Comment by wpm

> linked with an increase in development of autoimmune disorders in the 12-24 month period after quitting

No shit, I had no idea.

That explains a lot. I quit smoking (well, the first time I tried to quit) when I was 19 (2 years smoking). 3 months later I was in the hospital with sclerosing mesenteritis, a rare disorder for an older person but baffling and way out of left-field for a 19 year old with no prior history autoimmune issues. We only got a diagnosis after full exploratory surgery that earned me a six inch incision scar on my stomach.

Don't start smoking, kids.