Riddle me this Oh Dr's of the Vape...

[Kilogram]

Hi all,

The #1 health problem I have had since I started smoking cigarettes 10 yrs ago is bad acid reflux.
I cannot remember if nicotine is the main culperate or not. Smoking real cigarettes paralyzes your gastric valve that is between your esophagus and stomach. Gastric contents then eat away the tissue that lines your esophagus this area then becomes pre-cancerous.

Can anyone here @ ECF confirm for me that once they started vaping whether or not their stomach problems or issues also went away???

 

[UntamedRose]

Well I cant speak on a personal level.

But I did find this study.
In short Nicotine patches caused no significant differences with acid reflux.
Which...while one would likely want to look for other similar studies...would lead me to guess it is something else in the cigarettes that is the issue and not the Nic.
http://ntr.oxfordjournals.org/content/1/4/371.full.pdf

 

[Kilogram]

Hopefully I will be able to answer this question myself in a few short weeks. My Super eGO will arrive very soon. I will report back here with my results.

 

[IOU]

I did find this study.
In short Nicotine patches caused no significant differences with acid reflux.
Which...while one would likely want to look for other similar studies...would lead me to guess it is something else in the cigarettes that is the issue and not the Nic.
http://ntr.oxfordjournals.org/content/1/4/371.full.pdf

Great find UntamedRose!

 

[GrimReaper]

nicotine doesnt effect it i have acid reflux..well had idk since i started vaping i can drink 7 cans of mt dew eat sausage pizza ect ect dont really even bother me anymore...i think all that smoking and it filling in for food mostly left acid in my stomach. then of course that and it comming into ur throat in the middle of the night...anyways yeah vaping changes everything even that lol

 

[JC Okie]

Yes. It changed it for me. I used to buy Tums Smoothies by the BIG bottle...and I used them every day. Now, nothing. I haven't eaten a Tums in 6 months....

 

[Rhapsodies Fire]

I can only speak of personal experience....my acid reflux got worse soon after I quit smoking. But honestly, I am not sure whether this was due to your above explanation or whether it was part of my body detoxing. I assume it was the detox because after about a month of no analogs, the heartburn seemed to have disappeared for the most part. I am still vaping away comfortably and its been over four months since I smoked. I hope this helps.

 

[Rosa]

My experience was: I didn't have acid reflux when I smoked but using the patch did make me have it. However, vaping does not.


Here's an article about quitting smoking, but it does have this bit of info about nicotine:

The Connection Between Acid Reflux and Smoking
QUOTE:
Nicotine can lower the pressure in the lower esophageal (LES) which is the valve that resides between the oesophagus and the stomach. This in turn can cause LES to become weak and relaxed. The reducing in pressure can cause the LES to relax inappropriately, allowing stomach acids and enzymes to be thrust back into the oesophagus causing you to suffer the heartburn symptoms.

Nicotine encourages the production of stomach acid. This will increase the acidity in the stomach. Furthermore, studies have shown that people who smoke have reduced gastric motility while they are smoking. With a reduction in gastric movement can lead to poor digestion due to the fact that it takes a longer for the stomach to empty.

edit: BTW this is one of the few articles I've seen that seems to note the difference between what is caused by smoking and what is caused by nicotine.

 

[Rosa]

According to ECF data, switching to vaping can cause a brief period of worsened acid reflux but that it goes away.
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...hen-quitting-tobacco-changing-ecigarette.html

 

[mzkitty]

I have been vaping for almost a month and I have acid reflux and an ulcer, no change in my stomach

 

[WomanOfHeart]

I've had less problems with acid reflux since I started vaping.

 

[BigChemMrTiem]

Yes. It changed it for me. I used to buy Tums Smoothies by the BIG bottle...and I used them every day. Now, nothing. I haven't eaten a Tums in 6 months....

i started using e-cigs this month and i have been suffering from heartburn for a few yrs now, not sure if its acid reflux or just my diet but i definately felt myself getting heart when i smoked cigarettes, and when i ate pizza and soda, but since i started vaping i haven't had it very bad at all, i have a bottle of the tums smoothies i just bought assuming i would still need them around and i haven't opened the new bottle yet, still have a few left in the old one. but iim sure its gonna be different for everyone.

 

[GrimReaper]

you also have to remeber your nicotine intake from vaping and your nicotine intake from smoking are two tottally different things and levels...go get a blood test youll see the difference

 

[cozzicon]

My acid reflux has subsided to an extent. But I also drink massive amounts of coffee which makes me get some reflux sometimes.

But it isn;t like it used to be.

 

[obbi]

My acid reflux has subsided to an extent. But I also drink massive amounts of coffee which makes me get some reflux sometimes.

But it isn;t like it used to be.

I typically don't get acid reflux, but it pops up pretty hard every once in a while if I'm drinkin' coffee while also smokin' a cigarette.

Though it's good to hear this all the same, I have family that smokes heavily and gets bad acid reflux. Maybe I can interest them in a PV.

 

[Rhapsodies Fire]

My acid reflux has subsided to an extent. But I also drink massive amounts of coffee which makes me get some reflux sometimes.

But it isn;t like it used to be.

See... that's another thing that might have contributed to the decline of acid reflux for me.....once I switched completely to vaping, my coffee, soda, and alcohol intake drastically decreased....not sure why...but I don't feel the need to drink the strong flavored things in order to cover the foul taste in my mouth or something. I drink more water, juice, and light tea....more hydrating fluids. Anyone else notice this as well?