Ladies only... girly problems anyone?

[JustJulie]

No yeast infections, and I've been vaping like a fiend since January. Then again, I eat yogurt a few times a week.

But it wouldn't surprise me at all to hear that vaping might be associated with yeast infections in women who are otherwise susceptible. Some women just seem to get yeast infections so easily.

[Can'tWaitToTry!]

I was just passing by, I clicked on this by accident, I swear!

Spikey, I remembered well:

Allergic reaction

Patients with vulvodynia and interstitial cystitis may be especially sensitive to propylene glycol. Women struggling with yeast infections may also notice that some OTC creams can cause intense burning. Post menopausal women who require the use of an estrogen cream may notice that brand name creams made with propylene glycol often create extreme, uncomfortable burning along the vulva and perianal area. In these cases, patients can request that a local compounding pharmacy make a "propylene glycol free" cream.

This all refers to, you guess, PG. Seems like is really screwing something down there (talk about proper word choosing anyone? =P soz i just had to write it this way! ).

So I'd suggest to tell her to start her 2 weeks trial period with VG, and hopefull it will all work out fine.

Hoping the best for your friend, I have seen some close friends suffering a whole lot for their girly problems =/

That figures. This needs to go in the Classified/Swap section, but who wants to buy a bunch of PG juice????


literally

[Spikey]

Thanks to everyone who posted so far...

smo - I do remember reading that when I was looking up info about PG allergies after I realized I was allergic.

I should have remembered that!

I will try to bump this post up every few days to be sure people see it.

Will also send the link to my friend since it moved in case she didn't see that.

Thanks all!

[Kate]

Let's not be too hasty to stop using propylene glycol eliquid, those problems Smo mentioned refer to direct application of propylene glycol, not inhaling.

Chances are that you can't inhale more than 2ml per day. Lots will be exhaled and the rest broken down in your body. That's not a lot of pg in the grand scheme of things, you probably eat more than that without noticing.

I'm not convinced that inhaling a couple of ml would cause this particular problem. The thing to do would be to use glycerine for a while until everything is clear and stable and then try pg again.

[chokmah]

Well I have had a yeast infection but then I get them fairly often. I am a clean person honest. I would mention that alot of my yeast infections are because of me suffering from migraines. I cant use tampons as I get yeast infections. I also have IBS which doesnt help that either. I am chemically unballanced in many ways so not sure if this info would really help you.

I do eat yogart quite often (activia) and with the meds I take it helps maintain my IBS to a tollerable level. I also eat plain yogart once I get a yeast infection so they go away pretty quick.

Now I am not sure if this is true or not but I hear if your sex schedule changes and becomes inactive your body reacts to that too and can cause issues.

While I dont believe my yeast infections are because of Vaping I cant say that I am sure either.

[Spikey]

My IBS reacted badly with the PG... put me out of commission for a couple days.

Being either more OR less active sexually can increase susceptibility to yeast infections.

Also... not exactly relevant to the main thread.. but important to share... is that using ANTIbacterial SOAP can cause yeast infections and bacterial vaginal infections. I never got bacterial infections and then got a few in a row and kept telling the Dr how extraordinarily clean I was and he finally asked what kind of soap I use "down there" and put 2 and 2 together! NO antibacterial soap down there people!!!

[DebRich]

i also got an awful yeast infection.did the monastat and can already feel it coming back!

[booboo]

off-topic, but is there a link between smokers and IBS? Never seen so many in a non-IBS forum. (lol, me too!)

[Spikey]

off-topic, but is there a link between smokers and IBS? Never seen so many in a non-IBS forum. (lol, me too!)

Hmmm... interesting! Maybe we should start composing a list of potential illnesses/symptoms and make a survey on surveymonkey?

Maybe...
Age
Country
length of time smoking (and amount per day)
length of time vaping (and amount per day)
general health before vaping
health since vaping
and then a checklist of symptoms.

I will look into this next week on spring break and see how much it would cost to set up.

[The Widow]

off-topic, but is there a link between smokers and IBS? Never seen so many in a non-IBS forum. (lol, me too!)

I'm beginning to think there just might be....
me too