Is this normal?!

Is this normal?

i recently quit smoking and now im coughing alot mroe than i did when i smoked..i NEVER coughed when i smoked but now i wake up coughing and i cough all the time..i also have a really bad sore throat and it hurts to talk or swallow food...its so bad that i almost want to smoke again just to make it go away :( anyone who has quit before..did this happen to u? what helps get rid of it? anyone know why this is happening? thanks in advance..serious answers only please

yes this is normal - everyone i've known who has quit has experienced this. once your lungs clear themselves out from all the years of smoking the coughing should stop.