stomach aches?

[K.P.]

My GP told me, essentially, that nicotine fools your brain (imitates a neurotransmitter and bonds to a receptor) into thinking that there is food in your stomach. And then your brain tells your stomach to start producing acid to digest the food (that isn't actually there). So whether you are smoking, vaping, or chewing nicotine gum the nicotine causes you to have more acid in your stomach than you actually need at any given time. And thus leads to acid-indigestion, GERD, ulcers, etc.
So the thing that has worked for me (when smoking or using an e-cig, and I am not a doctor and I am not your doctor and I don't even play one on TV) is doing something to counteract that--drinking a glass of milk, eating a ginger-nut/ginger-snap, or taking a Nexium or other proton-pump-inhibitor.

[cekte]

That is some very logical thinking and sound advice. Thank you K.P.

[Elle]

interesting!

[mechanicallighter]

Hey guys,

This is a great thread. I've been vaping for about 5 months now and only recently started having stomach cramps and the occasional diarrhea.

I don't get the usual OD symptoms this time (had it before: nausea, headaches, dizziness etc).

I'm trying to work out what's going on here, and have been trying to reduce my vaping frequency. I'm down to 16 mg from 24mg's.

Mech

[Princessdee]

Hey guys,

This is a great thread. I've been vaping for about 5 months now and only recently started having stomach cramps and the occasional diarrhea.

I don't get the usual OD symptoms this time (had it before: nausea, headaches, dizziness etc).

I'm trying to work out what's going on here, and have been trying to reduce my vaping frequency. I'm down to 16 mg from 24mg's.

Mech

Have you changed your diet? It's almost Spring there, do you have allergies? It's not always vaping related, if it's been 5 months without symptoms.

Have you change liquid suppliers? Percentage of VG/PG? VG will give my hubby terrible intestinal problems.

[mechanicallighter]

It's definitely vaping related Princessdee. If i don't vape, no problems. It's something in the flavors or the nic.

I recently ordered a super strength doubler from tastyvapors. This is not a normal doubler, but an extra strength one. It's also higher in VG % than the regular mix. I usually do about 70 PG/ 30 VG. This one's 40% VG.

I'm starting to wonder if it's that.

[Princessdee]

Sorry, I couldn't get on yesterday.
Try, if you have the stuff...vape 100% PG for one day, then vape 100% VG for one day. Clean your atty in between, or use a separate carto. (It only took hubby about 2 hours to get really sick with VG and he didn't know what he was vaping. I filled it up and told him to vape it.)

From there you can add the flavored ones and see if it's a specific flavor or a sweetener or whatever.

[wdave]

I didn't know which forum to post this under...

Not all the time, but sometime whenever I take a few puffs of my e-cig I start getting a bit of a stomach ache/nausea

Any reason for this and if so any way to stop it?

Thank you

Nicotine gives me a headache, not nausea. VG gives me a sore throat. PG can make me nauseous. But most of all it's other ingredients in a juice that give me problems. Like pepper and other ingredients used to enhance throat hit.

I vape 36 mg nicotine, 100% PG. If I tried this with TW menthol, I would throw up. But no problems with Dekang Camel nor any of the TW premier range I've tried so far.

Take antacids regularly. A generic Prilosec if you can afford it.

HTH,
Dave

[mechanicallighter]

Hey guys,

Just thought I'd drop by and fill in a conclusion to this thread.

It was in fact vaping related. It's more like it's doubler-related in fact. Something to do with Tastyvapor's extra sweetener that caused all the stomach cramping and diarrhea.

I updated my blog about this issue if anyone's interested in reading up on it:

Click here to read my post .

Thanks for all your help guys. At least this problem is sorted once and for all and I can continue vaping and not roll back to analogues.

[Semiretired]

Yea, I just decided to go to flavorless due to some side effects that I have had. Not all PG/VG related - some turned out to be from how I was vaping my PV.