Does Vaping Put Moisture In Your Lungs?

[Hyperspace]

I have a friend that has COPD, asthma, and black mold in her lungs. She smokes cigarettes and needs to quit but hasn't been able to. I'd like to switch to vaping but she says can't because vaping puts moisture in her lungs and that makes the black mold worse.

It's kind of confusing to me because it does seem like vaping does put moisture in your lungs but at the same time it dehydrates people where they need to drink more water. What about her using 100% PG juice with alcohol in it?

 

[Shirtbloke]

PG is a mild antibacterial and mild antiviral substance. There may be some beneficial effects from using it.
Propylene Glycol Vapour: Study Shows It As A Bacteria Killer
Warning - I am not a doctor. Don't take anything I say as gospel without taking further medical advice.

 

[Hyperspace]

PG is a mild antibacterial and mild antiviral substance. There may be some beneficial effects from using it.
Propylene Glycol Vapour: Study Shows It As A Bacteria Killer
Warning - I am not a doctor. Don't take anything I say as gospel without taking further medical advice.

I remember reading about that awhile ago. That's why I thought PG would be better than VG. I also thought the addition of alcohol would act as a drying agent.

 

[Shirtbloke]

I believe PG works as an antibacterial because it draws water out of bacterial cells and kills them by dehydration. Not sure if alcohol would help or hinder that.

 

[Hyperspace]

I believe PG works as an antibacterial because it draws water out of bacterial cells and kills them by dehydration. Not sure if alcohol would help or hinder that.

That sounds good. Now I just need to convince her to try it.

 

[r77r7r]

Don't have to inhale past the mouth to absorb nicotine and flavor. Gotta be better than smoking. Pretty moist environment in the lungs anyways.

 

[Katya]

Study shows steady progressive improvements in exhaled breath

 

[nopatch]

If I have to make a wild guess PG in vapor probably help with getting rid of Mold (that is crazy) in her lungs.

 

[Hyperspace]

If I have to make a wild guess PG in vapor probably help with getting rid of Mold (that is crazy) in her lungs.

She just recently had to go into the hospital because she had trouble breathing. They told her she had too much carbon dioxide in her lungs and that she has to quit smoking. They put her on oxygen and a bunch of meds. Time will tell if she'll be able to stay smoke free but if she can't I'll try to persuade her to vape instead.

 

[nopatch]

She just recently had to go into the hospital because she had trouble breathing. They told her she had too much carbon dioxide in her lungs and that she has to quit smoking. They put her on oxygen and a bunch of meds. Time will tell if she'll be able to stay smoke free but if she can't I'll try to persuade her to vape instead.

Too much carbon dioxide means lungs are failing (As per google).Nothing to do with co2 in smoke.It appears to be a hard place to choose between smoke or solvent(pg or vg) vapor.

 

[classwife]

As for putting moisture in lungs...
Long hot shower...Sauna...a summer day in Florida...nebulizer...

That said, someone with lung issues really should cease inhaling anything other than prescribed medications.

 

[Hyperspace]

Too much carbon dioxide means lungs are failing (As per google).Nothing to do with co2 in smoke.It appears to be a hard place to choose between smoke or solvent(pg or vg) vapor.

That sounds worse than I thought. It's probably best if she doesn't vape. If she has nicotine fits she'll have to go with nicotine lozenges. She says the patches burn her and she can't chew gum because she has dentures. Not many choices left.