Effects of ecigs on Asthmatics

[kathyo13]

Hi guys,
Does anyone have any insight as to how use of ecigs would effect an asthmatis person? I want to get my sister onto them but she's asthmatic and i dont want to make her any worse than she already is in the lung department???

[SMILIN]

I feel great, cut inhaler usage by over 80%. I guess it will depend how big a smoker she is. I was foolishly smoking 60-100 kools/day. I feel frikin great now. Been vaping for over 2 months

[Infr1371]

I agree with Smilin. Went from 20yrs of 10 a day to eCigs 2mths ago and lungs feel clearer, able to breathe deeper, more energy and noticeably less usage of my inhalers.
The ironic thing is it was my Asthma that got me smoking real cigs in the first place!
Hope this helps.

[kathyo13]

Thanks guys. I think I'll give her one for xmas. I love this forum as its helpfull and not just a bitch session.

[stephenrowley]

This is interresting, as I was asked the other day how the ecig would effect an Asthmatic, I refrained from answerring as I did not know for sure.

[dc2k08]

good topic, hope it gets moved to the health section.

[leaford]

I was foolishly smoking 60-100 kools/day.

Holy freaking crap! 3-5 packs a day?? Damn man, I am surprised you have lungs left!

[Mr.Darcy]

i have asthma...thats one of the main reasons why i started esmoking in the first place...along with a fear of emphysema and cancer down the line,of course...

anyway,i use my inhaler less frequently now,and my lungs feel better-i can actually fill and empty them a bit more now...and dont get out of breath quite as easily...but esmoking instead of smoking isnt a cure for asthma by any means-it helps ease the condition...if i didnt have my inhaler with me at all times id freak out...im sure all asthmatics can relate to that feeling...

but one thing puzzles me...i was a pretty heavy smoker...and i read about people bringing up phlegm and crap after being off smoking and onto esmoking for some time...well,ive been exclusively esmoking for almost 8 months now,and ive never coughed up anything...nothing at all...

so i assume a lot of crap is still down there...and it shows no sign of shifting...which might explain why my ease of breath-whilst noticable-isnt quite as dramatic as some other people...

anyway,in short...if youre asthmatic,stopping smoking and starting esmoking is,in my experience,a very good idea...

[SMILIN]

Holy freaking crap! 3-5 packs a day?? Damn man, I am surprised you have lungs left!

Lea, this is why I am so enthralled with these e.cigs, I have literally tried everything, including seeing my father with COPD, and on O2 for years, pass away this past fall. I found myself smoking more, depressed, staring at my computer, chain smoking these frikin kools. THANK GOD for this technology. Amen, brother.

No cig for 5 weeks yesterday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[angiicat]

As a fellow asthmatic, I gotta say I have been vaping exclusively for 18 days and at first I did cough up a lot of phlegm almost like what I would do after a bad asthma attack. Now, phlegm free and feeling awesome. In fact, the vapor sometimes reminds me of using my nebulizer...also there is a thread about the vapor killing germs, interesting but in my opinion, vaping as opposed to smoking... Mucho better!

~the 'happily vaping' Cat