Quit due to throat issues!

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oleg92 i hope you read this and other too!!i started vaping with smoking about 3 1/2 years ago..i like vaping..flavor!!! well in september 2013 i quit smoking!!! after a few weeks no coughing up any crap from the cigs..was doing great..then at the end of november i started feeling funny..really dry mouth..more than from normal vaping..felt kinda like nausea was coming on..in the morning almost sick feeling in my stomach..whoozy in the head..just a bunch of things.. i tried changing food..drinking even more water..i was using chapstick like no tomorrow..for a few hours a day i was a little better

december came and still was so sick..i called the guy that i get my juice from to ask him if i was getting almost all VG or was i getting any PG in my juice because of what i had read here on the forums..he told me almost pure VG and maybe a tiny amout of PG due to some flavorings..but not hardly any.. well on december 21st i started smoking again..didnt vape for 2 weeks..still felt like sxxt!!!!and yes i had called to see my doctor but with healthcare thats a joke to get in these days i finally went to the ER..a guy i knew was doing the intake..he sasid ill take care of you..he said im going to do a swab of your mouth..sucked! but did it...went to my room..waited 18 minutes..then the doc came in wearing a mask..i said..is that for my protection?? she said..nope..its for mine!!!

well come to find out i had a viral bug and and strep throat!!! so i got meds for that...started getting better...then saw my regular doc 3 weeks later..with my sinus crap that only goes on at night or in the morning did claritan and spray..better! now just a little trouble with acid reflux at night that makes my throat a little iffy in the morning...started vaping with smoking in april..no problems..so..this week we are getting our box mods to go with our un reg mods..more wire..juice,,batts ect. and im going to quit again in a few weels and so is my wife!! so please...dont give up yet...heal up and try again!!!
 

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So ur saying it's possible I still have strep? I would t think so. I mean might as well test aga in swe if it has passes fully. And as far as that reply about the cotton / silica material in ecig that's very interesting theory. U can't actually bash down anything I said negetive about ecig because remember guys. It's a new gimic. We never gonna know till 10 20 years down the road
 

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Hello!

I can tell you from experience that GERD will cause your throat to feel "burned" and can even cause blisters like strep throat too. Here's my experiences; I have IBS and three ulcers too. I first started vaping with PG and found that I'm highly allergic to it, in any amount. It triggers my IBS, ulcers and causes the GERD to flare up too. I went to Doctors, did 3 courses of antibiotics too. Doctors just kept looking in my throat...throwing pills at me and saying it was strep. Only after seeing an ENT did I connect the dots. She said severe GERD. After switching to a 100% VG juice...all of that stopped instantly. I can't even tolerate the small amount of PG in DIY e-juice flavorings... ;)

Hope this helps! :)

Brian
 

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So ur saying it's possible I still have strep? I would t think so. I mean might as well test aga in swe if it has passes fully. And as far as that reply about the cotton / silica material in ecig that's very interesting theory. U can't actually bash down anything I said negetive about ecig because remember guys. It's a new gimic. We never gonna know till 10 20 years down the road

Unless you're running a pretty substantial fever, it's probably safe to say that it's not strep; every case of strep I've ever seen or experienced came with a high fever, up to 102 or even higher.

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Hmm I actually have that same sensation my throat. It feels like there's something in there. Not in a choking way but kinda like when you have a nasal drip. It feels like theres a lot of mucous in my throat. Sometimes I have to constantly clear my throat or at least I feel like I have to. It's definitely super annoying. I was kinda just playing it off as oh I guess I have to clear my throat a lot now lol. I think I'm going to go to the doctor and have this checked out. I've been noticing my dad has been having the same problem.
 

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Althought nobody was really interested in the last thread i opened about a month ago because it was "too long"
I'm going to shorten this right to the point. I'm not seeking medical advice. I am simply curious to see how many of us are out there(same issue as mine) and what did they do to overcome this.
quit cigs 2 months ago (Last cig that is [was slowly dropping cigs every week till i hit 0. basically from half a pack a day for 5 years]).
Got strep a week later put on antibiotics (NOTICED BUMPS IN THE BACK OF THROAT)
Week later felt way better and no more sickness (BUT BUMPS WERE STILL THERE)
went to another doctor about the bumps and she said i was just stressing, gave it time and in 2 weeks no improvement.
Went to an ENT and she said it could be LPR due to GERD.


So that was just the basic lets get to what i am wondering. I have managed to go almost two weeks without the vape so techinically yay for me for quitting NICOTINE :) and herb and coffee lol. My concern is this feeling in my throat as something is stuck there, the main reason i stopped vaping is because everything ill hit it i feel it coming on and very uncomforable and will last for minutes, no matter how much water i drink it does not help! So lately after i stopped i noticed ofcourse it is better because i dont vape but it still there! it doesnt happened for the first 4 hours of the morning but then it creeps on me litearaly for almost the whole day (Comes and goes every 30 minutes and lasts for about a minute) I try to clean my thorat , nothing comes out besides spit. I have tried and still doing every natural remedy u can think of plus i got 1 more pill (zantac [ Ranitidine]) Left. My follow up appointment is next week. WHY DO I HAVE TO SUFFER???? I already gave up about worrying about the bumps which by the way has not became better nor worse, But this half chocking half got something stuck in my throat still chases me. Why is this happeneing???? I eat organic and all good food now and even gave up coffee!! GOD please help me and the community that silently having to deal with this as well:/:confused::confused::confused::confused: i miss :vapor:

I am not a dr and I did not read the whole thread, just responding based on my personal thoughts. A few years ago I had a soar throat that caused me to lose my voice for the first time in my life. It was not strep, but I had spots on my throat. When my voice refused to return after a few weeks I went to an ENT. The spots were burns from Acid reflux. I have suffered from AR for a very long time but thought I had it under control after I gave up drinking Pepsi (and any soda), but I was wrong. I was still having episodes while I slept. I was put on a aggressive treatment for the AR, four omeprazole daily. It helped control it but the acid had eaten away part of my vocal chords and caused scales to form. I had surgery on this and the biopsy came back as laryngeal Dysplasia. This was before I vaped and because this was so scary to go through I tried to quit cold turkey. It didn't work for long even though the cancer threat was right in my face. Long story shorter.....I still have trouble at times with my throat. I saw you mentioned the Zantac so I thought of my story. I was using that and my ENT switched me to omeprazole. I get the something in my throat sensation as well as suddenly feeling like every drop of moisture is gone from my mouth and throat feeling. I try to remedy by sucking on a candy that is actually for cotton mouth. In fact I think it is called that. I rinse with biotene mouth wash, use biotene toothpaste and remain on daily omeprazole (one in am and one in pm). Speak with your doctor to see if it is related to acid reflux. Vaping sometimes makes my acid reflux worse but I think it is next to impossible to avoid it completely. Im sorry you are having a hard time. Good luck finding your answers
 

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Hmm I actually have that same sensation my throat. It feels like there's something in there. Not in a choking way but kinda like when you have a nasal drip. It feels like theres a lot of mucous in my throat. Sometimes I have to constantly clear my throat or at least I feel like I have to. It's definitely super annoying. I was kinda just playing it off as oh I guess I have to clear my throat a lot now lol. I think I'm going to go to the doctor and have this checked out. I've been noticing my dad has been having the same problem.

I had that a lot at first, when I was vaping around 70%-75% PG. Now that I try to stay in the 80%-85% range, it's not nearly as bad -- still just a little, but staying hydrated helps too.

Andria
 

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Well heres my update. I guess because I've been using saline nasal spray and stuff that my nose look way better that's what she said but my throat is still inflammed. She said the bump under my jaw is normal and it's due to the inflammation of the throat. She also said that I have to take zantac for another 2 3 months but to be honest I haven't really been feeling to many symptoms anymore my throat is still red and bumpy
 
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