Vapor, and Tar

[chris420]

I've heard people say that when you quit smoking you cough up some or all of the residual tar in your lungs. I was a 1 pack lights / (MODERATED) per day smoker for 10 years and I quit analogs a month ago. Ever since I quit I've noticed that the black stuff I cough up is less often, and concentrated black crap thats no longer surrounded by flegm / loog (sorry not trying to gross anyone out). Others I've talked to about quitting analogs (using any method) say that the tar expels itself over the first week or 2 then stops. I'm wondering if its still tar from analogs coming out, or if its due to the (MODERATED) . I'm looking into moving away from combustion completely but waiting for a few more bucks in my pocket to get started.

Anyone else out there that can share their similar experience?

 

[Kopfstimmen]

Hey Chris - I can't answer your question, but I did want to welcome you! Congrats on quitting...
Classwife - I just wanted to say thanks for all you do. I realized you did a lot, but didn't realize until yesterday that you go through every single reply and clean those up, too...

 

[Wishdog]

I smoked Camel Filters and Peter I (from Russia) for four years and I never coughed up anything. I'd go to the doctor if you're concerned. But, then again, my co-pay is only $20 and my doctor is cute, though she could stand to use a little better conditioner for her hair.

 

[Cloud Wizard]

It is common for folks to go through the physical withdraw symptoms of quitting smoking when they start vaping. When I switched, I was fine for the first few days and then felt like I had the flu for a couple weeks (coughed up all kinds of horrible looking stuff). Came out the back side of that and have continually felt better and healthier than I had in many years.

 

[the_vape_nerd]

Err I have no problem with moderating a forum. I feel its good. However, whatever was moderated out of this particular post makes it hard to understand what the OP is talking about.

 

[martinc]

All normal,I use to cough out that crap WHILE I was smoking,not anymore...in fact,I rarely cough anymore...if not at all.

 

[bassworm]

then felt like I had the flu for a couple weeks

This happened to me during one of my go rounds with quitting , after about the 5th day I started feeling pretty sick - apparently its somewhat normal as your body is finally able to flush the toxins that have been piling up for so long from the constant smoking. I actually haven't had any really bad hacking / coughing stuff up fits since I went back on the vapor in December, I am not to worried about it my breathing has improved my chest doesn't feel all crackly and gunky anymore so I am just going to go with it.

 

[Uncle Willie]

If I was hacking up black stuff, I'd seek medical advice ..

 

[Liscab]

I've heard people say that when you quit smoking you cough up some or all of the residual tar in your lungs. I was a 1 pack lights / (MODERATED) per day smoker for 10 years and I quit analogs a month ago. Ever since I quit I've noticed that the black stuff I cough up is less often, and concentrated black crap thats no longer surrounded by flegm / loog (sorry not trying to gross anyone out). Others I've talked to about quitting analogs (using any method) say that the tar expels itself over the first week or 2 then stops. I'm wondering if its still tar from analogs coming out, or if its due to the (MODERATED) . I'm looking into moving away from combustion completely but waiting for a few more bucks in my pocket to get started.

Anyone else out there that can share their similar experience?

Chris,I never had a black (dark brown ) phlegm and i was doing 50 cigarettes a day until a month after I quit smoking, I was seeing it for a few days only in the mornings blowing out my nose

 

[kingcobra]

Err I have no problem with moderating a forum. I feel its good. However, whatever was moderated out of this particular post makes it hard to understand what the OP is talking about.

Well he says he was smoking (censored) a day, and at the bottom it says edited to remove drug references, you shouldn't have to use your imagination too much here.

I never really coughed up anything when I quit, in fact I used to cough up a little brown phlegm when I smoked but that stopped completely when I quit. So I guess everyone is different here, maybe the crap is permanently deposited

 

[Harplayr]

I'm kinda like you Kingcobra,
When I smoked, I'd cough up phlem and if I exhaled completely there was a wheeze.
After quitting and converting to vaping I no longer caughed that stuff up and my breathing cleared. I did get some of the "quit zits" though.

I guess we're all a bit different.