Dehydration?

[JG777]

Newbie E-Cig smoker here. Been vaping for a week now the only bad effect I've been feeling is being dehydrated even when drinking more water than usual, and unfortunately it makes me constipated which really sucks, cause I hate being full of it. Does this eventually go away or do I have to drink like 30 gallons of water a day from now on?

 

[Lorddrek]

I guess I notice a little dehydration as I seem to be drinking a bit more water but stands out for me is the wicked dry mouth each morning.

 

[teardrop88]

Drink plenty of water as you have been, and perhaps you should add a little bit more fiber in your diet. If you still have issues and it becomes persistent, you sould ask your doctor.

 

[J W in Texas]

The dry mouth/throat is common to vaping and I add a little gatorade in addition to the water during the day. As for the constipation, I have had the opposite experience. A few shots of warm liquid in the mouth and I can't get to a restroom quick enough *LOL* Most people believe that I'm still "full of it"

 

[irishmom]

Does anyone know what causes the dehydration and mouth dryness?

 

[taz3cat]

JG777, consitpation is a well documented results of quiting smoking analogs. I had to drink more liquids when I smoked than I do now. Smoking made me thirsty. I have to remember to drink more now that I do not get as thirsty.

 

[Letzin Hale]

Does anyone know what causes the dehydration and mouth dryness?

This topic has been covered several times. PG and VG are humectants which are added to food to stop it drying out - humectants absorb moisture from the atmosphere and if the atmosphere is your mouth, lungs etc then you will feed dehydrated. Vaping more than 5 carts a day (or 2ml) cand cause total dehydration where your entire body turns to a small pile of powder and the only option is to throw a bucket of water on to reconstitute it, a bit like wallpaper paste.8-o
Alan.

 

[JG777]

So I quess I have to vape less. But that just makes me want an analog. Maybe vape less with stronger juice? Today I vaped less and smoked more analogs because of this. I'm starting to worry that I might have to quit vaping for a few days. I was a pack a day smoker and in 7 days I've smoked 5 analogs, that's a miracle for me. I'm kind of dissapointed now.