Ulcer/stomach pain madness?

[Betty C]

I'm not jumping to conclusions but is anyone else experiencing ulcer-like stomach pain and/or all-day long abdominal pain associated with vaping?

Has been a daily battle for 2 weeks now (or I would have chalked it up to a passing bug) - since I dropped analogs/started vaping at the same time. I'm wondering if it's due to

1. chemistry changes since dropping analogs completely
2. weird undiscussed side effect of vaping itself
3. (not to discredit the question) pre-existing conditions no longer masked by chemical compounds in analogs
4. All of the above

Anyone else experiencing this pls chime in. BTW no other problems for me since stopping analogs, no other diagnosed health issues, etc.

[wv2win]

Some people have problems with the PG that is in the liquid. When they switch to VG liquid they are fine.

[emsmom]

I have had the same problem and don't think it is a PG allergy from what I have read. I found that taking a Prilosec every day has gotten rid of this problem. The heartburn and acid stomach I was getting was darn near unbearable. It has completely stopped now that I am taking the Prilosec and I don't even need to take it every day now. I am a happy vaper once again!

[SilverEagleBW]

Betty;

I was in the hospital two weeks ago with a bleeding ulcer.You have to be careful of nicotine intake,it will make your stomach produce more acid etc.Try some aloe vera juice,it really calms the stomach,also,i am taking mastic gum for the next two months to kill the Pylori bacteria which is one of the major causes of stomach ulcers etc.Raw cabbage juice really does wonders also in healing ulcers,4 to 10 days to heal an ulcer,also DGL licorice is great.My ulcer is healing in split time here with the mastic gum,i cant believe it works so well.Switch to VG liquid and a very low level of nicotine and get yourself tested for the H Pylori bacteria by a doc,if u do test positive for it,use the mastic to kill it,i looked at the antibiotic treatemnet,to many pills,to much of a chance of them making you ill,so i went with the mastic,it really works great.,,

Oh yeah get some nexium also,that with the mastic and the aloe vera will have you up and running in a couple of weeks.I did tons of research on this topic and found that most people with stomach problems suffer from the pylori bacteria,90%,,thats a pretty big number.

[Betty C]

Wow, thank you all so much for responding!

I will give the cabbage juice a shot, my MIL is convinced 'juicing' will cure any ailment, so I think I'll humor her this time!

I've been trying to avoid going to the doc - as I can see it now "take this OTC acid reducer and call me in 2 weeks".. etc. So I'll try using some stronger stuff for awhile before running into doc so we can move past the 'acid reducer' diagnosis.

That bacteria sounds super fun . I'll do some reading (antibiotics don't mix well with me) and see about natural biological warfare for it

[Frankie]

I had similar symptoms. Seems the culprit was the liver damaged by steatosis. Might be worsened by vaping, nicotine as such does not help either

[leaford]

It's the nicotine. I have esophigal reflux, so I get nearly constant low-level heartburn. When I vape high or extra high nic liquid It gets LOTS worse. Part of why I usually prefer low or med.

[Betty C]

Well I was already thinking to myself 'self, you should start lowering your juice nic level, might be a good idea'

This is certainly a motivator for me to test that theory! (Naturally I just ordered 2 new 30 ml bottles of 24 mg juice! D'oh!)

[Frankie]

(Naturally I just ordered 2 new 30 ml bottles of 24 mg juice! D'oh!)

Just mix it 1:1 with glycerine and you have nice 12 mg low nic juice.