Pennsylvania Dpartment of Health; prepared by
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia.
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