Curious how long it took some of you to start coughing up all the brutal stuff in your lungs from years of smoking. I've only been completely off the smokes for 10 days now so nothing for me yet haha
How long before lungs started spitting up stuff from smoking?
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My problem was coughing up phlegm when I was smoking. One pack or more smoker for over 30 years. Nearly coughed up a lung every morning for 10 years, at which my children asked me was I alright because the coughing was so intense and uncontrollable.
Once I began vaping exclusively, the coughing spells nearly disappeared.
Once I began vaping exclusively, the coughing spells nearly disappeared.
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I didn't have a new cough go away, I had a persistent smokers cough that went away about 4 months after my last cig. How long and how much did you smoke? I was a 2.5 PAD for 35 years.
depends on how much and how long you were smoking
first week for me tons of mucus clearing out
2nd week chest felt sore similar to when you go overboard working out
3 to 5 months after that nothing to bad and my lungs felt better and still do no cough nothing out of the ordinary
would suggest getting your lungs checked out if you completely stop smoking cigs
first week for me tons of mucus clearing out
2nd week chest felt sore similar to when you go overboard working out
3 to 5 months after that nothing to bad and my lungs felt better and still do no cough nothing out of the ordinary
would suggest getting your lungs checked out if you completely stop smoking cigs
Honestly, you may not have done too much damage in that amount of time. I wouldn't worry about it and just thank your lucky stars you found e-cigs in time!
Ya big time. vaping is great. Pretty much since the day I started smoking I was always the worst for clearing my throat constantly. Always felt my lungs were plugged up and when I played sports I would puke. Always spitting up .... and just felt gross. I feel way better already since I picked up vaping. For a while I was down to 5 smokes a day and using the e cig and now for the last 10 days I've been off them completely.
I smoked for more than 40 years, quit with ecig more than 3 years ago, never coughed up anything. However, the need to clear my throat disappeared within days of quitting.
2 pads/day, >35 yrs smoking, didn't hardly cough anything out but was coughing quite abit while I was smoking, I still cough somewhat now though after a year being smoke free, could be vapers dry throat idk.
I thought I would cough up a lung after 35yrs of smoking but no.
I thought I would cough up a lung after 35yrs of smoking but no.
I am assuming everyone is different in these regards..... I smoked for 35+ years and was a heavy smoker (2 to 3 pks daily) and I never experienced any phlegm coming up after quitting, well not much anyway. If I remember correctly I did cough up just a mild amount for a couple of days. I know other people who quit and gosh you would think their lungs were falling out because they coughed up so much stuff.
45+ years of at least a pack a day some years up to 2 a day. My morning smokers cough went away almost immediately. Never went through coughing up anything. I was always a menthol smoker. Been smoke free 3 years and 8 months.
Never did happen with me. I had smoked 1-2 packs a day of 100mm full strength cigs for 35 years or so. The occasional cough went away, I could breathe better but never did cough crud up.
I smoked about 7 cigarettes per day for 27 years.
Every morning I would cough up a bunch of brown crap.
Since I smoked so little, I don't think I ever killed my cilia.
So they kept on working.
When I stopped smoking and started vaping, the brown stuff stopped immediately.
Because I'm pretty sure there wasn't any left.
I have to wonder about people who smoked a lot for a long time.
The stories are so different from person to person.
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Every morning I would cough up a bunch of brown crap.
Since I smoked so little, I don't think I ever killed my cilia.
So they kept on working.
When I stopped smoking and started vaping, the brown stuff stopped immediately.
Because I'm pretty sure there wasn't any left.
I have to wonder about people who smoked a lot for a long time.
The stories are so different from person to person.
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Never really had a smokers cough while smoking, although i didn't really inhale deep into the lungs ( i am sure a lot of the smoke went into the lungs anyway ). I would exhale as soon as i felt the smoke hit my throat.
I did cough up some phlegm a few days after i stopped smoking every time i tried to quit. Same thing happened when i started vaping to aid in my quitting attempts.
Sounds like a lot of you never coughed up anything haha hmmm I guess I can stop standing in front of the bathroom sink waiting. Might be there awhile lol
Yes. I have smoked much more and much longer than you, but had no problems with health and coughing. No coughs after quitting.
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