Gutka

Lifestyle Relationships
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Hi.
I got my husband to quit smoking in March and recently hes started using this mouth freshener/ tobacco/gutka. He says its perfectly safe. Is this true? Or should I get him to quit that as well?

thanks.

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make him quit...coz its just another source of tobacco

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^TABBA: are you newly married?

...Weird Problem...
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I think Gutka won't effect the lungs directly...but it still will have same effect on heart & veins as smoking...

PS: Not everybody can stand the use of tobacco...

PS1: In general...smoking pure tobacco is not that dangerous to one's health as widely made-believed to stop...

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gutka is only a couple of notches worse than smoking.

umm - otherwise its OK

:) Sub DOST HamaaraY *Dhimpak* - flooding dhaagaa
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Why do you ask?

Time Pass
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nope Gutka is even worst, he actually has that ala bala in his mouth.

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Gutka won't give you lung cancer like smoking can, but it will still give you mouth & throat cancer.

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mouth freshener??? doesn’t it actually make your breath smell worst???

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WTH is Gutka?

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try to see if he can quit. It has a percentage of tobacco with other things mixed in there. Not sure whatelse is mixed in but it smells so gross. Most guys in my family chew it and it makes the whole car stink! I personally cannot stand it, and am trying for the husband to not chew it. Haven't had much luck yet but I'm not giving up that easily :D

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GUTKA is the thing u put in paan, right?

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just so everyone knows what Gutka is:

Gutka is a sweet, flavorful tobacco product manufactured in India and exported to a few other countries. Used by millions of adults it is also marketed to children. It is used in the same way as American chewing tobacco and, like American chewing tobacco, is considered responsible for oral cancer and other severe negative health effects.

Gutka use often begins at a very young age. The product contains large amounts of sweeteners to conceal the bitterness of the tobacco, and children often consider it as a type of candy. Symptoms of cancer often appear by high school or college age. Social custom does not permit children in India to smoke cigarettes, so gutka use, being all but invisible to others, is the method of choice.

Maharashtra State has placed a five year ban on all use of gutka (as a potentially hazardous foodstuff), but an active black market persists.

LINK: http://www.whatis.tv/Gutka.html

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:hehe: they have a website about gutkas?

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suroor they have website about everything.. :D bus google zindabad

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It says mouth freshener on the pack and he gets it from an asian shop. Am I correct in thinking that its gutka?

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So whats the verdict should I make him give up or not?

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^ burn all the gutka and give him a bottle of Listerine

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for his health, please ask him to give up.

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I ask because only a newly married wife can have enough influence to make a hubby kick such a sticky habit. After six month of wedded bliss, it become increasingly difficult to mold your man.

The powers of seduction is beyond our comprehension.