Asthma question

[leaford]

Here's another question I've been asked that I can't answer. can anyone help advise my friend here?

Iam a new member on this forum and i have contacted to this forum for its necessary for my Issue ,I wish i could find a good answer for my questions on this forum and from you:First: I have had an asthma and hardening and Cataleptic In my Vesicles and trachea of my lungs So I had to stop smoking and take some curements Like the inhaler Ventoline but with no useful i still have stong Cataleptic in my trachea and vesicles and asthma attack also , So please I want to consult you Is it safe for me to smoke electronic cigarette or not,Please tell me honestly?
Last but not least : Do you know some people who had strong asthma from tobaco cig and they turned to electronic cig with safety and with no any troubles?
Thank you
take care

My best answer is, I don;t know anything about asthma but it's gotta be better for you than the smoking you're doing now. But I assume you are under a doctors treatment for the asthma, so it's probably a good idea to ask your doctor. Here's a thread where it's been discussed before. Effects of ecigs on Asthmatics

Anyone else have any more specific info?

[Kate]

This is how I answered that question:

"... if you've stopped smoking and don't crave tobacco I'd say don't use anything, esmoking might not be good for you.

But if it's a choice of smoking or esmoking I'd say esmoking is probably much better.

People with asthma say it improves when they stop smoking and use ecigs. So give it a go if you would otherwise smoke."

I also added the link Leaford has posted.

[dc2k08]

he must have cc'd this Q to a lot of people. I wondered who else got it. I also wondered why he didn't just post the Qestion to the forum.

[dnakr]

I got the same question sent to me.

[SANJP]

Damn sent me the same question ! poor guy must be so confused by now .

[TropicalBob]

I got it, too.

Hmmmm. Should have told him to switch to Cohiba cigars. I mean, e-smoking is so new that there just aren't definitive answers for all specific health concerns. We THINK this or that. But that's all we can truthfully say.

Hope he CC'd the only one with real knowledge: Dr. Loi.

[Reign]

people with COPD typically are treated with nebulyzers and such which create a very similar vapor(excluding the nicotine and adding RX meds) so if anything, the moisture may help open your pathways a little.

On the same hand, Nicotine has a contra-indication for high blood pressure and heart rates which could result in a more serious attack if you have one. It all depends on YOUR risk management plan.

My opinion is that e-smoking is definitely better than cigarettes but not smoking anything is the best way.

[CollapsiblePony]

I got the ecig specifically because of my asthma. My asthma wasn't terrible, but it had gotten worse after 10 years of smoking. I was probably using my inhaler twice a week or so especially if I was stressed and smoking a lot. After smoking a regular cigarette my chest would get heavy, and sometimes tighten up all together, at which point I would reach for my inhaler, wait for a few hours, and light up again. Stupid.

I've only been vaping for a week but I can say I have not generally had this chest tightening problem so far. My chest feels infinately better than it did when I was smoking. I CAN say though, that I still get that tight feeling in my chest if I spend too long vaping at a stretch. It's also irritating to my chest if I get a hit of burning plastic/fibers at which point I spit all the smoke out and put it down for a few hours.... that's been the biggest drawback for me so far. Besides that, all the "clean" hits have not caused me any problems, in fact, I feel terrific and haven't used my inhaler for a week! So much better than regular smoking. Of course, as an asthmatic, anything is better than smoking.

just my .02 cents worth.

[SMILIN]

He asked me to, here was my reply

I cannot speak acurately for your particular situation, so, take with that in mind. I have been on albuterol, and advair, for years. My parents were smokers, dad had copd, he just passed a few months ago. I started to esmoke while dad was still alive, he live on O2 for years, and always complained, even just smelling it on me. He did not get affected when I e.smoked with him in room. Did not seem to bother him, WOW. After Dad died 9/07/08, I really decided to cut down, after being on my 5th pack for the day. I immediately cut to 1-1.5 and some days 10. It has been 6weeks since totally quiting. I used to use my inhaler 6-10 times day, I know use it 2 times, maybe. I have quit 100% steroid, adviar. I feel so much better ut is silly. I am sure I would be better NOT smoking these ecigs, but feel alot more alive now, then before.

I hope the best for you. If you can fully quit, do it. If you cannot, these are a miracle.

Please let me know

[Frankie]

My asthma went away when I started smoking in my early teens. Joked about it all my life, secretely thought it was really the lifestyle change that did it, but then... wow... nicotine *may* help curing asthma. It is called "smokers paradox". So e-cig can be very helpful to those with the condition. I have not soffered it for decades, though, so it is just a very old personal experience.