Vaping and dehydration.

[aland]

I know from experience in my couple of months of vaping and from reading posts, you need to drink a lot of water to keep your self hydrated. Just wondering what is it that dehydrates? Is it the nicotine, the pg/vg juices or the flavorings ? If I work my way down to 0 mg nicotine would dehydration still be an issue?

Thanks to all you wonderful helpful people on this forum

Alan

 

[Stosh]

The PG and VG is what causes the dehydration, it combines with water (from you)
to create the vapor, just keep drinking, and vaping....

 

[swedishfish]

Water is good for you anyway! Drink!! I've been doing the green tea packets lately in my water. Pretty tasty!

 

[madjack]

Humectant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
What is an Humectant?
...the base of e-juice, PG/VG are humectants...all that glorious vapor is made up of 65%water vapor and that water is coming from YOU.............
madjack

 

[JD1]

As stosh said, it's mostly the PG and VG. (VG is more of a humectant than PG) I think it's a good part of the reason people's lungs clear up so fast. If you drink lots of water, it's cleaning from the inside out. Anyways, that's my story and I'm sticking to it!

 

[VIVAP2]

When I was smoking, I had to drink alot of water. I work on the road, visiting customers. I was drinking more than a 5 pints of water from a stainless steel gourd during the day. When I switched to vaping, I lost that thirst. I have now to "force" my self to drink water.

 

[Kissowa]

I had no idea you should drink more water with vaping. Good thing I found out now when I'm just getting started.

 

[GAlinemn]

I was wondering why I felt so dehydrated and thirsty

 

[jdg]

Eh, water schmater. Coffee and beer!

 

[Kissowa]

Eh, water schmater. Coffee and beer!

Actually I have a Red Bull permanently attached to my left hand... That counts as liquids, right? Oh that reminds me, can you vape caffeine?

 

[JD1]

... Oh that reminds me, can you vape caffeine?

lol. http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/general-e-smoking-discussion/203029-vaping-caffeine.html

I drink way too much coffee. One thing I've noticed is that I actually do like vaping and water, especially with some lemon or some sort of light flavoring. Cigs and lightly flavored water?? No, no, no, and no. Vape and lightly flavored water? I'm really surprised that I can answer that yes, but I have to admit I haven't taken full advantage of that yet. (The coffee pot is too handy lol.)

 

[idntsm0ke]

Deer Red Bull is almost the worst thing ever ... so bad for the health really

 

[Boodle]

Nearly all of the side effect complaints from vaping have a simple cure - water and lots of it.

 

[concussion91]

hilarious, i have been vaping for years and still get my occasional headache

 

[sbrown]

I noticed that since i been vaping my mouth gets real dry but since i dont smoke analogs any more i dont crave water like i use to...i guest i have to make my self drink water

 

[JesikaBeth]

Yea I am constantly drinking something because of the dehydration. It's all good though - hydrate and vape hydrate and vape

 

[Jackiej5407]

DRINK WATER regardless!!! Vaping is extremely dehydrating. Coffee, soft drinks ... anything other than water doesn't give your body what it needs to counteract the dehydration. This cannot be stated too often to new vapers.

 

[madjack]

...keep in mind, 60-65% of vapor is made up of water vapor...and ya know where that water comes from...YOU...so think about that and get up and get a glass of water...now...if your flavor is tasting kinda flat...get up and get a glass of water...lemon water(or less sweet lemonade) will renew your taste bud and breakup that PG/VG derived cottonmouth and make your flavors come back to life...try it see if I'm right.............
madjack

 

[Kissowa]

lol. http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/general-e-smoking-discussion/203029-vaping-caffeine.html

I drink way too much coffee. One thing I've noticed is that I actually do like vaping and water, especially with some lemon or some sort of light flavoring. Cigs and lightly flavored water?? No, no, no, and no. Vape and lightly flavored water? I'm really surprised that I can answer that yes, but I have to admit I haven't taken full advantage of that yet. (The coffee pot is too handy lol.)

Here I was kidding and it turns out you can? Haha, fantastic. Too bad it doesn't seem to work. Ah well.

 

[thenut]

This is a good thread, and people should definitely be aware.
I didn't know it myself a month ago when I started vaping...even thought the opposite was true. Figured: "Hey, cool...look at all that vapor I'm adding to my body"

I became severely dehydrated along with a headache, dizziness, and fever.
As others have stated, drink LOTS and LOTS of water....that completely cured my symptoms.

(Edit) Just thought I should add that booze dehydrates you as well, so as awesome as the combo of a cocktail (or several ), and a nice vape is, be careful!