So I just finished reading an entire thread regarding a new member asking if it were possible to have water in the lungs from vaping .so we had a pulmonary expert and an MD respond is and many other is by saying yeah you can get water in the lungs to no you can't and even if you can, etc, etc. how does any of this apply to the members concerns to having water in the lungs when we're not vaping water.in your lungs if you're not vaping water. water isnt harmful since there's water in the air we breathe. So I think the more relevant and more concerning question, is it harmful to be vaping oil and getting oil in your lungs which we are of course doing? I think the medical doctors and everybody in that thread missed the mark completely like I said I'm no expert but I do know the difference between apples and oranges. I'm not trying to be a smart alec I'm just pointing out the obvious. I welcome any new comments and as I said I am new. the more I learn the better.
New member. Re: water in lungs from vaping.
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If we were vaping an oil, there would be a valid concern. We don't vape oils, the glycerin and propylene glycol we vape are miscible in water. There is no phase separation. There is nothing to "coat" the airways. It mixes in the mucous liking of the airways and is either cleared out or simply absorbed and metabolized by the body.
Some folks will buy flavors that are oil based, like aromatherapy stuff, and come here asking about those and the answer is no, they're not good for vaping.
Some folks will buy flavors that are oil based, like aromatherapy stuff, and come here asking about those and the answer is no, they're not good for vaping.
If a person is Not Using a Flavored e-Liquid which was flavored with an Oil Based Flavoring ( and I would Never Recommend using Oil Based Flavors), how are they getting Oil into their Lungs?
Indeed, I was trying to not go there.Let's not go there.
Was wondering if advice was being co-opted for that unwittingly on our part.
I wasn't very clear, should have just left 'Voldemort' in his crypt away from here.
Apologies R1.
Welcome to ECF Dan. Nice can of worms you opened up there.
Or opened a can of 10W-40.
It's very difficult to rule things out entirely. But it is possible to look at statistical outcomes, and when you do that with vaping you'll find that millions of people vape and don't develop pulmonary edema or pleural effusion (I assume these are the conditions you mean when you say "water in the lung.") Are there cases in which vaping is suspected of contributing to either? As far as I can tell this is an entirely unfounded concern.
It's true that there are good reasons to avoid vaping anything "oily." Do note that "essential oils" are badly named. They do not generally contain the sort of lipids implicated in lipid pneumonia. That's not to say that they are necessarily safe to vape, but the fact that they are called "oils" is misleading.
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