Is PG vapour really deadly harmful and toxic?

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bigdancehawk

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Many organic grocery stores and other natural food stores have completely banned PG from their shelves. Bottom line is PG cannot be "healthy" for anyone in any amount. How unhealthy it is remains to be determined...

Is this a parody post?

Since PG is not an organic product, it's hardly surprising that some organic grocery stores have elected not to sell products that contain it. It does not logically follow from this that PG "cannot be healthy for anyone in any amount." PG is one of the most extensively tested products in the world. It has been subjected to every imaginable test over many decades. A very small percentage of the population is allergic to it and they can develop a minor rash. No significant adverse reactions of any kind have been observed in people who aren't allergic. My wife is allergic to it and so avoids cosmetics that contain it. However, she does not react adversely to the vapor I exhale and I use 80% PG juice. In fact, she likes the smell of it.
 

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The comments in the linked article are hysterically funny. Here are some of the symptoms the psychos say they developed from exposure to PG:

Acne
Stomach cramps
Rash
Nausea
Rectal bleeding
Headaches
Dizziness
Massive swelling
Blisters in the mouth
“Dry runny nose” (?!)
Vision problems
Itching
Excessive mucus in throat
Dry throat
Sneezing
Difficulty swallowing
Heartburn
Severe depression
Severe mental “irritation”
Weight gain
“Eye allergy”
Gas and bloating
Jock itch
........
Severe cough
A “general sick feeling”
Sinus infection
“Tired all the time”
Dry, itchy eyes
Swollen feet
and my favorite:
“Taste of Vanilla Sentation [sic]” persisting for over a week
 

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Remember when analogs were deemed safe and healthy too...l

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I'm about to turn 68, and I don't remember any such thing. Quite the reverse. When I was growing up, they were called "cancer sticks" and "coffin nails."
 

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I'm about to turn 68, and I don't remember any such thing. Quite the reverse. When I was growing up, they were called "cancer sticks" and "coffin nails."

Seriously. Tobacco smoke's downsides have been written about for literally centuries now. There was a period around the 19th century when "marketing" came along just about everything (including what are now illegal "street" drugs) was labeled "healthy". That lasted into the early 20th but not into the lifetime of many--if any--of the folks here. Cripes, there was a period the "health food" types were overdosing on lithium for dog's sake.

(There's gotta be a limit to the "all natural" thing. Uranium is perfectly natural but I wouldn't want to eat it.)
 

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This is dumb enough to possibly be parody. Or that guy is coincidentally dying rapidly from something else. I myself have only noticed bleeding of the eyes.

Laugh now, cry later!

Future generations after vaping...

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After your DNA mutates the bleeding in the eye thing stops.
 

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Seriously. Tobacco smoke's downsides have been written about for literally centuries now. There was a period around the 19th century when "marketing" came along just about everything (including what are now illegal "street" drugs) was labeled "healthy". That lasted into the early 20th but not into the lifetime of many--if any--of the folks here. Cripes, there was a period the "health food" types were overdosing on lithium for dog's sake.

(There's gotta be a limit to the "all natural" thing. Uranium is perfectly natural but I wouldn't want to eat it.)

In the 70's doctors were still telling pregnant women to smoke in order to reduce anxiety. Smoking hasn't been known to be harmful nearly as long as you suggest.
 

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The comments in the linked article are hysterically funny. Here are some of the symptoms the psychos say they developed from exposure to PG:

Acne
Stomach cramps
Rash
Nausea
Rectal bleeding
Headaches
Dizziness
Massive swelling
Blisters in the mouth
“Dry runny nose” (?!)
Vision problems
Itching
Excessive mucus in throat
Dry throat
Sneezing
Difficulty swallowing
Heartburn
Severe depression
Severe mental “irritation”
Weight gain
“Eye allergy”
Gas and bloating
Jock itch
........
Severe cough
A “general sick feeling”
Sinus infection
“Tired all the time”
Dry, itchy eyes
Swollen feet
and my favorite:
“Taste of Vanilla Sentation [sic]” persisting for over a week

Rectal Bleeding...and here I've been blaming my boss for always trying to stick it to me. Turns out it was PG; who would have thunk!

Yes I'm still using an S3 'cause I spent all my money on Vaping!
 

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In the 70's doctors were still telling pregnant women to smoke in order to reduce anxiety. Smoking hasn't been known to be harmful nearly as long as you suggest.
On the contrary, smoking was known to be harmful to health long before the 1970s. The surgeon general's landmark report was issued in 1964, but even that was old news to most people--cigs had been known as cancer sticks and coffin nails for generations previous to that. Common sense alone would tell anyone that smoking is not safe, but of course, neither is crossing a busy street.
 

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The comments in the linked article are hysterically funny. Here are some of the symptoms the psychos say they developed from exposure to PG:

Acne
Stomach cramps
Rash
Nausea
Rectal bleeding
Headaches
Dizziness
Massive swelling
Blisters in the mouth
“Dry runny nose” (?!)
Vision problems
Itching
Excessive mucus in throat
Dry throat
Sneezing
Difficulty swallowing
Heartburn
Severe depression
Severe mental “irritation”
Weight gain
“Eye allergy”
Gas and bloating
Jock itch
........
Severe cough
A “general sick feeling”
Sinus infection
“Tired all the time”
Dry, itchy eyes
Swollen feet
and my favorite:
“Taste of Vanilla Sentation [sic]” persisting for over a week

So that funk on my junk is from vaping and not from lack of bathing? Good to know
 

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Not another Anti-vape post... Nicotine kills grass? yes.. it can in high doses. So does grass fertilizer...put grass fertilizer in a small pile on your lawn and see what grows in 3 days... guess what else, water kills grass too. Ever seen grass grow underwater.... all lawn grasses don't.

So, the moral of this story... don't fertilize and water your grass.. it could KILL it...
 

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Well you know, I don't know for sure whether PG is toxic. But lets get real here guys. Unless you're going to abstain from 90% of the mass marketed consumables in every category, worrying about PG in your vape is sort of like fixing a leaking faucet in a flood. Do what you like....but you're still going to get wet.

Seriously, PG is in EVERYTHING. Cosmetics, deodorant, shampoo, lotion, sunscreen, shaving cream, personal lubricants, perfume/cologne, inhalers, vaccinations, vitamins, food coloring, baking extracts, candy, etc. If you're that worried about PG, you're gonna have a bad time.
 

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Isn't PG used in Asthma inhalers and nebulizers?

Yes... although in that context, obviously you don't get nearly as much of it. But I'm able to use very high PG ejuice because my mouth and throat are well accustomed to PG, I don't get the burning or sore throat.

However I *have* gotten swollen feet and ankles, and I'm almost certain that's from the PG, because the feet/ankle swelling is, strangely, a sign of dehydration that's pretty severe. But my asthma precludes me from using any more than about 20%-25% VG, it's so heavy it just smothers me, and it's hard to breathe in enough just to use my PG-containing asthma inhaler!

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The comments in the linked article are hysterically funny. Here are some of the symptoms the psychos say they developed from exposure to PG:

Acne
Stomach cramps
Rash
Nausea
Rectal bleeding
Headaches
Dizziness
Massive swelling
Blisters in the mouth
“Dry runny nose” (?!)
Vision problems
Itching
Excessive mucus in throat
Dry throat
Sneezing
Difficulty swallowing
Heartburn
Severe depression
Severe mental “irritation”
Weight gain
“Eye allergy”
Gas and bloating
Jock itch
........
Severe cough
A “general sick feeling”
Sinus infection
“Tired all the time”
Dry, itchy eyes
Swollen feet
and my favorite:
“Taste of Vanilla Sentation [sic]” persisting for over a week

I get a fair number of these "symptoms" every month when the PMS hits...somehow, I don't think PG is responsible for that...

...or maybe it is. HMMM....
 
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