Coincidence?

[Stu99]

Long story short...

I've been vaping for about a month. Before that I smoked about a pack a day for 15 years or so. Almost immediately went off analogs after starting to vape. I would get bronchitis once a year when I smoked analogs. After quitting analogs (and started vaping) I got bronchitis almost immediately. Cleared it up with antibiotics. Bout 2 weeks later sore throat and turned out to Be strep. Cleared that up with more antibiotics. Now a week or so later and throat getting sore again. Does this sound like a possible reaction to pg? If not any ideas? I LOVE not smoking analogs and want to continue to vape but this isn't working out right now. Also, I bought some vg juice and it isn't for me. Is there anything I can substitute for pg and vg? Or is it 1 or the other?

[Stu99]

... After strep the first time... I used new everything (battery,atty, and cart).

[TheBlueAdept]

There's PG and VG mainly, but there are also various ratios of the two, and if I'm not mistaken there is also PEG, but I know nothing about that one.

[CaptJay]

We probably don't clean our carts/mouthpieces as often as we should - I know I don't - so if thats you too, you may well have picked up some more lovely strep, or you might be starting a cold. If it was an allergic reaction I'd EXPECT it to be more constant, not months apart tbh. Obviously no-one here can diagnose you over the Net, we can only guess.

[Shortstuff116]

For me it has been my sensitivity to PG that has bothered me and using as much VG as possible really helps, but it's also the nicotine that bothers me even more. As my throat continues to "heal" itself from all the years of smoking it is becoming more sensitive to the nicotine so reducing your nicotine level may help as well.

And of course using new or boiled PV items would eliminate the possibility of contracting any new sickness from the old.

[Stu99]

We probably don't clean our carts/mouthpieces as often as we should - I know I don't - so if thats you too, you may well have picked up some more lovely strep, or you might be starting a cold. If it was an allergic reaction I'd EXPECT it to be more constant, not months apart tbh. Obviously no-one here can diagnose you over the Net, we can only guess.

I guess my question is whether or not this type of reaction is a typical reaction to my body not liking pg ? It was only about a week since strep. Throat is starting again (almost seems like that the antibiotics wore off). This is very annoying as I was extremely happy to be off analogs. But I can't keep getting infections like this. Arrrgghhh!!!!

[Mrs. Orange]

Why not switch to all-VG temporarily? I still use some PG bases on occasion (better flavor selection) but if I overdo it I get a sore throat the next day without fail-- even if I drink plenty of fluids and rinse before bed. That doesn't happen when I use VG.

[CartHeadMod]

Long story short...

I've been vaping for about a month. Before that I smoked about a pack a day for 15 years or so. Almost immediately went off analogs after starting to vape. I would get bronchitis once a year when I smoked analogs. After quitting analogs (and started vaping) I got bronchitis almost immediately. Cleared it up with antibiotics. Bout 2 weeks later sore throat and turned out to Be strep. Cleared that up with more antibiotics. Now a week or so later and throat getting sore again. Does this sound like a possible reaction to pg? If not any ideas? I LOVE not smoking analogs and want to continue to vape but this isn't working out right now. Also, I bought some vg juice and it isn't for me. Is there anything I can substitute for pg and vg? Or is it 1 or the other?

if they actually did tests and diagnosed you with bronchitis and strep then it's a coincidence......an allergy is not going to create the viruses they found in your body.......

[Katmar]

And if your immune system is worn down, you are more susceptible to the viruses. Take the above advice and completely sanitize your equipment. Quitting smokes leaves us vulnerable for awhile until our system cleans itself out.

[Mrs. Orange]

if they actually did tests and diagnosed you with bronchitis and strep then it's a coincidence......an allergy is not going to create the viruses they found in your body.......

That is true. But irritation and inflammation from a sensitivity can lower a person's immune system. This is why children with subtle food allergies get sick lot. Although on the other hand some think that the "detox" from going off analogs can do the same thing so who knows. Hard to say.