The body continues to heal for months, on into years after quitting smoking, The stronger the lungs get, the more able they are to rid themself of *junk*.
What causes Emphysema BTW, is weakening of fibers in the lungs, They become so weak, that they eventually get destroyed, and unable to expel, and then all the *junk* gets trapped in the lungs because they are unable to cough it up, and release it, So it gets trapped in there, and continues to build, and build until the person has to have the hospital use tubes/pump to suck it all out for you, so you can breathe.
My Mom worked as an aide and has seen this done, the amounts of *junk* pulled out she said was shocking and very thick, blah!
In Emphysema, those little fibers eventually become so destroyed, all that 'junk' that normally would pass through, become so weakened, that *junk* just continues to form and collect within the lungs.
One of the first things that happens when a person stops smoking, provided these fibers have not been completely destroyed, is the those little fibers begin stand up again and start to heal, develop and grow stronger, It's been proven and documented to happen within 3 days of not smoking! so we cough/sneeze/and blow out all that junk.
So believe it or not guys, having phlegm/mucus and being able to release it and cough it up, shows just much your body is beginning to heal! And depending upon how much it's been damaged, will determine how strong the lungs are, and how good they are at expelling the *junk*, Without continually being exposed to Toxins and tars, carbon monoxide and all the other 4000+ chemicals in tobacco smoke, they are finally able to heal. The biers within the lungs, will either expel or trap the junk, depending upon how healthy and strong they are.
sooooo, the fact that the *junk is coming out, Is a GOOD thing!!
And the longer after quitting smoking that this happens, the worse condition the persons lung were when he/she quit, the longer it will take the lungs to heal and begin to repair themself, and get it all that stuff out.
The dr told my Mom when I was little that my lungs were weak, then I grew up to smoke for 31yrs, oh my, and here it is almost 7 months later after finally quitting and I'm STILL stuff is still coming out, is it any wonder? ha.
Having 'phlegm months after quitting, shows you just how strong your lungs are becoming since you've stopped inhaling smoke/chemicals, lol, It also tells you how strong or how weak your lungs truly were, and just how much of that *junk* could have been trapped in there, if you had not quit smoking when you did, and developed emphysema, yuck! Or 'caught pneumonia, which is all the fluid junk that forms when you get a cold, was not expelled, and becomes trapped.
Strong, healthy lungs, expel it. weak lungs, trap it and hold onto it.
And because we've quit smoking, and our lungs are healing, this is also why we sneeze or blow our nose more, or cough. In the lungs of a healthy person, who never smoked, this building up never happens, and phlegm and mucus don't build up, and if the person catches a cold or is exposed to something harmful, mucus develops as a defense, to collect harmful toxins within in, and immediately expel it, The body naturally begins to fight it
Smokers and people who have smoked, have more mucus/phlegm, because of the weakening of those fibers, it's the body's defense trying to protect itself.
And that is also why smokers can often get pneumonia easier and can have a harder time getting over it, or have a cold they just can't seem to get rid of, etc, or may even 'seem' to have a cold when no one else does, cough alot, etc Those little fibers are necessary to help rid the body of junk.
Is it any wonder that we see elderly people or someone who has smoked heavily for years, carrying around an oxygen tank?
So yeah, having that junk come out is a good thing, and it shows your body is healing!!!
And as far a VG causing it, I don't believe this is true, However, VG is known to hold onto moisture, so whatever phlegm/mucus is already there, in my opinion, heavy vaping when there's alot of build up, probably only prolongs the actual time it takes during the day to actually get it all out if there's build up, Which I don't believe occasionally vaping would hurt this, maybe even help expel it more thoroughly.
But ofcourse this has never been truly tested, and this is only my theory.
PG on the other hand, is just the opposite, in that it has a drying affect and can actually bring on dehydration, if a person doesn't increase fluid intake. (that's why the dry throat's, soreness, burning, etc,)
I've had pneumonia twice over the years, and one of the first things they do at the hospital to treat it, is place a vaporizer/humidifier next the bedside,
I've also had severe bronchitis to the point where I could not stop coughing and thought I was going to choke to death, it was so bad, I couldn't breath I was coughing so much. My mom immediately put me in the bathroom and turned the hot water on the shower, closed the door to steam up the room, and I quit coughing completely.
How this all plays in with vaping, whether it's pg or vg, no one really knows for certain. And propylene glycol, is a known to be a germ-aside. There is a story where pg was used years ago in a children's hospital, to treat young children, who were extremely sick from a virus. They fogged the whole children's ward with it and they eventually, one by one, all got well.
I'm not a medical professional, just some things I've learned in my own research that I thought I'd share.
And I've always believed, that too much of anything, can eventually be not such a good thing any more, no matter how good that thing may actually be, because doing anything in excess, is not how we were created to be and live naturally.
Whenever I catch myself vaping alot, and chain-vaping so-to-speak, I start thinking about, just how natural is vaping compared to breathing in oxygen? If I'm doing it constantly all day long, how is that gonna help my lungs continue to heal and grow stronger, just how oxygen am I'm taking in, in between all my vape sessions, etc,
This thought helps me lay my e-cig down more through out the day, because in light of everything I just said, no one really actually knows yet, what 'heavy-vaping' might do or might not do.
What causes Emphysema BTW, is weakening of fibers in the lungs, They become so weak, that they eventually get destroyed, and unable to expel, and then all the *junk* gets trapped in the lungs because they are unable to cough it up, and release it, So it gets trapped in there, and continues to build, and build until the person has to have the hospital use tubes/pump to suck it all out for you, so you can breathe.
My Mom worked as an aide and has seen this done, the amounts of *junk* pulled out she said was shocking and very thick, blah!
In Emphysema, those little fibers eventually become so destroyed, all that 'junk' that normally would pass through, become so weakened, that *junk* just continues to form and collect within the lungs.
One of the first things that happens when a person stops smoking, provided these fibers have not been completely destroyed, is the those little fibers begin stand up again and start to heal, develop and grow stronger, It's been proven and documented to happen within 3 days of not smoking! so we cough/sneeze/and blow out all that junk.
So believe it or not guys, having phlegm/mucus and being able to release it and cough it up, shows just much your body is beginning to heal! And depending upon how much it's been damaged, will determine how strong the lungs are, and how good they are at expelling the *junk*, Without continually being exposed to Toxins and tars, carbon monoxide and all the other 4000+ chemicals in tobacco smoke, they are finally able to heal. The biers within the lungs, will either expel or trap the junk, depending upon how healthy and strong they are.
sooooo, the fact that the *junk is coming out, Is a GOOD thing!!
And the longer after quitting smoking that this happens, the worse condition the persons lung were when he/she quit, the longer it will take the lungs to heal and begin to repair themself, and get it all that stuff out.
The dr told my Mom when I was little that my lungs were weak, then I grew up to smoke for 31yrs, oh my, and here it is almost 7 months later after finally quitting and I'm STILL stuff is still coming out, is it any wonder? ha.
Having 'phlegm months after quitting, shows you just how strong your lungs are becoming since you've stopped inhaling smoke/chemicals, lol, It also tells you how strong or how weak your lungs truly were, and just how much of that *junk* could have been trapped in there, if you had not quit smoking when you did, and developed emphysema, yuck! Or 'caught pneumonia, which is all the fluid junk that forms when you get a cold, was not expelled, and becomes trapped.
Strong, healthy lungs, expel it. weak lungs, trap it and hold onto it.
And because we've quit smoking, and our lungs are healing, this is also why we sneeze or blow our nose more, or cough. In the lungs of a healthy person, who never smoked, this building up never happens, and phlegm and mucus don't build up, and if the person catches a cold or is exposed to something harmful, mucus develops as a defense, to collect harmful toxins within in, and immediately expel it, The body naturally begins to fight it
Smokers and people who have smoked, have more mucus/phlegm, because of the weakening of those fibers, it's the body's defense trying to protect itself.
And that is also why smokers can often get pneumonia easier and can have a harder time getting over it, or have a cold they just can't seem to get rid of, etc, or may even 'seem' to have a cold when no one else does, cough alot, etc Those little fibers are necessary to help rid the body of junk.
Is it any wonder that we see elderly people or someone who has smoked heavily for years, carrying around an oxygen tank?
So yeah, having that junk come out is a good thing, and it shows your body is healing!!!
And as far a VG causing it, I don't believe this is true, However, VG is known to hold onto moisture, so whatever phlegm/mucus is already there, in my opinion, heavy vaping when there's alot of build up, probably only prolongs the actual time it takes during the day to actually get it all out if there's build up, Which I don't believe occasionally vaping would hurt this, maybe even help expel it more thoroughly.
But ofcourse this has never been truly tested, and this is only my theory.
PG on the other hand, is just the opposite, in that it has a drying affect and can actually bring on dehydration, if a person doesn't increase fluid intake. (that's why the dry throat's, soreness, burning, etc,)
I've had pneumonia twice over the years, and one of the first things they do at the hospital to treat it, is place a vaporizer/humidifier next the bedside,
I've also had severe bronchitis to the point where I could not stop coughing and thought I was going to choke to death, it was so bad, I couldn't breath I was coughing so much. My mom immediately put me in the bathroom and turned the hot water on the shower, closed the door to steam up the room, and I quit coughing completely.
How this all plays in with vaping, whether it's pg or vg, no one really knows for certain. And propylene glycol, is a known to be a germ-aside. There is a story where pg was used years ago in a children's hospital, to treat young children, who were extremely sick from a virus. They fogged the whole children's ward with it and they eventually, one by one, all got well.
I'm not a medical professional, just some things I've learned in my own research that I thought I'd share.
And I've always believed, that too much of anything, can eventually be not such a good thing any more, no matter how good that thing may actually be, because doing anything in excess, is not how we were created to be and live naturally.
Whenever I catch myself vaping alot, and chain-vaping so-to-speak, I start thinking about, just how natural is vaping compared to breathing in oxygen? If I'm doing it constantly all day long, how is that gonna help my lungs continue to heal and grow stronger, just how oxygen am I'm taking in, in between all my vape sessions, etc,
This thought helps me lay my e-cig down more through out the day, because in light of everything I just said, no one really actually knows yet, what 'heavy-vaping' might do or might not do.
