Hello Everyone

[NicoleC]

Hi Everyone,

My name is Nicole.

Although I have smoked real tobacco cigarettes for a few years, I've never been an active smoker, turns out however that it was enough to damage my respiratory system. Can't get rid of the annoying cough I have!!!

Although I haven't touched a real cigarette for a while, every now and then I do give an odd e-cig a try. I miss the habit too much to stop vaping completely.

Does anyone here have a bad cough and still uses e-cigs? I've had it for a while now so can categorise it as chronic cough, yet it does worry me a little.

GP's in the UK have turned out to be useless so thought that I ask here.

Thanks a bunch.

 

[naor223]

Hello and welcome, by the way you are pretty.

 

[NicoleC]

Hello and thanks for a warm welcome. You are making me to blush.

 

[CKCalmer]

Hi Nicole, and welcome.

In my 5th week of vaping, I came down with a nasty chest cold. I hadn't had a cigarette in - well, 5 weeks or so - and what I noticed immediately was that my cough wasn't NEARLY as bad as it had been when I smoked with a chest cold. I was hardly able to smoke at all when I was sick as it would make my cough 3 times as bad as it was on its on, but I found that I was able to vape (in moderation, mind you) without making it too much worse.

I'm no doctor, and I'm quite sure that vaping won't help with a nasty cough, but I honestly don't think it poses a significant health risk as long as you don't overdo it. I'd say go by feel. If you try vaping and it makes your cough worse, then lay off for a while until you improve.

I hope you feel better soon!

 

[CKCalmer]

Doh! Double post!

 

[cskent]

Hello and welcome to ECF. Most all of us had a chronic smokers cough when we first started vaping. In my case it took approximately 6 months to rid my system of the irritants and toxins which had built up in my lungs and respiratory tract. I had been a pack a day smoker for over 25 years, then dropped down to a 1/2 pack for an 7 additional years.

32 years of smoking had taken its toll, but your situation is quite different, and you would likely not need so long a recovery time. I would suggest you give it a few month, no smoking, and see if that persistent cough goes away. And, if you haven't done so already, you might want to see your personal physician about it.

 

[NicoleC]

Nice to meet you.

Thank you so much for sharing your experience CKCalmer. In my case cough came to me when I quick real tobacco and although I haven't been vaping regularly I still cough every day.

Cough comes to me as soon as I wake up and start my usual daily activities. I also feel that sometimes when I am breathing, it is irritating my throat which ultimately forces me to cough. The more I cough the more I keep coughing. If I try not to cough, irritation eventually calms down but not for long.

When I went to see a GP, he said that it could be the stomach acid, yet there's no real cure for it a pert of using some pills that only help while you're on them.

Anyway, thanks again.

I'll see what others say.

 

[NicoleC]

Thanks cskent. I appreciate your advice.

 

[Bontasia]

One thing you may wanna research some is a possible sensitivity to the PG/VG in e-liquids. I'm very new as well so I don't know a ton about it but I have read that people have sensitivities to one or the other. Good news is you can customize the percentage of both at most online places. Good luck!

 

[apalmeri1968]

I also have a sensitivity to PG. Been gaping since 09/13

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