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zips · 06-26-2009, 08:55 PM

Dave, it's natural afaik. I've gone through it before, without e-cigs.

But, you know, all that glycol vapor probably helps. You're essentially washing your lungs with a powerful solvent every inhale.

Chorizo · 06-26-2009, 08:58 PM

I haven't coughed anything up either, and I quit smoking on March 30th. I never really had a smoker's cough though either.

Incoherent Babble · 06-27-2009, 02:45 AM

no coughing for me either.... lungs are actually kind of achy. I don't believe i feel too comfortable about that.

Been vaping for a week.

happily · 06-27-2009, 03:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by David Bruno

I'll tell you what. When I do my coughing this morning, I'll give a extra one
just for you!
Dave

I'd appreciate that

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Originally Posted by DaveSmith1994

pretyy scary stuff coughing up tar. Do you really trust a product MADE IN CHINA. maybe its poison.

I always get a kick out of people who sucked on cigarettes, all the sudden worried about what's in pg

sMuCk_fOg · 06-27-2009, 03:14 AM

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Originally Posted by happily

When do I get to cough up stuff............I have never in 20 years, 2+ packs a day gotten the opportunity to cough up stuff.( I feel cheated)

Mee too...40 years @ 2 packs plus a day and I've never had a cough or anything that I hear smokers tend to get.

I did quit cold turkey about 10 years ago , and stayed smoke free for 13 months.I felt absolutely no different .

I've now been smoke free for 4 months this time and the same thing ...Nothing different at all...nothing smells better or tastes better.just another day without a cigarette.
I WANT SOME PHLEGM DAMMIT!

rejoice · 06-27-2009, 03:25 AM

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Originally Posted by sMuCk_fOg

Mee too...40 years @ 2 packs plus a day and I've never had a cough or anything that I hear smokers tend to get.

I did quit cold turkey about 10 years ago , and stayed smoke free for 13 months.I felt absolutely no different .

I've now been smoke free for 4 months this time and the same thing ...Nothing different at all...nothing smells better or tastes better.just another day without a cigarette.
I WANT SOME PHLEGM DAMMIT!

Phlegm can be embarrassing. I usually spit it up when I do not want to.
Like talking to someone important and all at once it comes up.
Laughing will do it for sure. I really do not understand why some spit up this stuff and others do not. Maybe it is how one smokes. Maybe your lungs cleared themselves without having to spit up.

TropicalBob · 06-27-2009, 03:37 AM

No one has answered the OP's question, and it's a good one. Fact is, we don't have tests to give us the science to say positively that PG helps this way. I'd love to see that studied, to add one more virtue to this germ-killing vapor product.

We are guinea pigs for long-term inhalation of PG. I'm completing 17 months of daily use now. I get blood tests regularly. All is well. Lungs seem fine and were clear on an x-ray last year. I haven't seen black tar flecks in about 16 months. And I smoked 30 cigs a day for 50 years.

I hope you're onto something.

42109 · 06-28-2009, 04:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vaporize me

I had quit for 5 years..22 years ago..and at that time, I was coughing up crap unbelievably so.

I've been off of analogs for 70+ days now and nada. I was expecting to clear my lungs from the caked up crap but to this day, I haven't coughed up anything at all.

It seems as though the steam from vaping keeps the crap in tact(?) I do breathe much better now though. Has anybody else been experiencing this that had quit before?

Ditto, but only quit for 2 years. Was younger, more active, maybe that had something to do with it. Or the PG just coats that crap, who knows. But threr is something really satisfying about coughing that crap up for 2 weeks and then it is over. I feel cheated.
I did have a physical 2 weeks ago and the chest X-ray came back "clear". But I guess that really just means there were no masses... I discussed the e-cig with my doc. He listened but was reluctant to comment other than to say "PG is used to suspend a lot of things". Md's all seem to have a lawyer up their butt. The heart Dr who did my stress test wanted to know everything there was to know about them. But still reluctant to express an opinion. Looking forward to my next dental appointment.

NightElf · 07-01-2009, 01:18 AM

I was smoking nearly 2 packs a day for seven years. I did have a cough. I did cough up *stuff* alot, especially in the morning. I've been using the ecig for about 2 months now AND roughly 10 analogs or less a day(just CAN'T get past the cig and morning coffee). I DO NOT have that constant cough anymore, and I don't cough stuff up anymore, except One afternoon I did and it was completely clear as water....

I'm delighted with the changes having gone mostly ecig -- BUT I can't help but wonder if that *stuff* is still there, without the benefit of at least coughing some to get rid of it.... just me wondering. I figured coughing would help clear my lungs like other quit-smokers have reported here.

maryjo · 07-03-2009, 02:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vaporize me

I had quit for 5 years..22 years ago..and at that time, I was coughing up crap unbelievably so.

I've been off of analogs for 70+ days now and nada. I was expecting to clear my lungs from the caked up crap but to this day, I haven't coughed up anything at all.

It seems as though the steam from vaping keeps the crap in tact(?) I do breathe much better now though. Has anybody else been experiencing this that had quit before?

Same for me - smoked > 25 years, quit 57 days ago.

07-01-2009, 01:18 AM	#19
NightElf Junior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 8	I would like to know though... I was smoking nearly 2 packs a day for seven years. I did have a cough. I did cough up stuff alot, especially in the morning. I've been using the ecig for about 2 months now AND roughly 10 analogs or less a day(just CAN'T get past the cig and morning coffee). I DO NOT have that constant cough anymore, and I don't cough stuff up anymore, except One afternoon I did and it was completely clear as water.... I'm delighted with the changes having gone mostly ecig -- BUT I can't help but wonder if that stuff is still there, without the benefit of at least coughing some to get rid of it.... just me wondering. I figured coughing would help clear my lungs like other quit-smokers have reported here.

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06-26-2009, 08:55 PM	#11
zips Full Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 18	Dave, it's natural afaik. I've gone through it before, without e-cigs. But, you know, all that glycol vapor probably helps. You're essentially washing your lungs with a powerful solvent every inhale.

06-26-2009, 08:58 PM	#12
Chorizo Full Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: IN Posts: 80	I haven't coughed anything up either, and I quit smoking on March 30th. I never really had a smoker's cough though either.

06-27-2009, 02:45 AM	#13
Incoherent Babble Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bel Air, Maryland USA Posts: 5	no coughing for me either.... lungs are actually kind of achy. I don't believe i feel too comfortable about that. Been vaping for a week.

06-27-2009, 03:37 AM	#17
TropicalBob ECF Veteran Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Port Charlotte, FL USA Posts: 5,076	No one has answered the OP's question, and it's a good one. Fact is, we don't have tests to give us the science to say positively that PG helps this way. I'd love to see that studied, to add one more virtue to this germ-killing vapor product. We are guinea pigs for long-term inhalation of PG. I'm completing 17 months of daily use now. I get blood tests regularly. All is well. Lungs seem fine and were clear on an x-ray last year. I haven't seen black tar flecks in about 16 months. And I smoked 30 cigs a day for 50 years. I hope you're onto something.