Do E cigarettes have any effect on asthma

[Cantankerous]

Hello all

So as the title states do E cigarettes have any effect on asthma ive been doing some research the effects but can't really come to any conclusions, i've been smoking for about 4 years and was born with asthma although ironically analogs have no real effect on it aside from the usual smokers cough, I'm trying to quit but don't really want to give up smoking so i want something to fill the void.

 

[thefallofray]

I have asthma as well and it doesn't bother mine any worse than analogs did. Today is my first day without an analog and already my chest feels better. I coughed for about the first week, but I think that was just getting used to the vapor.

 

[FlamingoTutu]

I have an allergy induced asthma than is common in this area. I smoked for over 40 years, lived here over 20. It’s amazing how many people on here say they smoked and have asthma. My lungs feel tremendously better having quit cigarettes. My asthma hasn’t gotten worse, nor does it feel like it has improved. I’m still allergic to the same stuff I was before but I sure seem to recover faster. Quitting cigarettes is a flat out win, you will feel far better. If you have a sensitivity to something in the liquid, that would be a different story. I had a wee bit of difficulty getting used to vapor, made me feel like I was getting asthma sometimes, but it passed quickly by stubbornly sticking with it. I hope you try to make the switch. Best of luck to you!

 

[kaiser74]

i too have asthma and feel no ill effects from vaping.

 

[JamezC]

I have asthma as well, I've noticed I can breath MUCH deeper and clearer. Every now and then my chest does seem to tighten up a bit or I get really congested but it was the same even before I smoked so I don't think it's the vaping lol. I know how you feel, I knew I had to quit but I realllly enjoyed nicotine, as anyone who smoked would.

 

[mmorris]

My asthma seems to be getting better since I started vaping

 

[Fred Garvin]

My personal experience from vaping tobacco free 15 months....my asthma has improved.

My asthma is seasonal, hayfever and allergy based. The only time it is an issue is during the Fall and Spring.....for a month or so each Fall and Spring I used Adavair and have to use my inhaler a few times a week. Been this way for years.

Since I started vaping.....I have not had one single asthma event. I have not needed to start Adavair or use my inhaler.

 

[WhiteHighlights]

I have allergy induced asthma, I smoked long before a cat decided to adopt me. It makes sense to me that I'm breathing much easier now. We know what smoking does to the lungs and switching to vaping got rid of one big irritant.

 

[AttyPops]

As with many things, particularly those that are allergy induced in many cases, it varies by person. Also by ingredients.

There's some e-juice that gives me hives (allergy related) and could trigger asthma I guess. And many insist that smoking can supress asthma for the smoker (although 2nd hand can trigger it too.) Strange. Then there's the whole smoking<->COPD <->Asthma link.

Impossible to answer a general question like that in a specific way. Maybe you could answer for one particular juice for one particular person's asthma problem if you knew all the details. So use caution, and good luck.

 

[G13Canuck]

I have asthma and from the few times I vaped vs. smoking, this is preferred by far. I didn't feel the same heaviness in the smoke if that makes sense.

 

[FishyRamen]

I feel as though my asthma has improved a bit since I started vaping 2 weeks ago. My lungs feel lighter than they did before.